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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Autumn’s only cartoon contest is back! Enter the Berryman by Sept. 30!

As most of you know, most of journalism’s major awards are handed out in the spring, with the deadlines to enter in the dead of winter. There is, however, one outlier: The National Press Foundation’s Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award.

Named after the only father-son duo to win the Pulitzer Prize, the Berryman is “open to U.S.-based editorial cartoonists for work that exhibits power to influence public opinion, plus good drawing and striking effect… and represent the highest standards of journalism.” The award includes a cash prize of $2,500 and the winner is invited to the NPF’s annual awards event in February.

The deadline to enter this year’s Berryman Award is SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. For compete details, click here: https://nationalpress.org/awards/clifford-k-james-t-berryman-award-for-editorial-cartoons/

Above: Jen Sorensen accepts the 2023 Berryman Award at the ceremony in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of NPF

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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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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.