Emily Gravett (UK)
Author, Illustrator
Emily Gravett is a British author and illustrator. Her first picture book Wolves was published in 2005 and won the Kate Greenaway Award, which she won for a second time with Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears. Since then, she has gone on to write and illustrate 28 books, winning many awards and prizes.
Her books are published in over 20 languages around the world. A natural innovator and with a great sense of comedy, Emily Gravett has also become renowned for her creative and interactive approach to the bookmaking medium. Emily Gravett has also collaborated with some of the most creative writers working today including Julia Donaldson on Cave Baby and with A F Harold on The Imaginary.
Lee Jee Eun (South Korea)
Picture Book Author
Lee Jee Eun is a leading South Korean picture book author and illustrator, globally acclaimed for her original characters and humorous narratives. Having studied design and illustration in both South Korea and the UK, she first gained widespread popularity when her debut work “Paper Dad” was adapted into a children's musical.
Her masterpiece “Iparapa Yamooyamoo” earned international prestige by winning the 2021 BolognaRagazzi Award in the Comics-Early Reader category. Renowned for transforming familiar themes with brilliant imagination, she has touched audiences across generations through her "Legend" series including The Legend of Red Bean Ice, The Legend of Friends, and Grandma Red Bean and the Watermelon. Recently, she published her first full-length novel, The Moon That Does Not Cry, significantly expanding her artistic horizons.
Charlotte Moundlic (France)
Editorial Manager, Art Director, Éditions Rue de Sèvres
Born in Paris, Charlotte Moundlic began her career in 1990 with the Bayard Jeunesse group as a layout artist, then as Artistic Director at Bayard Éditions and Je Bouquine magazine. In 2003, Flammarion Jeunesse entrusted her with the artistic direction of its youth division until she joined the École des loisirs group in 2013 to launch Éditions Rue de Sèvres as Artistic Director and Editorial Manager of the youth division. At the same time, since 2005 she has published numerous illustrated albums and children's novels (Albin Michel, Flammarion, Thierry Magnier, l'école des loisirs, etc.) which have been translated in many countries.
Ruan Yunting (China)
Comic Artist, Illustrator, Associate Professor at the China Academy of Art
She has been publishing comic since 1997 and remains active at the forefront of comic creation, making her one of China's leading comic artists. Published works include Ethereal Wings, Midnight Ink, Silent Rainbow, Moonlight Sonata, The young teacher, etc. Ethereal Wings had an epoch-making significance as the first art publication presenting the developing of new comics scene in China in an art book. Internationally published collections include among others, Art of The Wired (North America), Bliss Express: Illustrating Happiness (North America), Chinese Girl (France), and the independent comic collection SC4.
In 2007, she directed the independent animated short film White Snake, which was selected for competition and screening sections at major international animation festivals that year, including France's Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (Germany), and Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films.
Sun Zhaozhi (China)
Executive Vice General Manager of Ronshin Culture, Editor-in-chief of Lelequ
Sun joined the firm in 2007. As an experienced children’s book publisher, he was instrumental in building "Lelequ" into a premier brand for ages 0–14, generating hundreds of millions in annual revenue and driving the company’s successful 2022 IPO.
With over a decade of expertise, Sun curated phenomenal bestsellers such as Our Body Big Books and The Colour Monster. He pioneered the "Chinese Stories + Interactive Pop-up" format with titles like Happy New Year! and Havoc in Heaven. Furthermore, he established the “Lelequ Picture Book Library” imprint and developed the "Lilleland" publishing IP, building a comprehensive business ecosystem spanning AI reading services, animation, and derivatives.
