European Cartoon Award 2026 Shortlist

Here are (in alphabetical order of their given name) the 2026 European Cartoon Award shortlist nominees:

André Carrilho (Público, Portugal), Anne Derenne (Cartoon Movement, France), Asier Sanz (Cartoon Movement, Spain), Ben Jennings (The Guardian, United Kingdom), Dimitrios Georgopalis (RealNews, Greece), Emad Hajjaj (Cartoon Movement, Jordan), Gatis Sluka (Lasi, Latvia), George Riemann (Der Nebelspalter, Switzerland), Gustavo Caballero (Le Monde), Halis Dokgoz (BirGün, Turkey), Harry Burton (Irish Examiner, Ireland), James Mellor (Cartoon Movement, United Kingdom), Mihai Gabriel Boboc (Activenews, Romania), Patrick KAK Lamassoure (L’Opinion, France), Sinisa Pismestrovic (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany), and Thiago Lucas (Mundiario, Spain).

André Carrilho wins 2026 World Press Cartoon Grand Prix

From World Press Cartoon.

André Carrilho won the Grand Prix at the World Press Cartoon Oeiras 2026 salon with a cartoon titled Gaza, for the history of horror.

The cartoon, which also won First Prize in the Editorial Cartoon category, was originally published on the cover of the P2 supplement of the Público newspaper on October 5, 2025.

Association of Political Artists Announcement

From The Daily Cartoonist. 

Last month the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) was rejiggering its organization and would align themselves with the Society of Illustrators (SI) as an adjunct federation and rename the new guild the Association of Political Artists (APA).

Incoming President of the Association of Political Artists Steve Brodner made an announcement:

ChatGPT is adding cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons

Andrew Deck from The Nieman Lab.

AI counterfeit with Emily Flake signature on left; the real Flake signed cartoon on right.

OpenAI’s chatbot isn’t just imitating the magazine’s style. It’s also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.

Cartoonists discuss satire’s fraught ecosystem

From the Society of Illustrators. 

As Americans go to the polls for the midterm elections in America’s 250th year, join us for a high-energy evening with political cartoonists and scholars to honor the freest speech: satire. 

On Thursday, October 8, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm, hear award-winning cartoonists and illustrators Steve Brodner, Ann Telnaes, and Adam Zyglis discuss satire’s fraught ecosystem. 

Historian of early American culture and visual art Nan Wolverton from the American Antiquarian Society will chronicle satire’s central place in American political debate, Nicaraguan cartoonist and illustrator Pedro X. Molina will document threats to satire today, and free expression advocate Roslyn Mazer will review satire’s protection under the First Amendment.

Canadian and American cartoonists meet in Niagara Falls

From The Daily Cartoonist.

From left to right: Tim Dolighan, Clay Jones, Scott Johnston, John Auchter, Pierre Skilling, Wes Tyrell, Jeff McIntyre, Guy Badeaux, Scott Burns, Inna Sokolova, Nancy Beiman, Graeme Mackay, Michael de Adder anf Frank Mariani. (Not pictured are attendees Terry Mosher, Sue Dewar, Theo Moudakis and Christian Vachon)

The past weekend saw the Association of Canadian Cartoonists (ACC) gather on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls for their 2026 convention, described as a “popup mini congress.”

The dual Townsend Awards (The Townsies) – one for the best Francophone cartoon and one for the best Anglophone cartoon – were given out respectively to Guy Badeaux (Bado) and New Zealander Rod Emmerson.

Graeme Mackay wins Rex Babin Memorial Award

From The Graeme Gallery on Substack.

Over the weekend I found out that I took top prize for a prestigious award through the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. 

The Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning also recognizes work reflecting state and provincial themes.