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.

Registration page

SPX website



 

CARTOONIST PROFILE

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General

First Name

Paul

Last Name

Berge

Publication

Primary Publication Name

Q Syndicate

Syndicate Publication

Q Syndicate

Reprints

Reprint Contact First Name

Paul

Reprint Contact Last Name

Berge

Reprint Email

pierberge@aol.com

Reprint Phone

2628860246

Physical address for reprint requests

None (Do not show a reprint address.)

Profile

Bio

Paul Berge’s weekly editorial cartoons have been syndicated by Q Syndicate to LGBT newspapers and magazines around the United States since 1998. He previously drew the weekly editorial cartoon for the Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee from 1997 to 2005, and racinepost.com from 2009 to 2011, In Step magazine of Milwaukee from 1996 to 2003; and earlier for the Journal Times of Racine, Wisconsin, the UW-Milwaukee Post, UW-Parkside Ranger, and the Manitou Messenger at his alma mater, St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. And yet, he persisted.

Paul resides in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, with his husband, Chris.

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.