About the Virtual Workshop Series

Can a cartoon change the world? Join the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and editorial cartoonist Sofia Warren in exploring cartoons as a way of documenting and commenting on the world around us. Together, we’ll look at some examples and explore the process ourselves, from picking a topic, to articulating a perspective, to figuring out how to communicate using humor and visual language. Expect to leave these virtual workshops with a few original cartoons, and the tools to keep making your own editorial cartoons in the future.

Zoom Schedule

Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 pm ET – Register for this session
Wednesday, September 9, 7:00 pm ET – Register for this session
Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 pm ET – Register for this session

Sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation, this virtual series is free and open to all young people in grades 7-12. RSVPs will be capped at 100 participants per session; participants may sign up for more than one session. 

About Sofia Warren

Sofia Warren has been contributing cartoons to The New Yorker since 2017, and her work has also appeared in MoMA Magazine, Catapult, L’Uomo Vogue, Narrative Magazine, and elsewhere. Her début book, Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator, was a winner of the 2024 MoCCA Fest’s Award of Excellence and was listed among the year’s best graphic novels by Forbes. Her next book, Film Nerds, is forthcoming in fall 2026 from G. P. Putnam’s Sons Young Readers. Sofia lives in Brooklyn.

About The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon

Underwritten by The Herb Block Foundation, The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon provides $2,000 scholarships for three students whose visual art offers commentary or criticism on current events, social events, or political topics.

Featured image: Gabe Santiago, Gay-Free School Zone, Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation. Grade 12, Rockville High School, Rockville, MD. Connie Zammett, Educator; Baltimore Office of Promotions & the Arts, Inc., Affiliate. Gold Medal, The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon