The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) has issued a notice that they will soon be issuing a Call For Entries for the Divisional (aka Silver) Reuben Awards. From the NCS: In January, the NCS will announce Call For Entries for our annual Divisional Awards. These awards recognize artistic excellence for work that debuted in 2024 across […]
The National Cartoonists Society has uploaded the 2024 78th Annual Reuben Awards ceremonies to their YouTube channel. The 93 minute video shows the entire function of awards presentations, acceptance speeches, and customs of the Reubens Awards presentation on August 23, 2024 at the La Jolla Hyatt Regency in San Diego, California as part of the […]
Kate Beaton fame began with her webcomic Hark! A Vagrant and has grown worldwide with her recent win of the 2024 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature for her Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands graphic novel. “…a piercing and daring graphic memoir that sheds light on the hidden side of working conditions in the […]
Dan Perkins, who as Tom Tomorrow creates This Modern World for the Daily Kos and other outlets and publications was awarded the 2024 Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons from the National Press Foundation (NPF). Said the NPF judges: “Tom Tomorrow’s sharp and iconic work embodies the higher purpose of political […]
Winners of the 2024 Ellwood Atfield Political Cartoon of the Year Awards have been announced. Dave Brown of The Independent took home Political Cartoonist of the Year. Jeremy Banx was named Pocket Cartoonist of the Year. Fergus/InfiniteGuff‘s cartoon from the London Economic (below) was named Political Cartoon of the Year. Grizelda Grizlingham’s cartoon (below) was named Pocket […]
David Rowe, editorial cartoonist for the Australian Financial Review, has been voted Cartoonist of the Year by his fellow members of the Australian Cartoonists Association. This is David’s 10th Gold Stanley. He was also awarded his 13th Bronze Stanley for Caricaturist and second for Editorial/Political Cartoonist. In other categories, Edmund Iffland received a Bronze Stanley […]
The Museum of Australian Democracy has named Megan Herbert as Cartoonist of the Year for its long-running annual Behind the Lines exhibit. The exhibit “celebrates the talent of this country’s best cartoonists, presenting a unique time capsule of the year in Australian politics.” This is Megan’s first win as Cartoonist of the Year. Her work […]
The shortlist for the second Australia Institute Climate Cartoon Award has been released. Nominees include: Megan Herbert, Judy Horacek, Glen Le Lievre, David Pope and David Rowe. The award winner will be announced at the Australian Cartoonists Association‘s 40th Stanley Awards next weekend. Here are nominees with their entry. Megan Herbert Judy Horacek Glen Le […]
From the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Organization: We are currently accepting submissions for the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book and Journalism Awards! To be eligible, submissions must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2024. The deadline for all categories is January 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET. A few details: Please […]
The Walkley Foundation has announced the winners in this year’s Walkley Awards. This year’s Cartoon of the Year goes to Cathy Wilcox for her cartoon ‘Break glass’ for The Sydney Morning Herald. This is Cathy’s fourth Walkley Award (2007, 2013, 2017, 2024). She is current president of Australian Cartoonists Association and according to her bio […]
Dennis Draughon of Capitol Broadcasting/WRAL and Bai Yi of SPH Media shared winning Editor & Publisher’s 2024 Eppy Award for Best Editorial/Political Cartoon. E&P EPPY Awards: Celebrating the winners of the 26th annual honors in digital journalism Recognizing excellence in digital journalism, the EPPY Awards highlight the transformative power of innovation in the news publishing […]
President Joseph R. Biden presented the 2022 and 2023 National Humanities Medals, in conjunction with the National Medals of Arts, on Monday, October 21, 2024, in a private ceremony at the White House. The 19 distinguished medal recipients include writers, historians, educators, and filmmakers. And a cartoonist! Cartoonist and author Roz Chast was among those […]
Tony DePaul, Joe Wos, Larry Lieber, Charles M. Schulz, and… Hall of Famer Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés was one of five to receive a Harvey Hall of Fame Award last night at the New York Comic Con. File 770 has the full results of the 2024 Harvey Awards. Screenshot of the Sergio announcement via The […]
This year’s European Cartoon Award goes to Steven Lectrr Degryse (AKA Lectrr) for his cartoon of Russian opposition leader and political prisoner Alexei Navalny. The award is presented during European Cartoon Day ceremony presented by the European Press Prize and Studio Europa Maastricht. Lectrr’s award winning cartoon: The European Cartoon Award, started in 2019, is dedicated to supporting […]
The Walkley Foundation has announced the finalists for its Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. In the category of Cartoon of the Year, the finalists are Matt Golding, Fiona Katauskas, and Cathy Wilcox. The Walkley Award is the most prestigious honor in Australian journalism, akin to the Pulitzer Prize in the U.S. The award recognizes […]