September 11-14, 2025The AAEC will be joining the line-up at this year’s Small Press Expo as part of our annual convention in September 2025. Check back here later this year for registration and hotel information!
Son of cartoonist Basil Wolverton, Monte began his career as a graphic designer in the early 1970s. His cartoons and comics were first regularly published in CB Radio magazine, Creative Computing, CAR-toons and Youth Magazine. He worked in advertising, publication design and illustration in L.A., Seattle and Portland, and was[...]
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Congratulations to Ann Telnaes, who won the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary (née Editorial Cartoons). The prize was awarded
Congratulations to Ann Telnaes, who won the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary (née Editorial Cartoons). The prize was awarded
Congratulations to Adam Zyglis, whose cartoons for The Buffalo News won first place in the Editorial Cartoon category in the National Headliner Awards. Zyglis, who
Big congratulations are in order for Marty Two Bulls, Sr., winner of the 2025 Herblock Prize, editorial cartooning’s premiere award. Two Bulls is a freelance
We have big news about this year’s cartoonist convention! The AAEC is pleased to announce that we will be teaming up with SPX, the Small
Throughout the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the early years of the Gilded Age, Thomas Nast used his political cartoons published in Harper’s Weekly to satirize...
The AAEC John Locher Memorial Fellowship is awarded each year to one early-career cartoonist whose work demonstrates clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Deadline to be considered is the end of March.
The Locher Fellow will receive a one-year Regular membership in the AAEC, be a guest of the CXC Festival — held every fall in Columbus, Ohio — and have the opportunity to meet with editorial cartoonists during the year of the Fellowship for portfolio reviews and career advice.
Every two weeks throughout the year, The Learning Forum and the AAEC offers CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM, a free lesson resource for teachers discussing current events. Visit NIEonline.com for more lesson plans.
