Bologna Children's Book Fair lavora da oltre 60 anni alla ricerca delle nuove tendenze e dei nuovi talenti dell’illustrazione mondiale.
Sono stati 4.158 gli illustratori e le illustratrici candidati per la Mostra Illustratori 2026, per un totale di 20.790 tavole inviate da 95 Paesi e regioni del mondo.
Per arrivare alla scelta dei vincitori, la giuria internazionale ha selezionato 317 artisti finalisti.
Tutti i finalisti, durante la fiera, godranno di un accesso prioritario e posto garantito per una portfolio review nell’ambito delle attività dell’Illustrators Survival Corner 2026 con importanti editori, illustratori, autori, agenti e art director, al fine di ricevere opinioni e preziosi suggerimenti e un illustratore verrà scelto, sempre tra tutti i finalisti, per realizzare, sotto la guida dello studio Chialab design, l‘identità visiva della Bologna Children‘s Book Fair 2027. Un'opportunità unica di visibilità e crescita professionale che può segnare un passo importante nella carriera di un illustratore, mettendolo sotto i riflettori di un pubblico globale.
| MITRA | ABDOLLAHI | IRAN |
| SAIOA OLATZ | AGINAKO LAMARAIN | SPAIN |
| ALDY | AGUIRRE | PHILIPPINES |
| SARI | AIROLA | FINLAND |
| EMMA | AKERMAN | SWEDEN |
| ADITI | ANAND | INDIA |
| LIZ | ANELLI | UNITED KINGDOM |
| TAKAKO | AOKI | JAPAN |
| FERNANDO | ARCE | PERU |
| LUISA F. | ARELLANO | MEXICO |
| DAVIDE | ARENA | ITALY |
| PARK | ARIM | SOUTH KOREA |
| NASTARAN | ASADI | IRAN |
| IEVA | BABILAITE | LITHUANIA |
| CLARA SELINA | BACH | DENMARK |
| HADI | BAGHDADI | IRAN |
| ALIASGHAR | BAGHERZADEH MATAK | IRAN |
| RUIHAN | BAI | CHINA |
| MATHIAS | BAIJOT | BELGIUM |
| ANDREA ROSE | BALBUENA PAJUELO | PERU |
| NINA | BALDO | FRANCE |
| ELENA | BANCI | ITALY |
| SARA | BAPTISTA | PORTUGAL |
| NATHALIE | BEAUVOIS | URUGUAY |
| DANIELA | BERTI | ITALY |
| GIULIA | BERTOLA | ITALY |
| JENNY | BLOOMFIELD | UNITED KINGDOM |
| TANIA | BORISOVA | RUSSIA |
| EMILY | BORNOFF | UNITED KINGDOM |
| NELE | BRÖNNER | GERMANY |
| DIPACHO | CARLOS DÍAZ | COLOMBIA |
| SAMUEL | CASTANO | COLOMBIA |
| RAQUEL | CATALINA | SPAIN |
| FELIPE | CAVALCANTE | BRAZIL |
| RODRIGO | CECILIO | BRAZIL |
| NASRIN | CHAJI | IRAN |
| YOGEESWARI | CHANDRASEKARAN | INDIA |
| HSIAO-CHI | CHANG | TAIWAN |
| AMELIA | CHAPLAIN | FRANCE |
| JINHONG | CHEN | CHINA |
| YI CHIN | CHEN | TAIWAN |
| SHANA | CHEUNG | HONG KONG - CHINA |
| CATIA | CHIEN | USA |
| YAMASHITA | CHIZU | JAPAN |
| EUNHYE | CHO | SOUTH KOREA |
| SUNNU REBECCA | CHOI | CANADA |
| I-HSIEN | CHOU | TAIWAN |
| KAROLINA | CIECHANSKA | POLAND |
| CHARLINE | COLLETTE | FRANCE |
| MELISSA | CROWTON | USA |
| ANNA | CUNHA | BRAZIL |
| CÉCILE | CUNY | FRANCE |
| REZA | DALVAND | IRAN |
| BIRNA | DANIELSDOTTIR | ICELAND |
| MARIA JOSE | DE TELLERIA | ARGENTINA |
| ADÉLAÏDE | DEMAY | FRANCE |
| ALVARO | DIAZ | URUGUAY |
| MARTA | DOMAGALA | POLAND |
| POLINA | DOROSHENKO | UKRAINE |
| STELLA | DREIS | BULGARIA |
| YULIYA | DROBOVA | UZBEKISTAN |
| YIXIAO | DU | CHINA |
| AGATA | DUDEK | POLAND |
| SARAH | DYER | UNITED KINGDOM |
| JOSEFINA | ECHAIZ LEITON | CHILE |
| MARÍA | ELIZAGARAY ESTRADA | ARGENTINA |
| ANDREA | ESPIER | SPAIN |
| VITTORIA | FACCHINI | ITALY |
| MARJAN | FARMANI | IRAN |
| DENG | FENGHONG | CHINA |
| JOAN | FERNANDEZ VICENTE | SPAIN |
| SVEA | FINK | GERMANY |
| ARMANDO | FONSECA | MEXICO |
| YAEL | FRANKEL | ARGENTINA |
| BENEDETTA | FRISO BELLEMO | ITALY |
| HANA | FUKUSHIMA | JAPAN |
| TIAGO | GALO | PORTUGAL |
| XIMENA | GARCÍA | ARGENTINA |
| CARLY | GLEDHILL | UNITED KINGDOM |
| KATHRIN | GOGOLIN | GERMANY |
| CATARINA | GOMES | PORTUGAL |
| ALEX | GRIFFITHS | UNITED KINGDOM |
| OLEG | GRYSHCHENKO | UKRAINE |
| MATTEO | GUBELLINI | ITALY |
| MAITE | GURRUTXAGA OTAMENDI | SPAIN |
| YULIYA | GWILYM | UKRAINE |
| VILTE | HAISCH | LITHUANIA |
| SU YEON | HAN | SOUTH KOREA |
| CARLA | HASLBAUER | GERMANY |
| PARVIN | HEYDARIZADEH | IRAN |
| CLEONIQUE | HILSACA | USA |
| ROBERTO | HOFER | CHILE |
| SALLY | HOLLINGWORTH | UNITED KINGDOM |
| MARGUERITE | HOLSTEIN | FRANCE |
| SOHEE | HONG | SOUTH KOREA |
| CHIA-YU | HSU | TAIWAN |
| FANGJU | HSU | TAIWAN |
| PENG HSIUNG | HSU | TAIWAN |
| YANG | HUANG | MACAU |
| YI | HUANG | TAIWAN |
| YI-WEN | HUANG | TAIWAN |
| EMILY | HUGHES | UNITED KINGDOM |
| CHIEN-FAN | HUNG | TAIPEI |
| MAIJA | HURME | FINLAND |
| SEBASTIAN | ILABACA | CHILE |
| CHATELLARD | ISABELLE | FRANCE |
| MACHIKO | IWATA | JAPAN |
| MARK | JANSSEN | NETHERLANDS |
| YUAN-CIN | JHENG | TAIWAN |
| MI RAN | JI | SOUTH KOREA |
| YAO | JIANJIANG | CHINA |
| HEESUK | JUNG | SOUTH KOREA |
| MASUMI | KAMIYAMA | JAPAN |
| TJITSKE | KAMPHUIS | NETHERLANDS |
| AGNE | KANANAITIENE | LITHUANIA |
| KRISANA | KANJANAPA | THAILAND |
| YASUYUKI | KAWARAI | JAPAN |
| NAHID | KAZEMI | CANADA |
| GA-GYUNG | KIM | SOUTH KOREA |
| GINA S | KIM | SOUTH KOREA |
| HYOJIN | KIM | SOUTH KOREA |
| JIYOUNG | KIM | SOUTH KOREA |
| RÉKA | KIRÁLY | FINLAND |
| ELSA | KLEVER | GERMANY |
| KATYA | KLIMOVA | SERBIA |
| MINJOO | KO | SOUTH KOREA |
| PUCK | KOPER | NETHERLANDS |
| VASSILIS | KOUTSOGIANNIS | GREECE |
| KLÁRA | KOZLOVÁ | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| KATARZYNA | KSIĘŻOPOLSKA | POLAND |
| MENG-HSUAN | KUAN | TAIWAN |
| AZIZA | KUCHMEZOVA | CYPRUS |
| EDWINA | KUNG | HONG KONG - CHINA |
| TAKUMA | KUROKAWA | JAPAN |
| LEE | KYUNGKUG | SOUTH KOREA |
| JULIA | KÜNTZEL | GERMANY |
| KIN CHOI | LAM | HONG KONG - CHINA |
| HYUN | LEE | SOUTH KOREA |
| JIEUN | LEE | SOUTH KOREA |
| SEONJOO | LEE | SOUTH KOREA |
| SORU | LEE | SOUTH KOREA |
| YOUNGCHAE | LEE | SOUTH KOREA |
| YUNSO | LEE | SOUTH KOREA |
| HARRIET | LENNEMAN | USA |
| ZHENGHONG | LI | CHINA |
| PEICHIN | LIEN | TAIWAN |
| MAIJU | LIIKKA | FINLAND |
| LIAN-EN | LIN | TAIWAN |
| ZHIQIAN | LIN | CHINA |
| PRZEMEK | LIPUT | POLAND |
| JOANNE | LIU | HONG KONG - CHINA |
| JOEY LIU | LIU | CHINA |
| XI | LIU | CHINA |
| CHIEH-YAO | LO | TAIWAN |
| MARTA | LONARDI | ITALY |
| ANABELLA | LOPEZ | ARGENTINA |
| THEA | LU | CHINA |
| ANETA | LUKIANSKA | POLAND |
| PETRA | LUKOVICSOVA | SLOVAKIA |
| LUCIE | LUČANSKÁ | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| SERENA | MABILIA | ITALY |
| JACQUES AND LISE | MAES AND BRAEKERS | BELGIUM |
| NAJLA | MAHDAVI -ASHRAF | IRAN |
| MARYAM | MAHMOUDI MOGHADAM | IRAN |
| MARYAM | MAHMOUDISERAJI | IRAN |
| MARC | MAJEWSKI | FRANCE |
| TANIA | MANCINI | ITALY |
| DONI | MARIA | ROMANIA |
| ELENA | MARICONE | ITALY |
| KONSTANTINOS | MARKOPOULOS | GREECE |
| MILA | MARTIN | FRANCE |
| EVELIINA | MARTY | SWITZERLAND |
| FLORINE | MATHIEU | FRANCE |
| JORGE | MATO | URUGUAY |
| GEORGIE | MCAUSLAND | UNITED KINGDOM |
| THOMAS | MCLEAN | UNITED KINGDOM |
| LAURA | MERZ | FINLAND |
| JESSICA | MESERVE | UNITED KINGDOM |
| AMANDA | MIJANGOS | MEXICO |
| DINARA | MIRTALIPOVA | USA |
| ALEXANDRA | MIRZAC | ROMANIA |
| CHRISTIAN (TITO) MOCCIA | MOCCIA | SWITZERLAND |
| SOMAYE | MOHAMADI | IRAN |
| NARGES | MOHAMMADI | IRAN |
| CHRISTIAN | MONTENEGRO | ARGENTINA |
| MARINA | MONTERO VICÉN | SPAIN |
| MANUELA | MONTOYA ESCOBAR | COLOMBIA |
| HENRIQUE | MOREIRA | BRAZIL |
| JEONGIN | MUN | SOUTH KOREA |
| MARIA GIOVANNA | MURA | ITALY |
| CHARLIE | MYLIE | USA |
| MARIANN | MÁRAY | HUNGARY |
| YUIKO | NAGANO | JAPAN |
| KANA | NAKAMURA | JAPAN |
| VERONICA | NEACSU | ROMANIA |
| CAMILLA | NERI | ITALY |
| NINA | NEURAY | BELGIUM |
| HIDEKI | NISHIOKA | JAPAN |
| RYOHEI | NISHIYAMA | JAPAN |
| MARIA | NOGUEIRA NÖSSING | PORTUGAL |
| IN KYUNG | NOH | SOUTH KOREA |
| MALGORZATA | NOWAK-ZUREK | POLAND |
| KATI | NÄRHI | FINLAND |
| LUIGI | OLIVADOTI | LIECHTENSTEIN |
| GRASYA | OLIYKO | UKRAINE |
| KATSUKO | ONO | JAPAN |
| MIHO | ONODERA | JAPAN |
| MAYUMI | OONO | JAPAN |
| FATIMA | ORDINOLA | PERU |
| TIHON | ORSOLYA | BELGIUM |
| ELENI | PAPACHRISTOU | GREECE |
| OPHÉLIE | PARIS | FRANCE |
| SONA | PARK | SOUTH KOREA |
| GIULIA | PASTORINO | ITALY |
| INGRID | PEGORARO | ITALY |
| LUCIE | PENAUD | FRANCE |
| IRENE | PENAZZI | ITALY |
| ELENA | PENNELLI | ITALY |
| PAULINE | PETE | GERMANY |
| HOANG NGOC MAI | PHAM | VIETNAM |
| MARINA | PHILIPPART | BELGIUM |
| ALICE | PIAGGIO | ITALY |
| EVIJA | PINTANE | LATVIA |
| ANITA | PRADES | BRAZIL |
| PIERRE | PRATT | CANADA |
| ABBIE | PRESTON | USA |
| NATALIE | PUDALOV | ISRAEL |
| MIN | RA | SOUTH KOREA |
| MAHSHID | RAGHEMI | IRAN |
| SILVIA | REGINATO | ITALY |
| TIANYU | REN | CHINA |
| MARIANA | RIO | PORTUGAL |
| MARIIA | RIZAK | UKRAINE |
| VITOR | ROCHA | BRAZIL |
| ENRIC | RODRIGUEZ | SPAIN |
| MARGAUX | ROMANO | ITALY |
| ROMANA | ROMANYSHYN | UKRAINE |
| DANYANG | RONG | CHINA |
| ALEKSANDRA | RUNDE | LATVIA |
| AYANA | SAITO MIRA | BRAZIL |
| RIKA | SAKAI | JAPAN |
| ANNALISA | SALIS | ITALY |
| ANNA | SARVIRA | UKRAINE |
| LAUREN | SAUNDERS | AUSTRALIA |
| LUCA | SCANDURRA | ITALY |
| CRISTÓBAL | SCHMAL | CHILE |
| JILL | SENFT | GERMANY |
| ADOLFO | SERRA | SPAIN |
| NATALIA | SHALOSHVILI | UNITED KINGDOM |
| PEI | SHI | CHINA |
| MAI | SHIMADA | JAPAN |
| AMI | SHIN | SOUTH KOREA |
| SHINRI | SHIOTANI | JAPAN |
| MARTA | SHURPAKOVA | BELARUS |
| TILDA ROSE | SLADEK | USA |
| MIKA | SMITH | JAPAN |
| EKATERINA | SOKOLOVA | UNITED KINGDOM |
| SANTIAGO | SOLIS | MEXICO |
| YOSHINO | SOMEYA | JAPAN |
| VLADA | SOSHKINA | UKRAINE |
| MARTIN | STANEV | BULGARIA |
| KATRIN | STANGL | GERMANY |
| SUN JUNG | SUH | SOUTH KOREA |
| KEYI | SUN | CHINA |
| YASUFUMI | TAKANO | JAPAN |
| JACQUELINE | TAM | USA |
| CHIEKO | TERASAWA | JAPAN |
| ANA | TERRAL | MOLDOVA |
| YUKI | TOKUHISA | JAPAN |
| KAORI | TOKUNAGA | JAPAN |
| SIGNE | TORP | NORWAY |
| GIULIA | TUDORI | ITALY |
| GUI | TUZI | CHINA |
| HIROYUKI | UMABA | JAPAN |
| HISANO | UMETSU | JAPAN |
| ANNA | VAIVARE | LATVIA |
| BRUNO | VALASSE | FRANCE |
| PALOMA | VALDIVIA | CHILE |
| ALICIA | VARELA | SPAIN |
| MARIA CATALINA | VASQUEZ HULSBUS | CHILE |
| JOAN XAVIER | VAZQUEZ | MEXICO |
| ANITA | VENTURI | ITALY |
| ASTRID | VERPLANCKE | BELGIUM |
| PAUL | VIDAL | FRANCE |
| INÊS | VIEGAS OLIVEIRA | PORTUGAL |
| SVEN | VÖLKER | GERMANY |
| YESHUANG | WANG | CHINA |
| ANNE | WILSON | UNITED KINGDOM |
| JUSTIN | WORSLEY | UNITED KINGDOM |
| HUACHAO | WU | CHINA |
| YUE | XIA | CHINA |
| LIMI | XIAO | CHINA |
| BRUNA | XIMENES | BRAZIL |
| ZIYI | XIN | CHINA |
| MENG | YAN | CHINA |
| HYOJU | YANG | SOUTH KOREA |
| NIANZHI | YANG | CHINA |
| TINGFANG | YANG | TAIPEI |
| DAN | YAO | CHINA |
| HSIN WEN | YEH | TAIWAN |
| JOUNGMI | YOON | SOUTH KOREA |
| QINYU | YU | CHINA |
| SHAN | YU | CHINA |
| ZHIRUI | YUE | CHINA |
| MING SHAN CONNIE | YUEN | HONG KONG - CHINA |
| QIZHI | ZENG | CHINA |
| SIQI | ZHANG | CHINA |
| YILUN | ZHANG | CHINA |
| XINLEI | ZHAO | CHINA |
| WANG | ZHEN | CHINA |
| XIAO FEI | ZHENG | CHINA |
| TIANYI | ZHOU | CHINA |
| YUXUAN | ZHOU | CHINA |
| XIAOFENG | ZHU | CHINA |
| ZHIYI | ZHU | CHINA |
| BRUNO | ZOCCA | ITALY |
| ECE | ÇIFTÇI | TURKEY |