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

Sage

Last Name

Stossel

Publication

Are you syndicated?

No

Reprints

Reprint Contact First Name

Sage

Reprint Contact Last Name

Stossel

Reprint Email

sagestossel@gmail.com

Profile

Bio

Sage Stossel is an editor and a cartoonist who has regularly cartooned for The Atlantic.com, The Boston Globe and the Provincetown Banner. She is the recipient of the award for Best Editorial Cartoon by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and a New England Press Association Award. She was also the 2023 finalist for the Rex Babin Award for excellence in local cartooning.  Her cartoons have been featured by the New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, CNN Headline News, and Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year. Her books include On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in Washington, DC., On the Loose in PhiladelphiaOn the Loose in New York City, the graphic novel Starling, and T-Ride, a board book about riding the Boston subway.

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

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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.