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. Check back here later this year for registration and hotel information!

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CARTOONIST PROFILE

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General

First Name

Jen

Last Name

Sorensen

Publication

Primary Publication Name

Freelance

Profile

Bio

Jen Sorensen won the Herblock Prize in 2014 and was named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist in 2017. She is also the recipient of the 2013 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for editorial cartooning. Jen received the National Cartoonists Society Award for editorial cartoons in 2013.

Sorensen’s cartoons have appeared in the The Nib, Daily Kos, The Nation, In These Times, Politico, NPR.org, AlterNet, Funny Times, Los Angeles Times, Ms. Magazine, the Village Voice, the Austin Chronicle, and many other alternative newspapers around the country.

 

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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.


The Daily Cartoonist

NCS Divisional Award Nominees for 79th Annual Reubens
NCS Divisional Award Nominees for 79th Annual Reubens

The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) has announced the finalists for the twelve 2024 Silver Reubens. All eligible entries in each division were reviewed by multiple...


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.