Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2022

For 58 years, Bologna Children's Book Fair has been a reference event for those working in the field of publishing and content dedicated to children. With approximately 30,000 visitors per year, BCBF is the meeting point for a diverse and international audience, representing the most important event in the world for the exchange of publishing rights, with an important core dedicated to licensing and multimedia content for children and teens. BCBF is a key event for publishers, authors, illustrators, literary agents, distributors, teachers, translators and all other figures operating in the world of publishing and content for children; this is because in recent years the Fair has managed to involve all the operators in the sector, with areas and initiatives dedicated to the various professional figures. 

This year, a total of 19,365 illustrations were sent from 92 countries around the world to take part in the selection process, carried out by an international jury, which selected for this edition of the exhibition 78 sets of illustrations, the work of as many authors. Exhibited in the heart of the fair, the original works can be enjoyed by the professional public of the Bologna Children's Book Fair, reconfirming once again the role of the Illustrators Exhibition as a unique stage, a springboard for emerging talents and an opportunity for established artists to meet again.

At the same time, the exhibition will also be available online through the BCBF Galleries portal, accessible from the Fair's website, offering curious and passionate people from all over the world the opportunity to see with their own eyes the present and future of world illustration.