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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Awards: Scripps Howard News

Mike Luckovich,
the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
won this year’s Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Awards for
Editorial Cartooning.

Luckovich
received $10,000 and a trophy for “his ability to incite multiple emotions
with the reading of a single cartoon.”

Other finalists
for the prize included Don Asmussen of the San Francisco Chronicle and
Alexander Hunter of The Washington Times.

Winners
were honored at a dinner on April 24, at the National Press Club in Washington,
D.C., and videos of the acceptance speeches have been posted online at
https://www.scripps.com/foundation/programs/nja/videos.html [As
always, Mike is his adroit and entertaining self.
—JP]

Grant Snider
of The University News at the University of Missouri-Kansas City received
the Charles M. Schulz award for Best College Cartoonist for
“comic strips that reflect the influence of graphic novels.” Finalists for
the Charles M. Schulz award included Joseph Devens of The Daily Texan at
The University of Texas at Austin and Christopher Sharron of Daily Kent Stater
at Kent State University in Ohio.

“At a time
when the journalism profession is undergoing tremendous change, it’s reassuring
to see so much outstanding work by its practitioners,”
said Mike Philipps, Foundation president and chief executive officer. “The
exemplary work honored by these awards speaks not only of the recipients’
talent, skill and intellect, but of their dedication to serving our country
and communities with journalism — and journalism education — that changes
lives.”

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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.