AUSTIN (KXAN) — A museum honoring the life and works of a legendary short story writer is back open. The Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) said Tuesday it would reopen the O. Henry Museum ...

The most punderful time of the year is back. Celebrating its 45th year, the O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships will return in person on Oct. 8. Traditionally, clever folks looking to keep ...

The Pun-Off World Championships are a celebration of the lowest form of humor in high style. Since 1977, punsters from around the world have gathered in Brush Square Park, behind the O. Henry Museum, ...

You know the whole “if these walls could talk” thing? Well, listen up, son, ‘cause these walls probably know a thing or two about twist endings. Local writer and Pushcart Prize nominee Mary Helen ...

If you’re a fan of comedy and consider yourself pretty punny, there is a MAY-jor competition coming up this month that you don’t want to miss! The 47th Annual O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World ...

WriteByNight and the O. Henry Museum are proud to present "In Short," a three-hour boot camp for writers of short fiction. Learn the basics of craft, enhance the skills you already possess, give and ...

Between 1893 and 1895, William Sidney Porter (better known by his pen name O. Henry) lived in Austin with his wife and daughter in a small cottage on Pecan (now Fourth Street). In 1930, it was set to ...