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Dec. 19 2019
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Post show report of CCBF 2019

CCBF is the only fair fully dedicated to books and specific contents for children aged from 0 to 16 in Asia Pacific which has become an important event for the global publishing industry.

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Dec. 17 2019
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Explore the local fantasy children's book publishing market in Shanghai!

SHVIP offers a tailor-made agenda that brings to its participants a unique overview of the Shanghai publishing scene, through visits to its most representative publishing houses and bookstores.

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Nov. 12 2019
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Let’s meet the residents at CCBF

In art residencies, the participating artists are invited to spend some time in a determined context and undertake creative work in order to engage with their new surroundings and connect local experiences to their global artistic background.

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Nov. 08 2019
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The voting channel for the Golden Pinwheel People's Choice Award has been opened now!

The voting is open until 17 November and the winner will be announced on 18 November.

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Oct. 15 2019
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Pop-up Show: The magic inside books

Presented by CCBF and in collaborate with Massimo Missiroli and Matteo Faglia.

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Sep. 25 2019
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Call for entries | Young Illustrators Avenue

Young Illustrators Avenue, an area created especially for illustrators, artists and content creators seeking for business opportunities, professional training and industry networking.

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Sep. 12 2019
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2019 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition 50 finalists' release

After three rounds and five weeks of intense work, 5 Juries identified the 50 most creative and attractive series to be included in the 2019 Finalists selection, which we are happy to announce.

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Jul. 25 2019
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2019 SHVIP fellows announcement

The SHVIP has received a ground-breaking number of applications: 165 requests from 56 different countries and territories. This year’s call for applications is the broadest-based and most numerous one ever held.

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Jul. 11 2019
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Meet the Golden Pinwheel jury (5): Kiyoko Matsuoka

Kiyoko was born in 1961 in Tokyo. She graduated from the Joshibi University of Art and Design, majoring Art History and Iconology of Christian Art and later with a Master Degree from Chiba University on the History of Art Education in Japan.

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Jul. 02 2019
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Meet the Golden Pinwheel jury (4): Yang Zhong

Yang Zhong is the Director of the Picture Book Creation Studio of the City Design School at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts.

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Jun. 27 2019
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Meet the Golden Pinwheel jury (3): Ivan Canu

CCBF takes you on a tour to discover more about the experts who will be part of our illustration competition jury.

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Jun. 21 2019
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Meet the Golden Pinwheel jury (2): André Letria

CCBF takes you on a tour to discover more about the experts who will be part of our illustration competition jury. Today, let’s set sails to Lisbon to know more about the André Letria’s creative work and life as an independent publisher.

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Jun. 13 2019
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Meet the Golden Pinwheel jury (1): Zhou Xiang

China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) is honoured to invite Mr Zhou Xiang to join the jury of the 2019 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition. Zhou is a picture book author and the president of the Eestern Babies Magazine.

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May. 28 2019
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2019 Golden Pinwheel juries announced!

The Golden Pinwheel jury is formed by five acclaimed international illustration experts, who will generously lend their sensibility and rich experience to the competition.

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Apr. 16 2019
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Meeting Raquel Bonita—the making of a visual identity

Bologna Children’s Book fair is a great occasion to meet new friends and reunite with old ones. One of our most singular moments was our encounter with Raquel Bonita (Gijon, 1984), the illustrator behind CCBF 2019 visual identity.

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