AAEC - Events Calendar
Cartooning Contest Deadlines
National Headliner Awards
Deadline: January 16, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: www.nationalheadlinerawards.com
Headliner competition is open to all material appearing in a paid-circulation
publication or broadcast in the United States between January 1 and December
31, 2008. There is no limit on the number of entries that may be submitted.
Registration fee of $75 per entry.
Mail entries to: National Headliner Awards, 226 Mt. Vernon Ave., PO BOX 239,
Northfield, NJ 08225-0239
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Deadline: January 31, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: www.rfkmemorial.org
The RFK award is for outstanding coverage of the problems of the disadvantaged,
both domestic & international subject matter, for work published in 2008.
$50 entry fee required for each professional entry, limit maximum of 15 cartoons.
Mail entries to: RFK Journalism Awards, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, 1367
Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036
The Thomas Nast Award
Deadline: January 29, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: http://www.opcofamerica.org/
Annual awards from the Overseas Press Club of America for best cartoons on
international affairs. $150 entry fee. Limit up to 12 copies of your work,
accompanied by tear sheets. Questions contact: Sonia Fry at (212) 626-9220.
Mail entries to: Sonia Fry, Executive Director, Overseas Press Club of America,
40 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036
Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Awards
Deadline: January 31, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: foundation.scripps.com/foundation/
Open to newspaper, syndicate or wire service cartoonists for work published
in 2008 in the U.S. or its territories. Submit 6-12 cartoons. $50 entry fee.
Mail entries to: Editorial Cartooning Award, Scripps Howard Foundation, 312
Walnut Street, 28th Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4067
The Herblock Prize
Deadline: February 1, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: http://www.herbblockfoundation.org
Open to newspaper, magazine, syndicate or wire service cartoonists for work
published in 2008 in the U.S. or its territories. Submit no more than 20
or fewer than 10 copies. No entry fee.
Mail entries to: The Herblock Prize, The Herb Block Foundation, 1730 M Street,
Suite 901, Washington D.C. NW 20036
The Pulitzer Prize
Deadline: February 1, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: http://www.pulitzer.org
Awarded for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio published during 2008. $50
entry fee. Please check the Pulitzer web site for new and updated guidelines!
Mail entries to: Pulitzer Prize Office, 709 Journalism, 2950 Broadway, Mail
Code 3865, Columbia University, NY, NY 10027
Sigma Delta Chi Award
Deadline: February 4, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: http://www.spj.org/a-sdx.asp
The award from the Society of Professional Journalists recognizes an editorial
cartoonist published in a newspaper, magazine, newsletter or on-line news
site during 2008. $60 fee per entry for SPJ members or $100 fee for nonmembers.
Mail entries to: Sigma Delta Chi Awards, Society of Professional Journalists,
3909 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208
Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award
for Editorial Cartoons
Deadline: Early October 2009
Rules and entry form available online: http://www.nationalpress.org/info-url3520/info-url_list.htm?cat_id=635
The competition is opened to editorial cartoonists of newspapers and magazines
whose work was published between September 1, 2008 and September 1, 2009
Mail entries to: Berryman Award, National Press Foundation, 1211 Connecticut
Ave, N.W., Suite 310, Washington, D.C. 20036
STUDENT AWARDS
Mark of Excellence Awards
Deadline: January 21, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: http://www.spj.org/a-moe.asp
Open to student cartoonists currently enrolled in college for work published
in 2008. $9 entry fee for SPJ members, $18 for non-members.
Mail entries to: MOE Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, 3909 N.
Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208
The Charles M. Schulz Award
Deadline: January 31, 2009
Rules and entry form available online: http://foundation.scripps.com/foundation/programs/nja/nja.html
Student must be currently enrolled in same college for the 2008-2009 school
year to be considered. Submit 10 to 20 copies of examples. No entry fee.
Mail entries to: Charles M. Schulz Award c/o National Journalism Awards,
312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor, Cincinnati, OH 45202-4067
The John Locher Memorial Award
Deadline: March 15, 2009.
Rules and entry form available online: http://editorialcartoonists.com
Open to student cartoonists from U.S., Canada or Mexico. Submit 4 copies
of 4 best samples. (No originals!) $10 entry fee.
Mail entries to: AAEC/John Locher Memorial Award, Association of American
Editorial Cartoonists, 3899 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110