PLEASE NOTE: Due to the (continued) uncertainty of the current state of the world, a number of contest details were unavailable as of this posting. As always, confirm any and all deadlines or entry fees on the appropriate website before
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the (continued) uncertainty of the current state of the world, a number of contest details were unavailable as of this posting. As always, confirm any and all deadlines or entry fees on the appropriate website before
Hey all — happy new year? Just a quick reminder: as mentioned in Jen Sorensen‘s recent President’s letter, we will not be publishing an end of year edition of the AAEC Notebook in 2021. It is notable in that —
Dear colleagues, I hope this finds you safe, healthy, and sipping a winter warmer before a crackling fire. There are several AAEC matters to discuss, so I’ll get right down to business. First, I wanted to let you know about
A week ago news broke that cartoonist Don Asmussen, of “Bad Reporter” fame, lost his long-running feud with cancer. True to form, Don dictated his own obituary for The San Francisco Chronicle, “Hi, this is Don Asmussen’s obit.” Asmussen’s friend and
Terry Anderson, Executive Director of the Cartoonists Rights Network International, has announced a new initiative to assist cartoonists under legal threat. “With pleasure I write to announce the launch of CRNI’s new Cartoonists’ Legal Advisory Network,” Anderson noted in the
ICYMI — Two interviews with local editorial cartoonists dropped over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. First up, in Pennsylvania, the Times-Tribune podcast interviewed John Cole, one of the last of the staff cartoonists at a daily paper. (He was also President
The Washington Post’s Ann Telnaes is this year’s winner of the EWK Prize. Named after political cartoonist Ewert Karlsson, and presented each year by the EWK Society in Sweden, the award celebrates satirists and cartoonists around the globe. The selection
Also today in TV news [since newspapers don’t seem to be covering newspaper cartoonists anymore], Buffalo’s WIVB 4 interviews Adam Zyglis on his new book and what the future holds for The Buffalo News’ award-winning political cartoonist. www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/open-to-the-journey-pulitzer-prize-winning-buffalo-news-cartoonist-discusses-new-book-whats-next-for-career/ Zyglis will
Asheville’s three (!) editorial cartoonists are profiled in a recent news piece from WLOS. ABC 13 News interviewed David Cohen of the Asheville Citizen Times, and Mountain Xpress‘ Randy Molton and Brent Brown. The TV news site noted, “Asheville is
Ruben Bolling is this year’s winner of The Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons, the annual award presented by National Press Foundation. The judges cited “Bolling’s mordant wit, superior artwork and inventive delivery,” in his weekly
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the (continued) uncertainty of the current state of the world, a number of contest details were unavailable as of this posting. As always, confirm any and all deadlines or entry fees on the appropriate website before
Hey all — happy new year? Just a quick reminder: as mentioned in Jen Sorensen‘s recent President’s letter, we will not be publishing an end of year edition of the AAEC Notebook in 2021. It is notable in that —
Dear colleagues, I hope this finds you safe, healthy, and sipping a winter warmer before a crackling fire. There are several AAEC matters to discuss, so I’ll get right down to business. First, I wanted to let you know about
A week ago news broke that cartoonist Don Asmussen, of “Bad Reporter” fame, lost his long-running feud with cancer. True to form, Don dictated his own obituary for The San Francisco Chronicle, “Hi, this is Don Asmussen’s obit.” Asmussen’s friend and
Terry Anderson, Executive Director of the Cartoonists Rights Network International, has announced a new initiative to assist cartoonists under legal threat. “With pleasure I write to announce the launch of CRNI’s new Cartoonists’ Legal Advisory Network,” Anderson noted in the
ICYMI — Two interviews with local editorial cartoonists dropped over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. First up, in Pennsylvania, the Times-Tribune podcast interviewed John Cole, one of the last of the staff cartoonists at a daily paper. (He was also President
The Washington Post’s Ann Telnaes is this year’s winner of the EWK Prize. Named after political cartoonist Ewert Karlsson, and presented each year by the EWK Society in Sweden, the award celebrates satirists and cartoonists around the globe. The selection
Also today in TV news [since newspapers don’t seem to be covering newspaper cartoonists anymore], Buffalo’s WIVB 4 interviews Adam Zyglis on his new book and what the future holds for The Buffalo News’ award-winning political cartoonist. www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/open-to-the-journey-pulitzer-prize-winning-buffalo-news-cartoonist-discusses-new-book-whats-next-for-career/ Zyglis will
Asheville’s three (!) editorial cartoonists are profiled in a recent news piece from WLOS. ABC 13 News interviewed David Cohen of the Asheville Citizen Times, and Mountain Xpress‘ Randy Molton and Brent Brown. The TV news site noted, “Asheville is
Ruben Bolling is this year’s winner of The Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons, the annual award presented by National Press Foundation. The judges cited “Bolling’s mordant wit, superior artwork and inventive delivery,” in his weekly
