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!
The Media Online asks "Do South African print publications still value cartoons?" It seems South African cartoonists are facing the same challenges as their North American counterparts. Last one out turn off the lights! https://themediaonline.co.za/2018/05/do-south-african-print-publications-value-cartoons-anymore/
We got two stories today about AAEC friend and killer cartoonist Martin Rowson. First up —Fun with death threats! https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/16200356.Brockley_political_cartoonist_talks_about_the_death_threats_he_has_received_over_the_years/ Also, the British cartoonist's graphic novel of "The Communist Manifesto" is now out! Martin Rowson talked about this at last year's AAEC Convention in Long Island, and the long-awaited epic adaptation is finally here: […]
A big congrats to Tom the Dancing Bug aka Ruben Bolling aka Ken Fisher aka the 2018 recipient of the RFK Journalism Award. In a press release about the announcement, Fisher said "It's a special honor for me both because of the accomplishments and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy, and also because the award recognizes work […]
More than half a century before Aaron McGruder’s first introduced The Boondocks as a comic strip (and later television series) and decades before the biting...
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.
