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.
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.
Marta Herrera (Spain)
Qi Jiaona (China)
Alessandro Stilla (Italy)
Chiara Ficarelli (Italy)
Zongxi Deng (China)
Agim Sulaj (Albania)
Antonio Bonanno (Italy)
Montserrat Batet Creixell (Spain)
Aleksandra Artymowska (Poland)
Alessia Roselli (Italy)
THE ADVENTURE OF DORIS FLORENCE VALENTINE
Florence Waters (United Kingdom)
Lingxiao Zhang (China)
Do you want to discover more about the contest? Take a look to the contributions made by the International Jurors.
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
