The Bologna Children's Book Fair has been working for over 60 years to discover new trends and rising talents in global illustration.
This year, 4.374 illustrators entered for the Illustrators Exhibition 2025, with a total of 21.870 submissions coming from 89 countries and regions.
To determine the winners, the international jury shortlisted 324 finalist artists.
All finalists at the Bologna Children's Book Fair will enjoy priority access and a guaranteed spot for a portfolio review within the activities of the Illustrators Survival Corner 2025 to receive feedback and valuable suggestions from prominent publishers, illustrators, authors, agents, and art directors.
Furthermore, one illustrator will be selected from among the finalists to create the Visual Identity for the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2026, under the guidance of the Chialab design studio. This represents an exceptional chance for exposure and professional development, offering illustrators the opportunity to showcase their work to a global audience.
| Abdollahi | Mitra | Iran |
| Aginako | Saioa | Spain |
| Ahn | Kyoung-Mi | South Korea |
| Alawoor | Baraa | Egypt |
| Alcini | Alessio | Italy |
| Amini | Mehrdokht | United Kingdom |
| Antonova Hristova | Hristina | Mexico |
| Aoki | Takako | Japan |
| Aparicio Català | Anna | Spain |
| Araya | Rocio | France |
| Ariza | Julian | Colombia |
| Au | Amber | United Kingdom |
| Azpiazu Aduriz | Ainara | Spain |
| Babakhan | Salimeh | Iran |
| Baeza | Amanda | Chile |
| Bai | Ruihan | China |
| Bai | Yuqian | China |
| Bakinovskaja | Aleksandra | Estonia |
| Baladan | Alicia | Italy |
| Balducci | Marianna | Italy |
| Baldwin | Talya | United Kingdom |
| Balint Negut | Emanuela | Romania |
| Ballarini | Francesca | Italy |
| Ballboss | Taiwan | |
| Barkhordari | Raheleh | Iran |
| Berti | Daniela | Italy |
| Berton | Matteo | Italy |
| Bianchi | Diego | Uruguay |
| Bollini | Maria Juliana | Argentina |
| Booali | Tooba | Iran |
| Brouant | Julie | France |
| Brückner | Hannah | Germany |
| Builes | Elizabeth | Colombia |
| Bulay | Elena | Russia |
| Burgyan | Elanor | Switzerland |
| Burin | Gabriela | Argentina |
| Busarava | Liliya | Poland |
| Cabral | Daniel | Brazil |
| Camp | Joaquin | Spain |
| Cao | Xueyang | China |
| Cappelli | Caterina | Italy |
| Carareto Alves | Elisa | Brazil |
| Castanha | Marilda | Brazil |
| Castelli | Ana Ines | Argentina |
| Cavallini | Cecilia | Italy |
| Cha | Bumi | South Korea |
| Chang | Hsiao-Chi | Taiwan |
| Chen | Yung Kai | Taiwan |
| Chen | Yinju | Taiwan |
| Chen | Yuhsuan | Taiwan |
| Chen | Pei Hsiu | Taiwan |
| Cheung | Shana | China |
| Chiba | Tomoko | Japan |
| Choi | Sunnu Rebecca | Canada |
| Cocq | Karina | Chile |
| Colombo | Patrizia | Italy |
| Corso | Francesca | Italy |
| Costa | Raquel | Portugal |
| Costa | Daniela | Italy |
| Crahay | Anne | Belgium |
| Cremer | Pauline | Germany |
| Crosby-Fairall | Marjorie | Australia |
| Cusimano | Riccardo | Italy |
| Cussó | Roser | Spain |
| Czerniak-Chojnacka | Dominika | Poland |
| Danowski | Sonja | Germany |
| Daviddi | Evelyn | Italy |
| De Marco | Lucia | Italy |
| De Schutter | Dieter | Belgium |
| De Telleria | Maria Jose | Argentina |
| Demianenko | Natalya | Russia |
| Demidova | Olga | Russia |
| Diaz | Alvaro | Uruguay |
| Dong | Yingda | China |
| Drachkovska | Oksana | Ukraine |
| Droop | Marlene | Germany |
| Durance | Charlotte | United Kingdom |
| Elunina | Lera | Russia |
| Eskonen | Mirkka | Finland |
| Espier | Andrea | France |
| Fan | Stephanie | Taiwan |
| Ferro | Guido | Argentina |
| Ficarelli | Chiara | Italy |
| Fittipaldi | Maria Cecilia | Brazil |
| Fitzgerald | Brian | Ireland |
| Fonseca | Armando | Mexico |
| Font | Anna | Spain |
| Forlati | Anna | Italy |
| Forouzesh | Maral | Iran |
| Frankel | Yael | Argentina |
| G. Lartitegui | Ana | Spain |
| Gaedechens | Caroline | Germany |
| Galí | Mercè | Spain |
| Garin | Noelia | Argentina |
| Gereke | Vera | Germany |
| Giustozzi | Francesco | Italy |
| Grigorov | Yassen | Bulgaria |
| Gritti | Lorenzo | Italy |
| Guevara | Santiago | Colombia |
| Guilherme Pereira | Bárbara Rejeane | Brazil |
| Gwilym | Yuliya | The Netherlands |
| Hada | Yoshiko | Japan |
| Haghgoo | Sahar | United Kingdom |
| Haiduk | Maria | Ukraine |
| Hajtó | Zsuzsanna | Hungary |
| Halaw | Haya | Syria |
| Hang | Sihang | China |
| Herba | Gosia | Poland |
| Herbert | Kate | United Kingdom |
| Heydarizadeh | Parvin | Iran |
| Hirasa | Mika | Japan |
| Holstein | Marguerite | France |
| Hong | Suyoung | South Korea |
| Hormiga | Elena | Spain |
| Hsu | Chia Wei | Taiwan |
| Hui | Yumo | Italy |
| Iacovino | Patricia Alejandra | Argentina |
| Ibañez | Kike | Spain |
| Ignatova | Nina | Spain |
| Ilabaca | Sebastian | Chile |
| Irten | Gokce | Turkey |
| Iván | Zsuzsanna | Hungary |
| Ivanenko | Hanna | Ukraine |
| J. Guarda and Letelier | María and Karina | Chile |
| Jadoul | Emile | Belgium |
| Jain | Ishita | India |
| Jalali | Fatemeh | Iran |
| Jia Hui | Lim | China |
| Jiang | Jialu | Italy |
| Jonas | Hendrik | Germany |
| Jones | Sam | United Kingdom |
| Kalashnikova | Polina | Russia |
| Kamiyama | Masumi | Japan |
| Kananaitiene | Agne | Lithuania |
| Kandori | Kanae | Japan |
| Katz | Rocío | Argentina |
| Kazemi | Nahid | Canada |
| Keliang | Xia | China |
| Kendel and Kendel | Anna and Varvara | Russia |
| Kheiriyeh | Rashin | Iran |
| Khor | Fruzsina | Hungary |
| Kim | Gina | South Korea |
| Kim | Yuna | South Korea |
| Kim | Hyelim | South Korea |
| Kimura | Yumi | Japan |
| King | Stephen Michael | Australia |
| Kinga | Kelemen | Romania |
| Klever | Elsa | Germany |
| Koike | Yui | Japan |
| Kolanovic Matic | Dubravka | Croatia |
| Kupriianova | Sofiia | Ukraine |
| Lamprinakou | Petroula | Greece |
| Larios | Gabriela | United Kingdom |
| Lau | Ka Wing Celine | China |
| Lee | Yunso | South Korea |
| Lee | Yi-Chen | Taiwan |
| Lee | Hsuan Jung | Taiwan |
| Leiper | Kate | United Kingdom |
| Lema de Pablo | Jose Maria | Spain |
| Lesage | Lélie | Canada |
| Li | Caicai | China |
| Li | Jinjin | China |
| Li | Wanqing | China |
| Lian | Hanghui | China |
| Liang | Yixuan | China |
| Liang | Gen | Taiwan |
| Lin | Forest Xiao | China |
| Liu | Joanne | China |
| Loffredo | Lisa | The Netherlands |
| Lopez | Anabella | Brazil |
| López Casenave | Daniela | Argentina |
| Lu | Lili | China |
| Lucander | Jenny | Finland |
| Lučanská | Lucie | Czech Republic |
| Lučić | Agata | Croatia |
| Luo | Yuying | China |
| Mabilia | Serena | Italy |
| Maes and Braekers | Jacques and Lise | Belgium |
| Mahdavi Ashraf | Najla | Iran |
| Mahmoudi Moghadam | Maryam | Iran |
| Majewski | Marc | France |
| Maliauka | Ema | The Netherlands |
| Markopoulos | Konstantinos | Greece |
| Martin | Marc | Australia |
| Martinez | Catalina | Chile |
| Martinez | Akesi | Spain |
| Mastrogiulio | Eva | Argentina |
| Matak | Mason | Iran |
| Matt | Kazuko | Japan |
| Mayorga | Juan | Colombia |
| Mazzenga | Naida | Italy |
| Melarancio | Daniele | Italy |
| Mena | Pato | Chile |
| Mijangos | Amanda | Mexico |
| Mildeberg | Jüri | Estonia |
| Millward | Gwen | United Kingdom |
| Mîrzac | Alexandra | Romania |
| Mitchell | Olya | Russia |
| Mohamadi | Somaye | Iran |
| Montero | Angelina | Uruguay |
| Montoya Escobar | Manuela | Colombia |
| Moon | Sohyun | South Korea |
| Moradi | Hajar | Iran |
| Morello | Erica Valentina | Italy |
| Motamedfar | Hamideh | Iran |
| Mottaghi | Anita | Iran |
| Naeimi | mina | Iran |
| Najafi | Fereshteh | Brazil |
| Närhi | Kati | Finland |
| Naulleau | Anthony | France |
| Negrescolor | Spain | |
| Nguyen | Phuong Nhung | Vietnam |
| Ni | Shao | Taiwan |
| Noakes | Polly | United Kingdom |
| Noccesi | Giulio | Italy |
| Noel | Paula | Argentina |
| Novillo | Carla | Spain |
| Novozhilova | Anastasiya | Georgia |
| OByrne | Chelsea | Canada |
| Oh | Dara | South Korea |
| Oono | Mayumi | Japan |
| Ourghanlian | Alice | France |
| Pantaleo | Marta | Italy |
| Papa | Leonardo | Italy |
| Park | TaeHee | South Korea |
| Pastorino | Giulia | Italy |
| Penazzi | Irene | Italy |
| Pete-Kleinfelder | Pauline | Germany |
| Phillips | Benjamin | United Kingdom |
| Pieper | Nina | Germany |
| Pieropan | Cristina | Italy |
| Pigé | Florian | France |
| Pikkov | Anne | Estonia |
| Pirolli | Anna | Italy |
| Pizano Monroy | Rodolfo de Jesús | Mexico |
| Poltorak | Ekaterina | Switzerland |
| Popova | Victoria | Georgia |
| Praagman | Milja | The Netherlands |
| Prieto | Evangelina | Chile |
| Quadri | Marco | Italy |
| Raghemi | Mahshid | Iran |
| Rauh | Paulina | Germany |
| Reitano | Marina | Italy |
| Rio | Mariana | Portugal |
| Robb | Emma | Italy |
| Röckl | Christina | Germany |
| Royz | Ekaterina | Israel |
| Ruiz | Lonnie | Nicaragua |
| Ruiz Johnson | Mariana | Argentina |
| Ruta | Angelo | Italy |
| Saeidian | Mojgan | Iran |
| Salamon | Anna | Poland |
| Saleh Shoushtari | Somayeh | Iran |
| Samartzi | Iris | Greece |
| Sanei | Afsaneh | Iran |
| Sangiovanni | Lorenzo | Italy |
| Santos Gallegos | María Estefanía | Ecuador |
| Sburelin | Glenda | Italy |
| Schiavon | Paula | Brazil |
| Schvartz | Claire | France |
| Sciarra | Edoardo | Italy |
| Sekeresh | Olesia | Germany |
| Seleniene | Elena | France |
| Semichon | Marine | France |
| Sevilla | Marta | Spain |
| Shi | Yang | China |
| Shleifer | Maya | Israel |
| Sidneva | Yulia | Russia |
| Siles | Melissa | Peru |
| Simpson | Emma | Germany |
| Sorokina | Vasilisa | Russia |
| Sosa | Daniela | United Kingdom |
| Stefana | Serafinescu | Romania |
| Stelbrink | Rebekka | Germany |
| Stewart | Todd | Canada |
| Suh | Sunjung | South Korea |
| Sun | Naomi | China |
| Sušanj | Anja | Croatia |
| Sztyma | Marianna | Poland |
| Tammik | Marju | Estonia |
| Tawatari | Natsuki | Japan |
| Tedesco | Elisa | Italy |
| Terra (Cristea) | Ana | Moldova |
| Thi Le Na | Nguyen | Vietnam |
| Tomai | Giulia | Italy |
| Tomingas | Reda | Estonia |
| Tonelli | Beatrice | Italy |
| Trif | Anca | Germany |
| Umeco | Japan | |
| Umeda | Yoshino | Japan |
| Valdes | Margarita | Spain |
| Varela | Cecilia | Argentina |
| Vargas | Ángeles | France |
| Vasko | Anne | Finland |
| Vazquez Mahía | Fernando | Spain |
| Verlinden | Adèle | France |
| Vernić | Vendi | Croatia |
| Viale | Marco | Italy |
| Vidart | Philippine | Belgium |
| Viik | Urmas | Estonia |
| Voronina | Katerina | Russia |
| Wang | Jingting | China |
| Wang | Zhen | China |
| Wang | Xiaoxu | China |
| Watanabe | Ayako | Japan |
| White | Skylar | USA |
| Worsley | Justin | United Kingdom |
| Wu | Xiaoman | China |
| Wume | Cindy | Taiwan |
| Xiao | Limi | China |
| Xie | Yu An | Taiwan |
| Yamamoto | Mamoru | Japan |
| Yang | Hyoju | South Korea |
| Yim | Hyo young | South Korea |
| Yingrui | Lu | China |
| Yu | Tian | China |
| Yu | Tongtong | China |
| Yuan | Lu | China |
| Zela Vázquez | Diana Stephanie | Mexico |
| Zhang | Xiang | China |
| Zhang | Siqi | China |
| Zhang | Yue | China |
| Zhang | Shuyu | China |
| Zhou | Tianyi | China |
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