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CARTOON FESTIVALS U.S.A.
Berryman
Award
for Editorial Cartoonists
ADDRESS:
National Press Foundation 1282 National Press Foundation, 1211 Connecticut
Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20003, USA
TELEPHONE: 202/662-7350
WEB: www.nationalpress.org
FIRST YEAR:
1989
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: National: entries from within the USA only.
Works must have been published in newspapers or magazines between
September 1 and September 1 within the past calendar year. One tear
sheet and three photocopies of each cartoon must be provided.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/Political
CATALOGUE: Not produced
THEME: Free. Work must exhibit power to influence public
opinion.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 5
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: Free
DEADLINE: October 10
EXHIBITION: Not organized
AWARD: $1,000 and plaque
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned. Photocopy required
Charles
M. Schulz award
ADDRESS:
c/o United Media New York, NY 10166-0079, USA
CONTACT: Amy Lago
TELEPHONE: 800/888-3000 or 212/692-3803
FAX: 212/692-3758
FIRST YEAR: 1980
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Only US college students. Cartoons must have
been published during last calendar year.
CLASSIFICATION: Strip and/or Editorial cartoons
CATALOGUE: Not produced
THEME: Free
REQUIRED NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 5 to 10
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 11 inches
DEADLINE: January 10
AWARD: $2,000
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned. Send photocopies.
Editorial
Humor Cartoon Contest
(Only for non-professionals)
ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 44-1289, Somerville, MA 02144, USA
CONTACT: John Breen
TELEPHONE: 617/666-2888
FAX: 617/666-1309
FIRST YEAR: 1990
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: National - entries from USA only
CLASSIFICATION: Political cartoons
CATALOGUE: Not produced
THEME: Free
CATEGORIES: Editorial, Gag, Comic Strips, Advertising, Young
cartoonist, Caricatures
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 15
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 11inches
DEADLINE: June 15
EXHIBITION: No exhibition
AWARDS: No specific awards
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned. 10 photocopies must be submitted
for each entry along with $20 entry fee per category. Checks have
to be made out to Cam Neely (Cancer) Foundation.
Environmental Media Awards
ADDRESS:
EMA, 3679 Motor Avenue, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90034
CONTACT: Awards coordinator
TELEPHONE: 310/287-2803, ext. 23
FAX: N/A
FIRST YEAR: 1991
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: American cartoonists, their representatives
or syndicates may submit entries which must include a completed
application, the name of cartoonist, and two copies of each entry.
The entries must have been published in a newspaper or magazine
between July 1, 1995 and June 30, 1996.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/political cartoons
CATALOGUE: A program is produced
THEME: The environment, global warming, pollution, endangered
species, over-population and/or deforestation.
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Maximum 6 stand alone cartoons or a two-week
series.
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: Free
DEADLINE: June 30
AWARD CEREMONY: October 14, 1996
AWARDS: Crystal Globe
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned
Homer
Davenport
Cartoon Contest
ADDRESS:
423 W. Main St., Silverton, OR 97381, USA
CONTACT: Jack Hande
TELEPHONE: 503/ 873-3581
FIRST YEAR: 1984
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Open international
CLASSIFICATION: Political cartoons
CATALOGUE: To every participant
THEME: Editorial/political cartoons
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Unlimited
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 11inches
DEADLINE: July 15
EXHIBITION: August
AWARDS: Grand Prize: $200; 1st Place: $100; 2nd: $50; 3rd
$25, and many honorable mentions.
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned unless self-addressed stamped
envelope provided
John
Fischetti
Editorial Cartoon Competition
ADDRESS:
The John Fischetti Scholarship Endowment, Columbia College
600 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605-1996, USA
CONTACT: Nat Lehrman, Dick Locher, or Karen Fischetti
TELEPHONE: 312/663-1600 ext. 5287
FIRST YEAR: 1982
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Entries published in daily or weekly newspaper
or periodical in the USA or Canada. Note publication and date of
appearance.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/Political
CATALOGUE: Not produced. Publication of winners available
at request.
THEME: Free, socio-political commentary
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 3 photo stats
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 11inches (or A/4)
DEADLINE: August 1
EXHIBITION: No exhibition for entries, but winning cartoons
are on permanent view at Columbia College
AWARDS: 1st: $3,000; 2nd: $1,500
ARTWORKS: Only photocopies are accepted and will not be returned.
John
Locher
Memorial Award Competition
ADDRESS:
c/o Dick Locher, Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan
Ave.., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
CONTACT: Dick Locher
TELEPHONE: 617/666-2888
FAX: 617/666-1309
FIRST YEAR: 1987
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: North American college student under the age
of 25 (entries from Canada, Mexico and the USA only)
CLASSIFICATION: Political cartoons
CATALOGUE: Not produced, but list of winners available upon
request
THEME: Free (unless political, no strips are accepted)
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 4 photocopies
DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 11inches
DEADLINE: April 1
EXHIBITION: June, during the AAEC convention
AWARDS: Free, all expense paid trip to the annual convention
of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
ARTWORKS: Only photocopies are accepted and will not be returned.
Hanna-Barbera
Storyboard Contest
ADDRESS:
Animation Magazine 28024 Dorothy Drive Agoura Hills, CA 91301 -
USA
TELEPHONE: (Only within US) 1-800-515-toon
FAX: Not available
FIRST YEAR: 1993
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Open international. The conceptual storyboard
must communicate
your cartoon in 51 panels or less, which is 17 or fewer pages. Entrants
must use the
Official Storyboard Template, 14"x8 1/2" (call or write
to organizers for it).
CLASSIFICATION: Animation
CATALOGUE: None
THEME: Free
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: No limit
OBLIGATORY DIMENSIONS: 14"x8 1/2"
DEADLINE: September 15
AWARDS: Grand Prize: $5,000; First Runner-up: $3,000; Second
Runner-up: $1,500
Seven Honorable Mentions: Limited Edition Cels (valued at $700 each).
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned
National
Headliner Awards
ADDRESS:
22 Devins Lane Pleasantville, NJ 08232, USA
CONTACT: Charles C. Reynolds
TELEPHONE: 609/272-7141
FAX: 609/596-7535
FIRST YEAR: 1934
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: National: entries from USA daily newspapers
only. There is a $35 registration fee per entry.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/Political
THEME: Free, socio-political commentary
REQUIRED NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 7 to 12
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 11inches
DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked no later than January
15.
EXHIBITION: May
AWARDS: "Best of Show" award: $1,500; 1st: Plaque
with medallion; Plus two certificates
ARTWORKS: Only photo stats are accepted and will not be returned.
CLICK
HERE FOR A LIST OF PAST WINNERS
Overseas
Press Club Award
ADDRESS:
320 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, USA
CONTACT: Sonia Fry
TELEPHONE: 212/983-4655
FAX: 212/983-4692
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Open to US resident editorial/political cartoonists
whose works on foreign affairs regularly appear in US newspapers.
Entries must be accompanied by a check for $50.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/Political
THEME: Foreign affairs
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Up to 10 photocopies accompanied by tear
sheets.
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 11 x 14 inches
DEADLINE: January 31
USUAL TIME OF ANNOUNCEMENT: April
AWARDS: Best Foreign Policy Cartoon Award certificate with
$1,000
ENTRIES: Will not be returned
Pulitzer Prize
ADDRESS:
The Pulitzer Prize Board, 702 Journalism, Columbia University, New
York, NY 10027, USA
TELEPHONE: 212/854-3841 or 212/854-3842
FIRST YEAR: 1922
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: National: entries from the U.S.A. only. Works
must have appeared in a daily or weekly newspaper during the previous
calendar year. All entries must be presented in a scrapbook form
and should include boigraphies and pictures of entrants, and must
be accompanied by a handling fee of $20 payable to Columbia University/Pulitzer
Prizes.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/Political
CATALOGUE: Not produced, but list of winners are available
upon request.
THEME: Free/Politics
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 10 photo stats
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 10 x 17 inches
DEADLINE: February 1
TIME OF ANNOUNCEMENT: Spring
AWARD: $3,000
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned, except upon special request
within 30 days of announcement, and only by express collect.
CLICK HERE
FOR A LIST OF PAST WINNERS
Ranan
R. Lurie International
Political Cartoon Award
ADDRESS:
National Federation of Hispanic Owned Newspapers, 685 South C.R.
427, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
TELEPHONE: 407/767-0561
FIRST YEAR: 1994
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Open to political cartoonists whose works appear
in newspapers published in Spanish or Portuguese in the United States,
Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Spanish captions must be translated
into English. The first year, only cartoons published between January
1 and July 15 were accepted. $25 entry fee is required.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/Political
CATALOGUE: Not produced
THEME: Politics
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 3 (A copy of each cartoon with
newspaper clipping)
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 8 1/2 x 11 inches
DEADLINE: August 1
EXHIBITION: October
AWARDS: 1st: Plaque and a grant of $3,000; 2nd: Plaque and
a grant of $1,000; 3rd: Plaque and a grant of $500; The grants will
also be used to cover travel expenses to the International Hispanic
Media Conference. If a winner cannot attend, he or she will receive
a plaque by mail, and the grant will revert to the award's funds.
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned unless self-addressed stamped
envelopes are provided.
Reuben
Award
ADDRESS:
National Cartoonists Society P.O. Box 20267, New York, NY, USA
TELEPHONE: 212/627-1550
FIRST YEAR: 1946
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Theoretically open to cartoonists of any nationality,
however, in the past, the award has been given only to cartoonists
residing in North America. A jury for each
category decides the category winners and members of the National
Cartoonists Society cast votes to determine the Reuben recipient.
CLASSIFICATION: General
CATEGORIES: Magazine gag; Advertising illustration; Editorial/political;
Comic panel;
Comic strips; Comic books; Sports; Animation; Magazine/book illustration;
Greeting cards
CATALOGUE: Not produced
THEME: Free
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Free
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: Free
DEADLINE: March 1
USUAL TIME OF ANNOUNCEMENT: May
AWARDS: Reuben Award (bronze statue); Category awards (plaques)
ENTRIES: Will not be returned
CLICK
HERE FOR A LIST OF PAST WINNERS
Sigma
Delta Chi Award
for Editorial Cartoons
ADDRESS:
Society of Professional Journalists, P.O. Box 77, Greencastle, IN
46135-0077, USA
CONTACT: Jolayne Green
TELEPHONE: 317/653-3333
FAX: 317/653-4631
FIRST YEAR: 1932
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Open international. Cartoons must have been
published within previous calendar year.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/Political
CATALOGUE: Not produced
THEME: Free
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Free
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: Free
DEADLINE: February 1
AWARD: Bronze medal
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned. Newspaper clippings accepted.
CLICK
HERE FOR A LIST OF PAST WINNERS
Thomas
Nast Prize
ADDRESS:
Ms. Gudrun Schäfer, Im Fort 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
(Information is also available from Draper Hill at the Detroit News,
615 Lafayette Blvd.,
Detroit, MI 48230, USA)
CONTACT: Gudrun Schäfer
TELEPHONE: 49-6341/280-156
FIRST YEAR: 1978
FREQUENCY: Biennial
ELIGIBILITY: Open to German and United States editorial/political
cartoonists only.
Call before submitting works.
CLASSIFICATION: Editorial/Political
CATALOGUE: Not produced
THEME: Free
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 20
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: Free
DEADLINE: August 1
EXHIBITION: December 7
AWARDS: Cash prize, medal, and paid trip to Germany.
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned
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HERE FOR A LIST OF PAST WINNERS
Annual
International
Upstate Cartoonist League of America
Cartoon Festival
ADDRESS:
c/o 32 Thrall Street, Naples, NY 14512, USA
CONTACT: John Locke
TELEPHONE: 716/374-5357
FAX: 716/256-380
FIRST YEAR: 1992
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: Open international
CLASSIFICATION: Political cartoons
CATALOGUE: Not produced
THEME: Free
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 5
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS: 11 x 14 inches
DEADLINE: June 1
EXHIBITION: August
AWARDS: No awards
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned. Photocopies accepted.
Will
Eisner
Comics Industry Awards
ADDRESS:
4657 Cajon Way, San Diego, CA 92115, USA
CONTACT: Jackie Estrada
TELEPHONE: 619/286-1591
FIRST YEAR: 1988
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY: National - entries from within the USA only.
CLASSIFICATION: Comics
CATEGORIES: Best short story, Best single issue, Best serialized
story;
Best continuing comic book series; Best finite comic book series;
Best anthology;
Best graphic album (new); Best graphic album (reprint); Best humor
publication;
Best archival collection; Best writer; Best penciller/inker/painter;
Best inker; Best colorist; Best letterer; Best editor; Best writer/artist
or writer-artist team;
Best cover artist; Best comics-related periodical; Best publication
design.
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 5 per category
DEADLINE: March 1
USUAL TIME OF CEREMONY: August
AWARDS: Plaques
ARTWORKS: Will not be returned
INACTIVE ORGANIZATION
WittyWorld Accolades
ADDRESS:
214 School Street, North Wales, PA 19454, USA
CONTACTS: Joseph George Szabo
TELEPHONE: 215/699-6074
FAX: 215/699-0627
E-MAIL: szabo@voicenet.com
FIRST YEAR: 1997
FREQUENCY: Annual
ELIGIBILITY:
a. Any cartoonist, or individual on behalf of a cartoonist, may
enter a bound portfolio consisting of 12 samples of art produced
within the previous 5 years, a 250 word letter of endorsement (self
nominations accepted), a biography, and a portrait photograph of
the nominee. No entry fee.
b. Any institutions or businesses, such as schools, museums/ galleries,
syndicates, associations, foundations, and publications, or individuals,
such as academicians, writers, editors, and event organizers, may
submit a bound portfolio consisting of a letter of endorsement limited
to 500 words, an amply illustrated description of relevant past
and current activities for the advancement of cartooning, and a
statement of philosophy. Entries must be accompanied by a $35 handling
fee.
CLASSIFICATION: General, involving all genres for cartoons
used in the daily or periodical print media, such as editorial/political,
single panel, and gag cartoons, comic strips, portrait caricatures,
and humorous illustrations.
CATEGORIES: a. Cartoonist; b. Non-cartoonist
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: 1 portfolio per entry
DEADLINE: February 1
TIME OF ANNOUNCEMNNT: August
AWARDS:
a. WittyWorld Accolade for Creative Excellence (cartoonist);
b. WittyWorld Accolade for Dedicated Service to the Advancement
of Universal Cartooning (non-cartoonist)
ENTRIES: Will not be returned
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