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The Rube Goldberg Cartoon Contest®

DRAW your own Rube Goldberg invention cartoon and send it in to enter the competition. All ages & FREE!

About the Contest

This is where it all started for Rube! He was a cartoonist first and he was the founding father of the National Cartoon Society. The top submissions for this contest will be announced on our website and at the Reuben Awards, the highest honor for a cartoonist and named after Rube.

  • All ages, free
  • 2 divisions: 16 & under and 17 & over
  • Invention cartoons will be selected for the web gallery show
  • Judged by the RGI team and members of the NCS
  • Prizes include Visa gift cards, a framed Rube Goldberg print & more!

We are accepting submissions through August 20!