2023 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Award Winners Announcement

The 2023 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Award has found its winners. The Jury, composed of 9 international experts—Suzanne Carnell (UK), Chen Sai (China), Marion Jablonski (France), Victo Ngai (US/Hong Kong,China), Wang Zumin (China) as Book Publishing juries, Ivan Canu (Italy), Victo Ngai (US/Hong Kong,China), Emiliano Ponzi (Italy), Tian Dongming (China) and Carrot Wu (China) as Commercial juries was reunited for a final round evaluation which took place in Shanghai during CCBF 2023.

It is among the 100 finalists that the Jury choose the below mentioned winners.

In the Book Publishing category, Liu Longsha (China) and Maeva Rubli (Switzerland) received the China and International Golden Pinwheel Grand Awards. Special Mentions were awarded to Amanda Mijangos / Armando Fonseca (Mexico), Fu Wenzheng (China), and Natalia Shaloshvili (UK). Additionally, Natalia Shaloshvili also receives the Golden Pinwheel Astra Award which is appointed by the sponsors of the Astra International Picture Book Writing Contest.

In the Commercial category, Cai Yidong (China) and Fernanda Massotti (Brazil) secured the China and International Golden Pinwheel Grand Awards. Special Mentions went to Polina Kalashnikova (Russia), Mu Hanyu (China) and Wang Minru (China).

Online and on-site voting awarded the Golden Pinwheel People’s Choice Award to Zhang Mingyan’s “The Little Giant” and Cyan Lin’s “What’s the Shape of Love” in the Book Publishing and Commercial categories. Both artists are from China.

2023 Golden Pinwheel Grand Award (China, Book Publishing)

The Different “1”
Liu Longsha
China
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2023 Golden Pinwheel Grand Award (International, Book Publishing)

My secret box
Maeva Rubli
Switzerland
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2023 Golden Pinwheel Astra Award, Golden Pinwheel Illustration Special Mention (Book Publishing)

Bear's Thoughts
Natalia Shaloshvili
UK
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2023 Golden Pinwheel Illustration Special Mention (Book Publishing)

A Yuan's Home
Fu Wenzheng
China
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2023 Lullaby for fireflies. Lullabies in native languages from Puebla, Mexico

Lullaby for fireflies. Lullabies in native languages from Puebla, Mexico
Amanda Mijangos / Armando Fonseca
Mexico
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2023金风车插画大众选择奖(图书出版)

The Little Giant
Zhang Mingyan)
China
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2023 Golden Pinwheel Grand Award (China, Commercial)

Monkeys Fetching the Moon
Cai Yidong
China
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2023 Golden Pinwheel Grand Award (International, Commercial)

Flowers Neighborhood
Fernanda Massotti
Brazil
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2023 Golden Pinwheel Illustration Special Mention (Commercial)

Good Morning
Hanyu Mu
China
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2023 Golden Pinwheel Illustration Special Mention (Commercial)

Hutu Teahouse
Wang Minru
China
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2023 Golden Pinwheel Illustration Special Mention (Commercial)

Everybody Reads
Polina Kalashnikova
Russia
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2023 Golden Pinwheel People's Choice Award (Commercial)

What's the Shape of Love
Cyan Lin
China
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