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

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CARTOONIST PROFILE

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Contact

Home Phone

9204981512

General

First Name

Joe

Last Name

Heller

Publication

Primary Publication Name

Self-Syndicated- Heller Syndication

Syndicate Publication

Heller Syndication

Reprints

Price for Original Artwork

$200

Reprint Contact First Name

Joe

Reprint Contact Last Name

Heller

Reprint Email

joe@hellertoon.com

Reprint Phone

9206066874

Physical address for reprint requests

Use Custom address for reprints

Reprint Address

PO BOX 12401, Green Bay, WI 54307

Profile

Bio

Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay

Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013.

Joe still draws five cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers. The most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation, Joe has long-time clients that include the Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Florida Today, Spokane Spokesman-Review, The Burlington Times-News, Christian Science Monitor and The Week.

His cartoons also were reprinted many times in USA Today, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan and The Washington Post.

Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best ofGannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award.

Joe lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela.

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.


The Daily Cartoonist

Newsday Apologizes for Printing Chip Bok Cartoon, also a Wyoming Paper
Newsday Apologizes for Printing Chip Bok Cartoon, also a Wyoming Paper

From Newsday: On Sunday afternoon, Newsday issued a written apology, calling the cartoon “insensitive and offensive.” “We deeply regret this mistake and sincerely apologize to...


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.