Annual Convention

Annual Convention September 11-14, 2025

The AAEC will be joining the line-up at this year’s Small Press Expo as part of our annual convention in September 2025. Registration is now open.

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AAEC update + award season alert

After a slight delay, the AAEC Notebook is on its way — look for it in your mailbox this week! The double issue is both a year-end wrap-up of 2017 and a special 60th anniversary update of the Golden Notebook. The 60th volume of our glorified newsletter weighs in at 60 pages (appropriately enough) and includes the latest version of the association by-laws for your parliamentary pleasure.

The package also includes a bill for your 2018 dues. Due to the lateness of this mailing (which was supposed to go out in December —sorry about that), we have extended the deadline for the early-payment discount on your membership fee.

Speaking of which, Wanda was aware of the double-billing notice most of you  received a few weeks ago, and has removed the extra charge. It was apparently an automated artifact left over from the PNA days.

If you do not receive a mailing by the end of the month, please contact Wanda Nicholson at editorialcartoonists@gmail.com about updating your connect info.

Finally, awards season is here. You can find all the deadlines and links to this year's contests on the website: https://news.aaecrebuild.wpengine.com/aaec/2017/12/cartoon-contest-deadlines-for-2018.html

First up — the Pulitzer Prize. Entries due Jan. 25.

Happy hunting!

+JP

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OUR MISSION

The mission of the AAEC is to champion and defend editorial cartooning and free speech as essential to liberty in the United States and throughout the world.

The AAEC aims to be an international leader in support of the human, civil, and artistic rights of editorial cartoonists around the world, and to stand with other international groups in support of the profession.


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The 2025 Green Eyeshade Award Goes to Robert L. Ariail
The 2025 Green Eyeshade Award Goes to Robert L. Ariail

Robert L. Ariail has been named The 2025 Green Eyeshade Award winner for Editorial Cartoons published in 2024. It is the eighth time Robert has...


LOCHER FELLOWSHIP

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.


CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM

Cartoons in Education

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.