2026 edition winner

Roberto Hofer Asencio is the winner of the 2026 ARS IN FABULA Grant awarded each year to a young illustrator under the age of 30, selected for the Illustrators Exhibition of the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
 
Roberto Hofer Asencio, a Chilean artist born in 1999, studied Visual Arts in Santiago while also working in exhibition production.

His practice focuses on illustration and narrative, which he continues to develop through his project “Ruta 9 Norte.”

The winner is given a free place on the ARS IN FABULA - Master Degree Course in Illustration for Publishing, during which the selected artist will work on a book project assigned by one of the course publishing partners.

The initiative, promoted by ARS IN FABULA, a higher education institute directly involved in the field of high education and promotion of children's books in collaboration with Bologna Children's Book Fair, aims to sustain and train new talent through a postgraduate illustration course.

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