A collection of humourist Calvin Trillin's writings called Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: 40 Years of Funny Stuff has won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
The award is named for humourist James Thurber, who was known for the short stories and cartoons he contributed to The New Yorker magazine. It was first presented in 1997.
The 76-year-old Trillin has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1963. He is the author of 20 books, including the bestselling About Alice.
Runners up for the prize announced in New York on Monday were Patricia Marx's novel Starting from Happy and Nate DiMeo's fictional Pawnee, based on the setting of NBC's Parks and Recreation, for which DiMeo is a staff writer. The winner receives $5,000.
