Calling all Armchair Cartoonists!

Do you have what it takes?

Have you ever looked at the editorial cartoon in the newspaper and thought, "I could do better than that?"

Or have you ever thought of a cartoon idea and just never had any place to go with it? Or do you lock yourself in the bathroom and draw cartoons when no one else is looking?

If any of these sound like you, you might be an armchair cartoonist!

Now there's a place where you can truly express yourself. Impress your friends and family by having your cartoons included in this blog. Finalists and winners will be posted once or twice a month depending on the number of entries we receive.

There will be two divisions, a kids contest (14 and under), and one for adults (15 and over). Follow the rules below, and you could be on your way to cartoon fame and glory (good luck with that). Stay tuned to hear about future contests with specific themes!

Armchair Cartoonist Contest No. 1 --- SEE WINNERS HERE

Armchair Cartoonist Contest No. 2 --- SEE WINNERS HERE

Armchair Cartoonist Contest No. 3 --- Contest winners will be posted ASAP

Armchair Cartoonist Contest No. 4 --- Deadline: February 15th

The theme for this contest is holiday metaphors. You can draw a political cartoon about any topic (economy, war, etc.) as long as you use a holiday metaphor. It can be Halloween, Thanksgiving, Chrismas, etc. Good luck!

Contest rules

• All points of view are welcome.
• Color or black & white images will be accepted.
• Please save your image as a .jpg file. We recommend scanning your cartoon at 300 dpi, and sizing it to 5" across (1500 pixels).
• Send as an email attachment to armchaircartoonist@gmail.com (nothing over 2MB please!).
• Include name, age, city, state (neighborhood if applicable) and email address.
• We reserve the right not to publish cartoons that we find unsuitable or of questionable taste.
• By entering this contest you acknowledge the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's right to publish your work freely on their web site and to archive or reproduce it in any medium or manner it may choose.
• Prizes will be awarded.