Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship awarded to Sarah Miller
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) has announced they’ve selected Sarah Miller as this year’s Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship winner. She’s a student at Savannah College of Art and...
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Live coverage of this weekend’s Reuben Awards
I’m in Las Vegas attending this year’s National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award Weekend. Festivities kick off today and run through Sunday with the big awards dinner on Saturday night. For...
View ArticleReuben Award Weekend Notes: Mark Simon
Mark Simon is a cartoonist, producer, director, writer, lecturer and he talked about how to get free advertising through publicity. It was a HUGE amount of information in a little over an hour’s time....
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Reuben Award Weekend Notes: Michael Jantze, Dave Kellett, John Lotshaw
Michael Jantze is a professor at Savanna College of Art and Design, creator of The Norm, and founder of Jantze Studios where they create animated shorts. He talked about the history of cartooning...
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Reuben Award Weekend Notes: Garfield creator Jim Davis
Note: If you’re coming from Twitter and have been following my tweets all afternoon, much of this will be the same, but I did expand on some. Showing a photo of him at age 3 or 4 with a Dick Tracy...
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Tom Richmond wins 2012 Reuben Award; Division awards announced
Last night the National Cartoonists Society gathered in Las Vegas for their annual Reuben Award banquet. The top honor for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year went to MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom...
View Article2013 Reuben Award Weekend to be held in Pittsburgh
Get ready Pennsylvania, next year’s National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards will be held in Pittsburgh. The official dates will be May 24-26 and be held at the Omni William Penn Hotel. So far the...
View ArticleHogan’s Alley posts photos of 2012 Reuben Award Weekend
Hogan’s Alley has posted over 250 photos from this year’s Reuben Award Weekend in Las Vegas. Photographer is David Folkman who was rarely seen not looking through the camera that weekend.
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NCS Members return from USO trip to Bahrain
Several National Cartoonists Society members have returned from a USO trip to Bahrain and the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise to draw/sign cartoons for members of the US Military. The cartoonists in...
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Jay Kennedy Scholarship deadline December 15
For those aspiring cartoonists in your life, please remind them the Jay Kennedy Scholarship entry is due December 15. Applicants must be Junior or Senior students during the 2013–2014 academic year at...
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NCS announces 2012 division awards
The National Cartoonist Society has announced this year’s division award nominees. The winners will be announced during their annual Reuben Awards dinner in Pittsburgh, PA. Here are the nominees:...
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Charlotte Mao wins Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) has announced that Charlotte Mao is the recipient of this years Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship award. From the announcement: Charlotte is an...
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NCS panel: Women in Cartooning
Part of the National Cartoonists Society Reuben awards weekend is a panel entitled Women in Cartooning. Panelists will include Hilary Price (Rhymes with Orange), Cathy Guisewite (Cathy), Lynn Johnston...
View ArticleCrane, Kirkman share Reuben Award win
For the second time in National Cartoonist Society history, two of the outstanding cartoonists of the year nominees are sharing the Reuben Award. Last night, the award was given to Brian Crane, creator...
View ArticleVideo: Jason Chatfield’s opening act at the Reuben Awards
I’ve noticed a trend. Attendees of the Reuben Awards are awesome at sharing photos of all the goings on, but are sharing them through Facebook – some of which aren’t publicly available. But a few are...
View ArticleAnother Tom Gammill Reuben Award weekend video
Another great video by Tom Gammill produced for this year’s Reuben Awards.
View ArticleCartoonist return from another USO trip to Afghanistan
Another group of NCS cartoonists headed out to visited troops in Afghanistan. The tours are sponsored by the USO. The cartoonists spent nine days abroad. The cartoonists in this latest group include:...
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Call for Entries to National Cartoonists Society Division Awards
It’s that time of year again. The National Cartoonists Society is open for entries for consideration in their Divisional Awards. You don’t have to be a member to submit your work, but eligibility is...
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NCS announces speakers for 2014 Reuben Awards weekend
The National Cartoonist Society has announced the line-up of speakers for the upcoming Reuben Awards weekend. Also announced is a return of the NCS A.C.E. Award (Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinaire)...
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Miller, Pastis, Price, Tatulli nominated for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year
The National Cartoonists Society has announced the nominees for the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. The nominees this year go to Wiley Miller, (Non Sequitur), Stephan Pastis...
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