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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J.D. Crowe is the statewide cartoonist for Alabama Media Group. His cartoons and essays appear online all the time at AL.com. You can subscribe to his newsletter if you dare. It's a dark, sticky delicious mess of toons and stories he calls Crowe Jam. JD spreads tough love in this[...]
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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
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
Belated congratulations to Lalo Alcaraz, who was named the winner of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Cartoon Award. Alcaraz, who was a Pulitzer
A recent cartoon by Adam Zyglis involving natural disasters and the MAGA philosophy has right wing voices objecting to the “rules for thee, not for...
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.
