AAEC 2025 Convention Schedule
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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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Born November 7, 1945. Was the first full-time editorial cartoonist in the history of the oldest newspaper in America, the Hartford Courant (1980 to 2015.) Formerly worked at Chicago American/ Today (1967 to 1972), Journal-Gazette in Fort Wayne, IN (1973 to 1975) and Dayton, Ohio Journal Herald (1975 to 1980).[...]
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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
Steve Benson, whose career as an editorial cartoonist spanned over four decades, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025. He was 71. Best known for his
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has long championed those cartoonists who work for small and local newspapers, and once again in 2025 the AAEC
This year the AAEC is partnering with the Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, Maryland (just outside of Washington, DC) for our 2025 Convention, September
Award winning editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman (Sigma Delta Chi, RFK Humanitarian, Thomas Nast, National Headliner, Scripps Howard, and on and on, including The Pulitzer when...
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.