Nick Newman, the prolific gag cartoonist for Private Eye, The Times, The Spectator and others – and a member of the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation, which runs the Bloghorn – has been named Sports Cartoonist of the Year for 2011 by the Sports Journalists’ Association. Highly commended were Sun cartoonist Andy Davey (also a PCO member and its outgoing chairman) and Kerber & Black of The Sunday Mirror. Congratulations to all. You can see a full write-up of the awards, and a list of all winners and runners-up, here.
Following last week’s controversy surrounding Garry Trudeau‘s Doonesbury, an LA-based musician is rebelling against condemnation of the syndicated strip by launching a Facebook campaign to get Trudeau the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Read more here.
Martin Rowson, cartoonist for The Guardian and a PCO member, has produced a foolproof guide to drawing David Cameron.
The Campaign For Drawing, organiser of The Big Draw, is holding a special interactive event at Leighton House in Kensington on Monday 16th April. The Come Draw With Me! event will encourage amateurs to get involved and draw alongside four established artists. Click here for more details. The Campaign hopes members of the public will also put on their own versions of the event at home – see this beginner’s guide to setting up your own drawing event.