SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2024 | 11th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Walter Fochesato – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Emanuela Bussolati – Illustrator (Italy)

Javier Zabala – Illustrator (Spain)

Marco Gillo – Journalist (Italy)

Elena Pasoli – Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy)

Eros Miari – Salone Internazionale del Libro (Italy)

Sara Wang – Literary Agent (China)

Sonjia Riva – Journalist and writer (Switzerland)

WINNER

Finestre by Lola Svetlova – Discover more

SBC JUNIOR WINNER

To be announced soon.

FINALISTS

Mi casa by Ahmad Momeny (Afghanistan)

The yarn by Aleksandra Artymowska (Poland)

Stamped by Alice Cao (Canada)

A journey home by Bi Li Ge (China)

Favilla by Carol Cuquetto (Brazil)

Life of a painting by Keung Chi Kit (Hong Kong)

Operaciòn tresmenoscuarto by Gerard Sancho Novell (Andorra)

The winter coat by Lara Kaminski (Germany)

Il coraggio di Susy by Letizia Battisti (Italy)

Firefly by Markéta Pěničková (Czech Republic)

The forest within by Maya Gonen (Israel)

The cat in the museum by Nelli Lassen (Denmark)

Roll the lanter by Qi Jiaona (China)

We are fiercy beasts by Santiago Viamonte Martinez (Spain)

The search by Thais Mesquita (Brazil)

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2023 | 10th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Walter Fochesato – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Emanuela Bussolati – Illustrator (Italy)

Javier Zabala – Illustrator (Spain)

Rina Allek – Illustrator (Russia)

Elena Pasoli – Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy)

Eros Miari – Salone Internazionale del Libro (Italy)

Sara Wang – Literary Agent (China)

Sonjia Riva – Journalist and writer (Switzerland)

WINNER

Il ninja innamorato by Ale Puro – Discover more

SBC JUNIOR WINNER

Senza fine by Zongxi Deng – Discover more

FINALISTS

E poi un giorno by Marta Herrera Rodriguez (Mexico)

I’m big and small by Qi Jiaona (China)

Into the white by Chiara Ficarleli (Italy)

L’ultimo viaggio by Zongxi Deng (China)

La fuga by Agim Sulaj (Albania)

La roccia più lontana by Antonio Bonanno (Italy)

Legno by Montserrat Batet Creixell (Spain)

Night expedition by Aleksandra Artymowska (Poland)

Piantala by Alessia Roselli (Italy)

The adventure of Doris Florence Valentine by Florence Waters (United Kingdom)

To the moon by Lingxiao Zhang (China)

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2022 | 9th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Walter Fochesato – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Emanuela Bussolati – Illustrator (Italy)

Javier Zabala – Illustrator (Spain)

Soojin Kwak – Illustrator (South Korea)

Elena Pasoli – Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy)

Eros Miari – Salone Internazionale del Libro (Italy)

Sara Wang – Literary Agent (China)

Sonjia Riva – Journalist and writer (Switzerland)

WINNER

Avventura nel regno di porcellana by Katerina Illnerova – Discover more

SBC JUNIOR WINNER

Cercasi gamba! by Irene Frigo (Italy) – Discover more

FINALISTS

Aport! by Anna-Marie Kohutovà (Czech Republic)

Beyond the stars by Eva Mordyakova (Russia)

Il fiume infinito by Nadia Romero Marchesini (Argentina)

Il ragazzo nel dipinto by Dario Maximiliano Moreno (Argentina)

My little human by Anastasiia Temborska (Ukraine)

Sireno by Dina Perez (Argentina)

Spark by Yedda Chen (Taiwan)

Teseo y el Minotauro by Raphael Ampuero (Belgium)

The Boat and the Whale by Mei-En Yang (Taiwan)

The last leaf by Oleksandr Shatokhin (Ukraine)

Unbreakable friends by Marto Kelbl (Czech Republic)

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2021 | 8th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Walter Fochesato – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Emanuela Bussolati – Illustrator (Italy)

Javier Zabala – Illustrator (Spain)

Anastasiia Suvorova – Illustrator (Russia)

Elena Pasoli – Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy)

Eros Miari – Salone Internazionale del Libro (Italy)

Sara Wang – Literary Agent (China)

Sonjia Riva – Journalist and writer (Switzerland)

WINNER

Lo zainetto di Matilde by Sardo, Cognolato, del Francia (Italy) – Discover more

SBC JUNIOR WINNER

Io sono Blu by Irene Guglielmi (Italy) – Discover more

FINALISTS

All alone without a phone by T. Rausch Potgieter (South Africa)

Grains feather by Deimantė Rybakovienė (Lithuania)

La notte e la bambina by Sophie Fatus (France)

Lamella by Agnes Bertothy (Hungary)

Light of life by Rita Nikiforova (Latvia)

Mr. Tears-Go-Away by Yao Jian (China)

On silent waves by Desislava Georgieva (Bulgaria)

Per tutta una vita by Anna Spreafico (Italy)

The lone traveler by Lisha Jiang (China)

The winter in the Northeast by Wang Pin Yi (China)

Waiting by Violeta Gomez (Spain)

Where is my home? by Masha Shebeko (Russia)

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2020 | 7th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Walter Fochesato – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Emanuela Bussolati – Illustrator (Italy)

Javier Zabala – Illustrator (Spain)

Arianna Papini – Illustrator (Italy)

Elena Pasoli – Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy)

Eros Miari – Salone Internazionale del Libro (Italy)

Sara Wang – Literary Agent (China)

Sonjia Riva – Journalist and writer (Switzerland)

WINNER

Che febbre! by Rina Allek (Russia) – Discover more

SBC JUNIOR WINNER

Nascondino by David Hearn (UK) – Discover more

FINALISTS

All the lonely people by Mariann Maray (Hungary)

Game, set, match by Bistra Masseva (Bulgaria)

Habitat by Giulia Bazzu, Laura Maggioni (Italy)

Hey Human, see what you do?! by Milk DoNg (China)

Hey, I’m grey by Daria Solak (Poland) 

La sciarpa blu by Agnese Leone (Italy)

La serra by Giovanni Colaneri (Italy) – Discover more

Odori della strada by Olga Shevchenko (Russia)

The courage, in mountain wind by Lee Yao (China)

The Night Hunt by Lucie Stastna (Czech Republic) – Discover more

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2019 | 6th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Walter Fochesato – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Emanuela Bussolati – Illustrator (Italy)

Gabriel Pacheco – Illustrator (Mexico)

Marta Pantaleo – Illustrator (Italy)

Elena Pasoli – Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy)

Sara Wang – Literary Agent (China)

WINNER

Costruttori di stelle by Soojin Kwak (South Korea) – Discover more

FINALISTS

Petit Indi by Mercè Galì Sanarau (Spain)

Love by Nella Gatica (Argentina)

Hadrien e Napoleon e il Libro delle Avventure by Francesco Giustozzi (Italy)

While you are asleep by Mariann Maray (Hungary)

Il giardino dei sogni by Maike Neuendorff (Germany) – Discover more

Metamorfosi by Sergio Olivotti (Italy)

Il tesoro di Nina by Sonia Maria Luce Possentini (Italy) – Discover more

La grulla mas libre del cielo by Christa Soriano Michel (Spain)

Tanti intrecci by Yan Xinyuan (China) – Discover more

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2018 | 5th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Walter Fochesato – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Emanuela Bussolati – Illustrator (Italy)

Mariana Ruiz Johnson – Illustrator (Argentina)

Gabriel Pacheco – Illustrator (Mexico)

Antonello Silverini – Illustrator (Italy)

Sara Wang – Literary Agent (China)

WINNER

Immagina by Anastasiia Suvorova (Russia) – Discover more

FINALISTS

Take one pass it on by Carly Gledhill (UK)

Shell by Jimena Carranza (Mexico)

Rumore by Luca Ralli (Italy) – Discover more

Lanterne by Camilla Pintonato (Italy)

Concerto by Nelleke Verhoeff (Netherlands)

I am King by Sandra Rilova (Spain)

La valigia by Angelo Ruta (Italy) – Discover more

Encounter by Seoha Lim (South Korea)

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2017 | 4th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Walter Fochesato – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Emanuela Bussolati – Illustrator (Italy)

Mariana Ruiz Johnson – Illustrator (Argentina)

Gabriel Pacheco – Illustrator (Mexico)

Antonello Silverini – Illustrator (Italy)

Gianni De Conno – Illustrator (Italy)

WINNER

R/Evolution by Arianna Papini (Italy) – Discover more

FINALISTS

La prima volta di ogni cosa by Alessandro Ferraro (Italy) 

A night music by Anna Griot (France)

Il principe azzurro e la principessa fuxia by Riccardo Francavilla e Margherita Sgarlata (Italy) – Discover more

What colours is happiness by Krisztina Maros (Hungary) 

City by Federico Penco (Italy)

A Day Alone by Anat Warshavsky (Israel)

On my way home by Vlada Soshkina & Polina Doroshenko (Ukraine)

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2016 | 3th Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Ferruccio Giromini – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Enrico Fornaroli – Director ABA Bologna (Italy)

Carmen Segovia – Illustrator (Spain)

Martin Jarrie – Illustrator (France)

Antonello Silverini – Illustrator (Italy)

Brian Fitzgerald – Illustrator (Ireland)

WINNER

Ciao ciao giocattoli by Marta Pantaleo (Italy) – Discover more

FINALISTS

Blanca y el Dragon by Yael Frankel (Argentina)

The orange thing by Manuel Sumberac (Croatia)

Jaulas by Sara Porras (Spain)

One previous owner by Carly Gledhill (UK)

Nothing but an ordinary trip by Ausra Kiudulaite (Lithuania)

Amazed by Aleksandra Artymowska (Poland)

 

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2015 | 2nd Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Ferruccio Giromini – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Roberta Chinni – Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Italy)

Rebecca Dautremer – Illustrator (France)

Polly Dumbar – Illustrator (UK)

Gianni De Conno – Illustrator (Italy)

Javier Zabala – Illustrator (Spain)

WINNER

Mentre tu dormi by Mariana Ruiz Johnson (Argentina) – Discover more

FINALISTS

Everybody need somebody by Lizette Duvenage (Canada)

Il sogno di Marino by Cecilia Ferri (Italy)

Pois by Cristina Bazzoni (Italy) – Discover more

The forest in me by Adolfo Serra (Spain)

The giant bird by Andreja Peklar (Slovenia)

The Hunter by Lina Mumgaudyte (Lithuania)

Together by Anna Kislistona (Estonia)

SILENT BOOK CONTEST 2014 | 1st Edition

INTERNATIONAL JURY

Ferruccio Giromini – President of the Jury (Italy)

Patrizia Zerbi Monti – Carthusia Publisher (Italy)

Kitty Crowther – Illustrator (Belgium)

Marcella Terrusi – IBBY Italia (Italy)

Serge Bloch – Illustrator (France)

Gianni De Conno – Illustrator (Italy)

Javier Zabala – Illustrator (Spain)

WINNER

Bounce Bounce by Brian Fitzgerald (Ireland) – Discover more

FINALISTS

Curious things inside by Soojin Park (South Korea)

Gli alberi volano by Gek Tessaro (Italy) – Discover more

L’uovo di colombo by Michele Braschi (Italy)

Orizzonti by Paola Formica (Italy) – Discover more

The Lady Bug race by Amy Nielander (USA) 

The last goodbye by Yuan Pan (China)

The saber toothed fly by Manuel Cruz (Portugal)