THE ILLUSTRATOR may submit only one (1) illustration in jpg format, maximum weight 5Mb. Higher weights and different formats shall not be accepted. Illustrations submitted in any other manner or form shall not be published.
Illustrations may be uploaded from 1 January to 15 March 2026. The submission form will no longer be available after this deadline.
A Participation Fee of 25 (twentyfive) Euros + VAT (if due) shall be paid to Archimedia Srl, headquartered in Via delle Industrie, 53/c, 45100 ROVIGO (RO), tax code and VAT number: 01022950297. The payment procedure is indicated on the website: www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com. Participants are also required to indicate their full acceptance of these Regulations.
BolognaFiere S.p.A. (“BolognaFiere”) reserves the right not to publish and to remove images and/or texts that incite or promote violence and/or hate against individuals or groups on the basis of race or ethnic group, religion, disability, age, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or any other characteristic associated with discrimination or systemic marginalization. By the same token, the organizers reserve the right to exclude any content whatsoever deemed not in line with the spirit of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (“BCBF” or “the Fair”).
The Illustrators Wall shall be online from 1 April to 31 August 2026.
Illustrations shall be published exclusively in the chronological order in which they were uploaded. As a result, BolognaFiere shall not be liable for any eventual juxtaposition of illustrations not to the liking of the artist. Requests to change the order of presentation shall not be granted.
THE ILLUSTRATOR HEREBY AUTHORIZES BolognaFiere S.p.A. (hereinafter “BolognaFiere”) to include her/his name and her/his contact details (email, website and social) in the context of the Illustrators Wall (hereinafter “Event”) to be held from 1 April to 31 August 2026, to use images and/or filmed images (hereinafter “Images”) of her/his work taken during her/his participation in the Event, and also to use the illustration produced by her/him (hereinafter “Illustration”), assigning all copyright free of charge to BolognaFiere for purposes of its publication, re-publication and dissemination as given below. The Illustrator furthermore hereby declares that she/he is the rightful owner of the copyright pertaining to the above works and that she/he is not in breach of the copyright of any third parties, thereby releasing BolognaFiere from any liability regarding any and all claims by third parties concerning the above-mentioned Illustrations provided.
As the Illustrator, she/he also hereby gives consent and authorizes BolognaFiere, without limits in time and space, to:
a) publish the Illustration on its Internet website, social networks and dedicated Bologna Children’s Book Fair online platform, as well as on all official channels used by the Event owned by BolognaFiere and/or on any other means of communication, including those owned by third parties that BolognaFiere considers necessary to use in order to achieve the aims given in this deed;
b) use the Illustration, also concomitantly with other images, for any communication and/or disclosure and/or promotion purposes BolognaFiere, at its own discretion, considers directly or indirectly necessary, useful or advisable in order to document the Event and/or promote the Trade Fair and/or BolognaFiere itself;
c) use the documentation pertaining to her/his intervention within the framework of the Illustrators Wall project (hereinafter “Documentation”). Such use shall include publication on BolognaFiere’s Internet website and the Event’s official social networks (Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) accounts), owned by BolognaFiere, and/or on any other means of communication, including those owned by third parties that BolognaFiere considers necessary to use for the purposes of achieving the aims given in this deed, including promotion of the Event and/or Trade Fair and/or BolognaFiere itself. To this regard, the Illustrator, signatory to this Deed of Release, declares that she/he is the rightful owner of the copyright of the Documentation given to BolognaFiere, and hereby releases BolognaFiere from any liability in regard to any and all claims by third parties concerning the ownership of the contents handed over.
The Illustrator, hereby acknowledges and accepts that no consideration shall be owed to her/him by BolognaFiere for the use and reproduction of the Images, Illustrations and Documentation for the above-mentioned purposes, in acknowledgement of the fact that any use made by BolognaFiere of said material shall also be of advantage to that same Illustrator.
63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
