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Cartoon Caption Contest

Cartoon Caption Contest

Submit Your Caption

Your caption for Contest #912 will be rated by readers, like you, in the next round.

Patient holds apple to ward off doctors.
Cartoon by Lonnie Millsap

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on September 8 2024, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

Rate Submissions

Your responses will help us select three finalists for Contest #911.

Dr. Frankenstein and Igor looking at a tiny monster.
Cartoon by Avi Steinberg

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 #910.

Angels look at ones of their harps falling through the clouds.
Cartoon by Sofia Warren

You must be thirteen or older to enter the contest. Your entry must be received by 11:59 P.M. E.T. on September 8 2024, and must follow the official caption contest rules.

The Winner

Contest #908

Person stranded on an island looking at a floating magicians hat.
Cartoon by Frank Cotham

“Next time a ship passes, let me do the waving.”

Bob Dawson, Victoria, B.C.

Second Place

“Big deal. I disappeared eight months ago, and, trust me, nobody cares.”

John Wees, Omaha, Neb.

Third Place

“Would you look at that, already noon.”

Matthew Baker, Oakland, Calif.

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