Announcing the 2020 Locher Award Winner, Catherine Gong! Tom Coute is the Runner Up, with Outstanding Submissions by Emeka Perkins-Johnson, Sam Nakahira, and Edward Wilson.
The results of the 2021 Locher Award, including the winner, Sam Nakahira, the runner-up, Katie Vuong, and the finalists, Reilly Branson, Tom Coute, and Izzy Boyce-Blanchard. This year’s Locher Award was judged by Dr. Gretchen Koch, Chelsea Saunders, and Kevin Necessary.
The John Locher Memorial Award is a contest for emerging cartoonists, ages 18-25, whose work demonstrates both clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. The AAEC/John Locher Memorial Award was founded in 1986 by members of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC). They felt the need to establish an award that would not only honor the memory of John Locher but also would help discover young cartoonists and stimulate interest in editorial cartooning among college-age students in North America.