Born in 1976. Freelance designer and illustrator. BA in architecture at the University of Costa Rica and bachelor of fine arts in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States. Contributed several illustrations for books, including children’s books published in Costa Rica and the United States.

Born in 1973. Art director and graphic designer at several magazines since 2001. MA in illustration from Tehran Art University in Iran. Her prize-winning book for the 16th Noma Concours, The Princess, will be published in Persian by Shabaviz Publishing Company in 2009. Has received awards at numerous art festivals.

Born in 1951. Freelance painter, designer, and maker of masks and dolls. Lives in Cairo, Egypt. MA in painting from the V.I. Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute in Russia.

Born in 1973. Active as an illustrator, graphic designer, and bookbinder. Studied graphic design at the University of Valparaiso in Chile and illustration and bookbinding in Barcelona, Spain.

Born in 1973. Attended the Indonesian Institute of Art in Yogyakarta.

Born in 1978. Illustrator. BA in agricultural engineering from the University of Tehran and MA in illustration from Azad University in Iran. Her work has appeared in several exhibitions and galleries.

Born in 1986. Currently a student of fine arts at the University of Tehran. Has received awards at numerous festivals and contests, including the first-place medal in the 2002 International Poster Contest for Youth sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme and other organisations.

Born in 1978. Illustrator. Pursued coursework in search and rescue management.

Born in 1982. Freelance painter and illustrator. BA in graphic design from Azad University. The prize-winning work for the 16th Noma Concours, Wolves and Humans (2008), was published by Shabaviz Publishing Company, Iran. Won the Golden Pen at the 2007 Belgrade Biennial of Illustration.

Born in 1974. Freelance illustrator. BA in industrial and graphic design from Kyung-Hee University in the Republic of Korea. Runner-up at the 15th Noma Concours and the prize-winning work, The Flying Birds, was published by Yeowon Media Korea in 2007. Contributed illustrations to several works.

Born in 1966. Freelance illustrator and author. Received his bachelor of fine arts in painting from Hong-Ik University in the Republic of Korea.

Born in 1974. Worked in administration and sales for the Association for Visual Arts gallery and for Artthrob. Currently pursuing studies in visual arts illustration at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.

Born in 1948. Studied industrial design at the Mineira University of Art in Brazil. Has authored 45 illustrated children's books and illustrated over 200 such works.

Born in 1968. Active as a writer and illustrator. Has illustrated books by a number of renowned Brazilian authors. Received a degree in social communication from the Superior School of Propaganda and Marketing (ESPM) in São Paolo. Is the recipient of numerous awards in Brazil.

Born in 1969. Active as an artist, illustrator, and instructor of Madhubani art. MA in geography from Bihar University in India. Has worked as a land surveyor and mapmaker, and now teaches traditional Indian art in school and public awareness programmes. Awarded the grand prize in the 15th Noma Concours.

Born in 1969. An illustrator with an MA in painting. His works have been featured in 20 group exhibitions around the world. Has also participated in several large-scale art exhibitions, including the 11th Asian Art Biennale held in Bangladesh.

Born in 1974. Active as an illustrator and art teacher. Received her BA in graphics from Tehran Art University.

Born in 1977. Active as an illustrator. Graduated with a degree in graphic design from Tehran Art University. Now works at the Artistic and Cultural Society of Iranian Illustrators. Her prize-winning work for the 16th Noma Concours, Sara, Apple Jam and River (2008), was published in Iran in Persian by Elmi Farhangi. Is the recipient of several awards, including the encouragement prize in the 13th Noma Concours.

Born in 1981. An illustrator who has participated in several group exhibitions and design festivals. Received her MA in illustration from the University of Tehran. Her prize-winning work for the 16th Noma Concours, I Received Your Letter Right Now, will be published in Iran in Persian by Kanoon in 2009.

Born in 1978. Active as an illustrator. BA in graphics from Shahed University in Iran. Currently involved in painting, prints, and illustration. Her work was selected to appear in the 2008 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition, and she was awarded the second prize in the 15th Noma Concours.

Born in 1979. An illustrator who has contributed to magazines for children and teenagers and participated in several illustration workshops. MA in graphic design. Her prize-winning work for the 16th Noma Concours, The Disloyal Friend (2008), was published in Persian by Kanoon in Iran. Awarded the encouragement prize in the 13th Noma Concours.

Born in 1968. A freelance artist, cartoonist, and illustrator of children's books. Awarded numerous prizes, including the second prize in the 12th Noma Concours, runner-up in the 13th and 14th Noma Concours, and the encouragement prize in the 11th Noma Concours.

Born in 1974. Received a degree in graphic design from the Metropolitan Autonomous University in Mexico. Currently pursuing a master's degree in visual communication design at the Tohoku University of Art and Design in Japan. Awarded several prizes for illustrations in Mexico, including honorary mention in the 12th Catalogue of Illustrations of Infantile and Youthful Publications.

Born in 1964. MA in visual arts from the National School of Arts, National Autonomous University of Mexico. A freelance graphic designer, her works have appeared in 33 group exhibitions and 5 individual exhibitions in Mexico and abroad, including the 2004 International Exhibition of Plastic Arts in Spain. Winner of several national and international awards.

Born in 1979. Active as a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, and painter. Attended the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. Among his works are the prize-winning Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! (2008), published in English and Filipino by Adarna House. Received the Alacala Illustrator's Prize from the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) in 2007 and 2008.

Born in 1976. MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York, USA. A freelance illustrator, he contributed editorial illustrations to Deal magazine, and his works have appeared in numerous exhibitions in the United States. He received the Paula Rhodes Memorial Award and Creative Quarterly's Silver Award in 2008.

Born in 1969. Studied oil painting at Kyonggi University in the Republic of Korea. Has participated in numerous exhibitions in the Republic of Korea and abroad. Received the Korea Publishing Illustration Association Award in 1992 and 1993 and an award at the 2002 BAIJ Asia Biennale.

Born in 1975. MA in illustration from Kingston University in London, UK. Her major works include the award-winning My Grandpa Is a Taxi Driver Delivering Happiness (2008), published in Korean by Yeowon Media in the Republic of Korea. Awarded the second prize at the Borim Picture Book Contest in Korea.

Born in 1981. Currently an art instructor at the Kesbewa Cultural Centre in Sri Lanka. Studied at the University of Visual and Performing Arts in Sri Lanka.

Born in 1973. MFA in visual art from Srinakharinwirot University in Thailand. Currently an instructor in the Graphic Arts Department at Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology. His works have been exhibited at numerous national and international exhibitions, including the 40th National Exhibition of Art in Bangkok. A runner-up in the 15th Noma Concours.

Born in 1951. Currently a professor of graphic art at the Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts of Sfax in Tunisia. His works include the prize-winning Founding of Sfax, published in French and Arabic; he also received an encouragement prize in the 14th Noma Concours. Has held individual and group exhibitions in Tunisia and many other countries, including France, Italy, Australia, and the United States.