Bologna Children bookfair See you
in Bologna
12-15 April
2021
Always here

Bologna Children's Book Fair says goodbye for now to the over 60,000 friends who - distant but close - met this year, not in Bologna but for the Special Online Edition. And there were - we were - really very many of us!

We have spent a marvellous few days talking and working together, as we have always done. Even if the lights have now gone out on the Book Fair, another spotlight is already trained on the many events and initiatives on offer in the coming months. The BCBF digital stage will remain in full swing with meetings and a host of projects open to you all.

Follow us on our new blog – FairTales – and on our social channels. Sign up to our newsletter. In a word, stay tuned!

Distant but close.
Always here.

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DISCOVER THE NUMBERS OF BCBF ONLINE SPECIAL EDITION

60000

VISITORS

470000

page views in 4 days

40

online events

140

national and international guests
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ILLUSTRATORS EXHIBITION 2021

Brand new this year

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New Look 2021

BCBF VISUAL IDENTITY
WORKSHOP

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BCBF ONLINE PROJECTS

3 new digital platforms to explore, open to exhibitors and visitors

BCBF is pleased to introduce to its Publisher and Literary Agent Exhibitors and Visitors the brand new BCBF Global Rights Exchange (GRE), powered by PubMatch. The platform is dedicated exclusively to the international rights, distribution and licensing of content.

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FairTales is the new BCBF blog. Updated information about the Fair, including key appointments, interviews, specific focuses, guest features, exclusive insights, links to relevant articles and much more: brand new dynamic communication in pure BCBF style.

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BCBF Galleries is the Bologna Children’s Book Fair “museum”, presenting exhibitions of books and illustrations to the worldwide community of book professionals and children and young adult book lovers.
Eight exhibitions are now online.


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BCBF INITIATIVES

Webinar, masterclass, portfolio reviews - all great opportunities to meet up with people and extend your horizons

BCBF GALLERIES

The new Bologna Children’s Book Fair "museum"
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ILLUSTRATORS FOR GIANNI RODARI. ITALIAN EXCELLENCE The humour, the fantasy and the endless play: 21 great artists interpret the tales of the most important Italian children's writer.
HASSAN MOUSAVI A deep dive into the creative world of the BIB awarded Iranian artist, author of the multifaceted 2020 Illustrators Annual's cover.
BEYOND SIGHT For the first time ever the Illustrators Exhibition presents the tactile translation of some of its artworks: a new and unusual way of reading images.
THE CHILDREN-SPECTATORS 38 artists, selected within the European project Mapping, explore with their illustrations the relationship between early childhood and the performing arts.
10 YEARS OF THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION The winners of the prize created by Fundación SM and BCBF to discover, encourage and support new talent in illustration.
ILLUSTRATORS EXHIBITION The BCBF flagship event is a unique international showcase for the latest trends in illustration and the perfect forum for spotting new artist talent.
A UNIVERSE OF STORIES. STARRING: THE BOOK In recent years picture books on the subject of the book itself have flourished including stories of libraries, bookstores, publishers, activists, writers and pioneers.
BCBF VISUAL IDENTITY WORKSHOP Incisive, primordial, monochrome and symbolic: Rasa Janciauskaité and Chialab Design portray BCBF as a collector and incubator of ideas.

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