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2026 Rex Babin Memorial Award Call for Entries

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has announced they are taking entries for the 2026 Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning. The award recognizes the best in political cartooning focusing on state and local issues.

The award is named after the late The Sacramento Bee cartoonist Rex Babin who was influential in promoting the effectiveness of cartoons focused at the local level.

Rex Babin
The late Rex Babin

Visit the AAEC website for entry details. Membership in the AAEC is not a requirement and eligibility is open to any editorial cartoonist or graphic journalist who comments on or covers local, state or provincial events in the U.S., Canada or Mexico. The deadline to enter is Friday, July 24, 2026.

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