AAEC 2025 Convention Schedule
Kevin Necessary
September 6, 2025
We’re just days away from the 2025 AAEC convention, in partnership with the Small Press Expo (SPX) in North Bethesda Maryland. We’ve got an amazing
September 11-14, 2025The 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.
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We’re just days away from the 2025 AAEC convention, in partnership with the Small Press Expo (SPX) in North Bethesda Maryland. We’ve got an amazing
Stan Kelly, editorial cartoonist for The Onion, makes his animation debut as a featured guest artist during the opening segment of The Simpsons. The 20-second
Clay Jones, who last month was awarded the 2025 Babin Award for local cartooning, suffered a stroke last week that has partially paralyzed his right
The Daily Cartoonist is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. First launched on October 5, 2005, The Daily Cartoonist has covered the ever-changing cartooning landscape,
The American Association of Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) expresses its support for political cartoonist Adam Zyglis and condemns unequivocally the threats of violence against him and
This certainly set a foul mood for the day. It’s perfectly valid to criticize Hamas, or the Netanyahu government, or ours. But I cannot understand...
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.
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.