Born in 1969. Artist, sculptor, and instructor of Madhubani art. MA in Geography, Bihar University, India. Instructs traditional Indian art at school and in public-awareness programmes.

Born in 1978. Illustrator. BA in Graphics, Shahed Art University, Iran. Works as an illustrator for the children’s and young adult’s magazine Keyhan Bacheha.

Born in 1968. Freelance artist. Winner of numerous prizes, including the Second Prize in the 12th Noma Concours, the Runner-up in the 13th and 14th Noma Concours, and the Encouragement Prize in the 11th Noma Concours.

Born in 1984. Illustrator. Included in the catalogue of the Belgrade Biennial of Illustrations 2005. The prize-winning work, Tap, Tap, Tap, was published in Farsi by Shabaviz Publishing Company, Iran, in 2006. It was also the prize-winning work for the Honourable Mention, New Horizons, Bologna Ragazzi Award 2006. Awarded as the Best Iranian Illustrator by the Islamic Theological Sciences Centre in 2007.

Born in 1979. Illustrator. MA in Painting, Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Winner of the Encouragement Prize in the 14th Noma Concours. The prize-winning work for the 15th Noma Concours, The Fox, was published in Farsi by Shabaviz Publishing Company, Iran, in 2006. It was selected in the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2007 and the White Ravens 2007 by the International Youth Library (IYL) in Munich.

Born in 1976. Illustrator. BA in Industrial Design, Tehran University, Iran. Award winner of the Tehran Biennial of Illustrations 2002. Included in the catalogue of the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava 2003 and the Belgrade Biennial of Illustrations 2005.

Born in 1984. Illustrator. BA in Graphics, Tehran University, Iran.

Born in 1972. Illustrator. Studied fine art at Sabah Institute of Art, Malaysia. Winner of several prizes for illustrations in Malaysia.

Born in 1982. Freelance architect, illustrator, author, and painter. BS in Architecture, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines. Cartoonist of “Mikrokosmos”, a daily comic strip in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Was host of children’s arts and crafts TV show “Art-is-Kool” (2004-06). Included in the 2004 IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Honour List for Illustrators. Winner of the 2006 Honourable Mention, Alcala Illustrator’s Prize of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY).

http://www.mikrokosmos.tk/
http://www.jmtejido.multiply.com

Born in 1974. Freelance illustrator. BA in Industrial and Graphic Design, Kyung-Hee University, Republic of Korea. The prize-winning work was published in Korean by Yeowon Media Korea, Republic of Korea, in 2007.

http://www.jk-kim.com/

Born in 1972. Freelance illustrator. BFA in Fiber Art, Hong-ik University, Republic of Korea.
Studied MFA in Fiber Art at Hong-ik University. Winner of the Encouragement Prize in the 14th Noma Concours. The prize-winning work, The Colour Wheel, was published in Korean by Kyowon, Republic of Korea, in 2004. The prize-winning work for the 15th Noma Concours, A Book That Nobody Has Opened, was published in Korean by Hansol Education, Republic of Korea, in 2004.

http://www.5tac.com/

Born in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1989. Studying MA in Transport Vehicle Design at ELISAVA Escola Superior de Disseny, school of design in Barcelona, Spain. Winner of the third prize in a box design competition, hosted by the Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, in 2005.

Born in 1978. Graphic designer, illustrator, and teacher. Has illustrated for some books of juvenile literature. Has worked as an editorial designer for her own books and other illustrators’. Her work has been displayed in several galleries in Colombia. Graduated from the University of Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia. Teaches at the Escuela de Artes y Letras in Bogotá.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anitatorres/

Born in 1975. Illustrator and partner of SESOS Creación Visual. Studied painting at the Instituto de Artes Plásticas Daniel Reyes. Winner of the National Prize of Children’s Book in 2002 and 2005. The third-prize winner in the Biennial of Design, Ecuador, in 2004. The third-prize winner in the National Concours of Illustrations, Galápagos, in 2003.

http://www.sesoscv.com

Born in 1975. High school English teacher. Graduated from the Tchico Te Teacher Training College, Guinea-Bissau.

Born in 1952. Artist/painter, illustrator, and writer. Founder and main teacher of the Sanggar Melati Suci, a children’s art atelier. The story of the prize-winning work was originally from an old Japanese tale.

Born in 1978. Freelance illustrator, cartoonist, graphic designer, and art director. MA in Illustration, Azad University, Tehran. Graphic designer of more than 40 books for children and adults. Art director of more than 30 books for children and 8 art festivals. Winner of numerous prizes.

Born in 1976. Illustrator. BA in Art, Lecturer Training University, Tehran. Winner of the Runner-up in the 14th Noma Concours. Included in the catalogue of the Belgrade Biennial of Illustrations 2003 and 2005 and the First Croatian Biennial of Illustrations 2006. The prize-winning work, The Ange and the Moon, was published in Farsi by Shabaviz Publishing Company, Iran, in 2007.

Born in 1979. Illustrator. BA in Graphic Design, Azad University, Tehran. Included in the catalogue of the Belgrade Biennial of Illustrations 2005 and selected illustrator of the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2006. Winner of the Encouragement Prize in the 14th Noma Concours.

Born in 1978. Illustrator. MA in Illustration, Azad University, Iran.

Born in 1979. Art director. Works as an illustrator for a local newspaper and children’s magazines. Winner of numerous prizes, including the Grand Prize in the Tehran Illustration Competition of Children’s Magazine 2005, and the Encouragement Prize in the 14th Noma Concours. Selected illustrator of the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2007.

Born in 1978. Illustrator. High school diploma in Graphic Design. Winner of the Runner-up in the 14th Noma Concours. The prize-winning work for the 14th Concours, The Sound of Little Green Goat’s Footsteps, was published in Farsi by Shabaviz Publishing Company, Iran, in 2007.

Born in 1962. Graphic designer, painter, and sculptor. BA in Graphics, Tehran University, Iran. Winner of several national and international prizes, including the Second Prize in the 9th Noma Concours.

http://www.rezalavasani.com/

Born in 1978. Illustrator. BA in Illustration, Tehran Art University, Iran. Winner of the Golden Pen, Belgrade Biennial of Illustrations 2003. Included in the catalogue of the Belgrade Biennial of Illustrations 2005 and the First Croatian Biennial of Illustrations 2006. The prize-winning work for the 15th Noma Concours was published in Farsi by Shabaviz Publishing Company, Iran, in 2007.

Born in 1983. Illustrator. Studied at Atelier Lotus Designing & Illustrating.

Born in 1979. Illustrator. BA in Graphic Design, Tehran University, Iran. Included in the catalogue of the Belgrade Biennial of Illustrations 2003 and 2005, and the First Croatian Biennial of Illustrations 2006. The prize-winning work for the 15th Noma Concours, was published in Farsi by Shabaviz Publishing Company, Iran, in 2006.

Born in 1980. Private drawing and painting instructor. BA in Graphics, Art University, Iran.

Born in 1985. Student/illustrator. Lives in Worms, Germany. Works as a freelance artist, art critique, and journalist. Certified by The Now Magazine Kenya in 2001. Certified at an illustration contest hosted by the Gender and Violence Organisation Kenya in 2002.

Born in 1976. Freelance illustrator. Studies MFA in Visual Communication, Hong-ik University, Republic of Korea. The prize-winning work was published by Hansol Education Co. Ltd. Republic of Korea, in 2005.The original story was written by George Orwell.

http://www.uzzun.com/

Born in 1970. Lecturer. MFA in Sculpture, College of Arts, University of Delhi, India. Has held 14 solo exhibitions of paintings and sculptures in Sri Lanka. Has participated in more than 30 group exhibitions in Sri Lanka and overseas.

Born in 1946. Freelance illustrator and painter. BA in Visual Communications and Interior Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Damascus, Syria. Artistic advisor of children’s books at the Ministry of Culture, Syria. Honoured by the Syrian Ministry of Culture for her contribution in the children’s field in 2002.