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!

SPX website



 

CARTOONIST PROFILE

Back To MEMBER DIRECTORY

General

First Name

Steve

Last Name

Stegelin

Publication

Primary Publication Name

Charleston City Paper

Other duties with newspaper

Illustrator

Profile

Bio

With a style once described as “gritty, honed to a sharp edge,” Steve Stegelin has been a perma-freelancer with Charleston, SC’s altweekly Charleston City Paper for almost two decades. During his run, he has skewered politics and society ranging from Charleston and the South Carolina Statehouse, to Washington DC and the globe. His focus on Charleston news earned him AAEC’s Rex Babin Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning in 2022, and his work has been routinely recognized by the South Carolina Press Association (SCPA) and the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN). When not providing satirical commentary by way of his eponymous “Stegelin!” editorial cartoons, Steve dabbles in longer-form indie comics that often also tackle societal issues with his trademark snark.

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.