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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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Awards: Fischetti to Judge

By
Alan Gardner

01Awards5FischettiLee Judge,
editorial cartoonist for the Kansas City Star, is this year’s winner of
the John Fischetti award for excellence in editorial cartooning. The winning
cartoon shows a soldier’s helmet perched on a rifle with the caption
“Price of Gas.” This is the second such win by Lee. He won the very first
Fischetti award back in 1982.

“The timing
is wonderful,” Lee says. “My job has recently become part-time and to win
a prestigious, national award like this gives encouragement not only to
me, but to the people who fought to keep my cartoons in the paper. Editorial
cartooning is struggling to survive, not because it lacks popularity, but
because it’s often not deemed absolutely crucial. I strongly disagree.
If we’re in a battle for readers, why get rid of the one person on a staff
best equipped to compete with television and internet?”

Mike Luckovich
and Michael Ramirez were named as honorable mentions.


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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.