Save the Date: 2026 AAEC Convention

September 17-20, 2026

The AAEC is returning to Sacramento, Calif. for its 2026 convention. Details coming soon!


 

CARTOONIST PROFILE

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Contact

Work Phone

425-679-1063

Cell Phone

425-679-1063

General

First Name

Frank

Last Name

Shiers, Jr.

Publication

Primary Publication Name

Eleven newspapers – 1 daily and 10 weeklies

Cartoons/week

4

Circulation

350000

Are you syndicated?

Yes

Reprints

Physical address for reprint requests

None (Do not show a reprint address.)

Profile

Bio

Freelance editorial cartoonist since 1980.

Currently drawing four or five editorial cartoons each week, which are published in 11 weekly newspapers and 1 daily.

Born and raised in Bremerton, Washington, west of Seattle, across Puget Sound. Presently living east of Seattle, across Lake Washington in Bellevue.

Graduated from Washington State University in 1977. (Go Cougs!) Also got my teaching credential from Western Washington University in 1980.

Taught elementary and high school from 1980 until June of 1986.

Former disc jockey, news anchor, and talk show host at several Seattle radio stations, from 1986 until retirement in 2021.

 

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

CSotD: The Old Men on the Porch
CSotD: The Old Men on the Porch

As with the best of political humor, Margulies gets a laugh alongside a sigh, but my first reaction was “Who cares what Chris Christie thinks?”He...


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.