The selection of the "Illustrators Exhibition of Bologna Children Book Fair 2023"

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair has always aimed to build bridges between countries and cultures, pursuing a single and important goal – to promote the quality of children’s illustration and literature and to provide a space for dialogue and exchange of experiences. Exactly 60 years now!

The jury of the “Illustrators Exhibition of Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023” consisting of Gusti (teacher, author, illustrator and winner of the Bologna Prize, Argentina/Spain), Christine Morault (founder of Éditions MeMo, France), Sidney Smith (author and illustrator, winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books Awards and Kate Greenaway Awards, Canada), Eric Telfort (illustrator and lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design, USA) and Erik
Titusson (former director of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Sweden) had the difficult task of selecting the finalists from 4,345 artists with 21,725 ​​works from 91 countries and regions around the world. A total of 80 participants (with 79 works) from a total of 28 countries are included in the final list.

This year's shortlist includes 315 names, among which we see Lyuba Haleva.

Traditionally, we upload the works of each of the authors, which you can view in the album on our Facebook page. We leave you to enjoy the illustrators for 2023 and await the results of the other competitions and exhibitions in Bologna.

Final selection:

The 57th Illustrators Exhibition received submissions from 4345 artists from 91 countries and territories.

The International Jury shortlisted 315 finalists.The jurors have gathered in Bologna to review this year's entries for the Illustrators Exhibition, and select the winners. Stay tuned!