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Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit Your Caption

Your caption for Contest #1002 will be rated by readers, like you, in the next round.

Two scientists in laboratory studying barbershop quartet of monkeys.
Cartoon by Benjamin Schwartz

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on August 16 2026, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

Rate Submissions

Your responses will help us select three finalists for Contest #1001.

Snail telling scary story around campfire.
Cartoon by Lynn Hsu

Time to visit the ophthalmologist!

All captions submitted by readers of The New Yorker.

Vote on Finalists

Your choice will help determine the winning caption for Contest #1000.

Two men staring at stone full of swords.
Cartoon by Lars Kenseth

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on August 16 2026, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

The Winner

Contest #998

Woman kayaking and watching a cat who is also kayaking.
Cartoon by Liza Donnelly

“To be fair, you don’t like anything.”

Ryan Ulrich, North Arlington, N.J.

Second Place

“This is going much better than our bird-watching trip.”

Pavi Chance, Seattle, Wash.

Third Place

“Is this what you pictured when you hid in my luggage?”

Jill Sterbakov, Drexel Hill, Pa.

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