Benchley Society Deadline April 1st - Bob Newhart Judge Attention All Mark Twain Aficionados: The entry deadline for the 2008 Robert Benchley Society international humor writing competition is April 1st, 2008. And have we got a celebrity judge. Emmy, Peabody, Grammy and Mark Twain Prize winning humorist Bob Newhart, who brought us two of America’s most beloved television sitcoms will serve as this year's finalist judge. The deadline in coming up. Go to the following site for official rules and to enter: http://www.robertbenchley.org/2008_competition/enter1.htm The following site provides even more information about the competition: http://www.lexingtonfilm.com/rbscompetition.htm ANYONE CAN WIN. Last year first place went to a relative newcomer to humor circles from Illinois, Daniel Montville. The year before Dave Barry awarded first place to W. Bruce Cameron, who's inspired an Emmy winning Disney/ABC/John Ritter television series, and two movies. His newest book, 8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter, due out April 8th, already has a movie deal with 26 Films and Wendy Finerman who helped bring us The Devil Wears Prada and Forrest Gump. Your pal, Horace J. Digby 2005 Winner of the Robert Benchley Society Award for Humor - ### -