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Upcoming Contests
'Tis the season again --time to get your entries in for awards. Here's a handy list. Deadlines are coming up fast! read more
Published: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 02:22 PM | Author: AAECPress Release from AAEC Board
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists applauds the Urban Tulsa Weekly for removing David Simpson as it's Editorial Cartoonist following overwhelming evidence of plagiarism. read more
Published: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 10:49 PM | Author: AAECAAEC condemns attack on Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat
The American Association of Editorial Cartoonists strongly condemns the brutal treatment of the Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat at the hands of his government. The AAEC urges individuals and governments to join the association in condemning this vicious attack. read more
Published: Tue, Aug 30, 2011 10:08 AM | Author: AAEC2011 Awards
The Pulitzer MIKE KEEFE of the Denver Post has won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, it was announced at Columbia University on April 18th. It is the first Pulitzer win for Keefe, whose previous honors include the Berryman Award, the National Headliners Award and the Fischetti Award. Keefe won “for his widely ranging cartoons that employ a loose, expressive style to send strong, witty messages,” the Pulitzer jurors said. Keefe has been the Post’s political cartoonist since 1975, after—according to his bio—“in an unguarded moment during Watergate, he found himself drawn to Richard Nixon’s nose.” "I am gobsmacked,"... read more
Published: Wed, Jun 29, 2011 11:57 AM | Author: AAEC
2011 AAEC Convention - basic information
The 2011 AAEC Convention will be held at the Poynter Institute and the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, July 6 - 9, 2011. There is tons to do around Tampa Bay -- beaches, museums, historic sites, shopping, hiking, kayaking. And Disney World is just two-hours up I-4. Start planning and saving now. We will have a bargain room rate of $95 per night -- find yourself a roommate, and you can pare that down to $47.50. The Hilton was completely renovated from top to bottom in 2009, and it has a bitchin' lobby bar, a vast... read more
Published: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 09:03 PM | Author: AAECThe Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom 11th International Editorial Cartoon Competition
The theme for the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom's 11th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: “Wikileaks” and its creators: villains or heroes? Deadline: April 8, 2011. read more
Published: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 08:22 PM | Author: AAECPetition in support of freedom of expression
The petition to support freedom of expression for cartoonists has collected 1500 signatures. If you haven't signed it yet, please consider doing so. read more
Published: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 03:16 PM | Author: AAECCareToon Contest
The National Liberty Museum’s Caretoon Contest was created in 2005 after a Danish newspaper published a cartoon which generated terrible violence. To channel this powerful art form for a positive purpose, the Museum invited the public to create cartoons which express their personal vision of peace, diversity and concern for others. read more
Published: Thu, Dec 23, 2010 04:02 PM | Author: AAEC
