"Keep working on your stuff and only make what YOU think is cool, not anyone else" Interview with Yuliya Gwilym
Let's enter Yuliya's world of illustration and experience the free and colourful world in her eyes!
Read MoreGolden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition: 2023 Call for Entry Open
Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition is open to entries from 27 April to 26 June 2023.
Read More2021 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Award Winners Announcement
The 2021 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Award has found its winners. The Golden Pinwheel Jury and Organising Committee are honoured to make the results of the Competition public through a video message.
Read MoreThe work of an illustrator can be so powerful丨Golden Pinwheel Grand Award Winner Veronica Neacșu
Veronica Neacșu built a distinctive point of view regarding how to maintain vigorous vitality and how to balance the visual impact of the work and the degree of detail.
Read MoreVoting Opened for the CCBF People's Choice Award: You Are the Judge!
What is the best illustration in the 2021 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition? Your turn has come to decide! Starting from today until 22 November, everyone is invited to throw a ballot in the CCBF People's Choice Award.
Read More“And Then They Were 50!”: the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Releases the 2021 Finalists
The China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) is glad to announce the 50 Finalists selected in the 2021 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition.
Read MorePicture Books are the Art of Expression, not of Explanation: An Interview with Golden Pinwheel Jury Member Zhu Ziqiang
We interviewed Prof Zhu about the origins of his passion for picture books, his years in Japan and his understanding of visual storytelling.
Read MoreCatch a Glimpse into the Cartoon World of Ken Niimura
his creative upbringing, which involved watching lots of European and Japanese comics and animation and results in a vibrant and exuberant drawing style of his own.
Read MoreBook Illustration, a Field of Creative Endeavour with Enormous Potential for ‘Ownership’—Interview with Martin Salisbury
We spoke to Martin about why he started the MA Children's Book Illustration programme, books he likes, tips for young illustrators, and more.
Read MoreGolden Pinwheel Celebrates Another Year of Success with 2,426 Submissions Received from Across the Globe
After a three-month submission campaign, the competition received an amazing number of artworks—12,130 pictures from 2,426 artists—representing an increase of 8.4% in participation compared to 2020.
Read More"To Make a Good Picture Book, Is to Understand Children", An Interview with Golden Pinwheel Jury Member Huang Li
CCBF has invited picture book artist Huang Li to serve as one of the judges of the 2021 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition.
Read MoreJam Dong: Illustrating the Magic of Nature. Interview with 2020 GP Golden Pinwheel Special Mention Winner
Today we would like to introduce Jam Dong, another winner of the 2020 Golden Pinwheel Illustration Competition.
Read MoreLiterary Agent Debbie Bibo: It's All about Nurturing Creatives and Fostering Relationships
Its founder Debbie Bibo gladly accepted our invitation join the 2021 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition jury. Here is a close up on her work and first -hand information about the fascinating role of a literary agent.
Read More"Good Art Is Timeless": Revisiting Chinese Ancient Art with Golden Pinwheel Grand Award Winner Luo Ling
Luo Ling won the favour of judges as she received the 2020 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Grand Award (China), rewarding her distinctive artistic skilfulness and creative talent.
Read MoreQiu Yiyang, the Inspiration Catcher——Meet the 2020 Golden Pinwheel People's Choice Award Winner
So, in the end, I think the best attitude for an artist is to shut out their emotions from within, and it gets even better when you add a little sense of social responsibility to it!
Read MoreThe Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition and the Astra International Picture Book Writing Contest, Join Hands to Create the "Golden Pinwheel Astra Award"
The Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition and the Astra International Picture Book Writing Contest recently announced a strategic cooperation agreement aiming at the joint organisation of a new prize—the "Golden Pinwheel Astra Award".
Read MoreThe Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Is Coming Back
The 2021 edition of the CCBF emblematic illustration contest is accepting submissions for the next three months and is bringing you new features and surprises.
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