Welcome to the Virtual Exhibition of the Silent Book Contest – Gianni De Conno Award 2023, the first international contest dedicated to books without words, now at its X Edition.  An exhibition project conceived as a visual and involving journey through the images of the 12 finalist projects of the #SBC2023 and the winning books of the previous editions.

THE 12 FINALISTS

Click on the covers to discover more about the stories and the authors. You’ll also find inside an extract of the illustrated pages of the books.

E POI UN GIORNO

Marta Herrera (Spain)

I'M BIG AND SMALL

Qi Jiaona (China)

IL NINJA INNAMORATO

Alessandro Stilla (Italy)

INTO THE WHITE

Chiara Ficarelli (Italy)

L'ULTIMO VIAGGIO

Zongxi Deng (China)

LA FUGA

Agim Sulaj (Albania)

LA ROCCIA PIÙ LONTANA

Antonio Bonanno (Italy)

LEGNO

Montserrat Batet Creixell (Spain)

NIGHT EXPEDITION

Aleksandra Artymowska (Poland)

PIANTALA!

Alessia Roselli (Italy)

THE ADVENTURE OF DORIS FLORENCE VALENTINE

Florence Waters (United Kingdom)

TO THE MOON

Lingxiao Zhang (China)

FROM THE JURY

Do you want to discover more about the contest? Take a look to the contributions made by the International Jurors.

EXHIBITION ORGANIZATION

Virtual Exhibition Project conceived by: Carthusia Edizioni, Costanza India De Conno

Contest organized and promoted by: Carthusia Edizioni

In collaboration with: Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Salone Internazionale del libro di Torino, Comune di Mulazzo, Associazione Montereggio Paese dei Librai, IOB International Organisation of Book Towns, Granarolo

With the patronage of: Ibby Italia

Contest under the auspices of: Centro per il libro e la lettura

With the contribution of: BPER Banca

Media Partners: Rai Ragazzi, Rai Radio 3

Organizational committee: Patrizia Zerbi, Costanza India De Conno, Francesco Zamboni