What is the best illustration in the 2024 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition? Your turn has come to decide! Starting from today until 17 November, everyone is invited to throw a ballot in the CCBF People's Choice Award.
The People’s Choice award-winner is elected among the finalists in Book Publishing category announced back in September. The 50 artists hailing from 18 countries and territories made their way up to shortlist over a total of 2,228 participants. The finalists’ artworks will be featured in the Golden Pinwheel Yearbook and exhibited at the Fair on November.
Support your favourite artist!
Golden Pinwheel is a multi-award competition. The Grand Award (China), the Grand Award (International) and the Special Mentions will be selected by our professional Jury on 14 November and announced during the Fair.
But do you know you can also support your favourite artist by voting in the People’s Choice Award? At CCBF, we think that your opinion matters, and the People’s Choice Award is the prize that allows all CCBF visitors and followers to play the role of a juror. The vote is open on the Golden Pinwheel Online Gallery located on the competition’s official website. And the rules cannot be simpler! Click here to access the gallery and take a good look at the 50 sets of artworks by our Book Publishing finalists. Now comes the hardest part: make up your choice among all those beautiful illustrations. It takes just a click to send your vote to your favourite artist.
Children and adults alike can take part. So don’t hesitate to mobilise your network of friends, relatives, and followers to make the People’s Choice Award as meaningful as possible. And do not forget to follow our official social networks: we have kudos for the voters!
The outcomes of the votation will be announced on 18 November, together with the other Golden Pinwheel Awards.
Amanda Itzel
AMANDA MIJANGOS, Born in Mexico City in 1986, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and studied illustration in Mexico and Buenos Aires.
Since 2014 She has illustrated several literature and poetry books and magazines for people of all ages.
Her illustrations have been awarded by the SM Foundation, the illustration Triennal of Tallin, Estonia and the Bologna Childrens Book Fair, among others. Her books have been recognized by the Ibby Mexico Honor list, The White Ravens Catalog, and El Banco del Libro de Venezuela and Her work has been exhibited in individual and collective illustration shows around the world.
AMANDA MIJANGOS
AMANDA MIJANGOS, Born in Mexico City in 1986, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and studied illustration in Mexico and Buenos Aires.
Since 2014 She has illustrated several literature and poetry books and magazines for people of all ages.
Her illustrations have been awarded by the SM Foundation, the illustration Triennal of Tallin, Estonia and the Bologna Childrens Book Fair, among others. Her books have been recognized by the Ibby Mexico Honor list, The White Ravens Catalog, and El Banco del Libro de Venezuela and Her work has been exhibited in individual and collective illustration shows around the world.
Before CCBF opens on 15 November 2024, we are glad to reveal the cover of the 2024 Golden Pinwheel Competition, an elegant catalogue, a beautiful book that you can flick through every time you need a little bit of colours in your life, it is also a great tool for editors in search for new talents and inspiration.
The 2024 Yearbook cover artist is Amanda Itzel, who has kindly allowed her first boat to take over the cover of our latest catalogue.
From today, every online gallery visitor is able to vote in the People's Choice Award. The winner of the People's Choice Award will be announced on 18 November. We are looking forward to your participation!
