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2005 National Population Cartoon Contest

Country

United States

Region

Global, North America

Deadline Date

September 30 2005


The Population Media Center (PMC) will be awarding US$10,000 in prizes to cartoonists
working in the United States who "can best portray the relationship between human population growth and issues affecting the quality of life." 

Cartoons may deal with the relationship between overpopulation and any of the
following...

  • Environmental degradation
  • Poverty
  • Biodiversity decrease
  • Food and water supply
  • Energy
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • National Conflicts

Click here to
read more about this contest.



Click here to view details about many of the finalists.

Application Information

The organisers list the following eligibility requirements:

  • Cartoonists must be U.S. residents, whose work is published in a U.S.
    based publication.
  • Entries must have been published in a reputable publication
    in the United States between September 10 2004 and September 30 2005.
  • Entries must be received by Friday, September 30 2005 at one of
    the mailing addresses listed in the Contacts section below.

Previous Winners

Previous winners:

Click here
to see a list of the 2004 winners.

December 2005 update: Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, is the winner of the 2005 National Population Cartoon Contest. Telnaes' cartoon, "Washington Fashion Week," triumphed over 155 other cartoons to win the
US$7,000 grand prize. Cartoonists Mike Keefe and Jim Morin won second and third places in the 2005 contest, respectively. Mr. Keefe draws for The Denver Post and Mr. Morin for The Miami Herald.

Contact

Cartoon Contest
Cartoon Contest
Population Media Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 547
Shelburne, VT 05482-0547 USA

For UPS, FedEx, etc:
145 Pine Haven Shores Rd., Suite 2011
Shelburne, VT 05482
USA

Questions:
802-985-8156
cartooncontest@populationmedia.org

PMC website

Source

Email from Shawna Gibbs to The Communication Initiative, July 11 2005; PMC Cartoon Contest website; and email from Melissa Barrett to The Communication Initiative on December 14 2005.



Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 29 2005
Last Updated December 14 2005

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