You are so Nashville if your favorite part of the summer is writing up hyperlocal jokes in the hopes of seeing them printed in your favorite alt-weekly newspaper. That's right, the Scene's annual You Are So Nashville If ... contest is back!
If you're a veteran joke-slinger, head on over to our submissions page. For those new to this event, here’s the deal: Each year, we ask Scene readers to poke fun at life in Nashville by completing this sentence: "You are so Nashville if …"
You have until June 22 to submit your wittiest gripes, jabs and observations about our fair city. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Enter them at this link.
We'll run our favorite submissions in the 37th annual YASNI issue in July, accompanied as usual by illustrations from one of our contributing artists.Â
See the winners, honorable mentions and other gems in our annual YASNI contest
Some advice before you submit:Â
Make your entry specific to Nashville. Complaints about grocery store prices, construction and national politics can happen in any city.
Avoid YASNI clichés. We've heard enough bachelorette jokes to fill a fleet of pedal taverns.
Look back at our previous winners to study a well-constructed YASNI. Here are the 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 winners.
Good spelling and punctuation matter. Typos, excessive exclamation points or a misplaced period can ruin your joke or make it difficult to understand.
These are one-liners: Keep them short and punchy and avoid multiple sentences.
Do not tag us on social media with your entries. Don't email, call or walk into our office with your entries. If you do, they will not count for the contest. Enter them at the submission link.
Make us laugh, Nashville.
