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    Amateur Group
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    Professional Group
The Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award (CICLA) is one of the longest-running literary prizes in China. Since 2014, the Award has turned into an international competition related to children's literature, which is the first of its kind in China and its annual awards ceremony has been permanently hosted in Baoshan. As a key event linked to the Award, the CICLA Original Illustration Exhibition have been held for eight consecutive years. This year, the exhibition continues to call for high-quality illustrations from China and abroad.
The public group participation rules extend to those who are interested in children's literature and the art of illustrations.
Organization
  • Hosted by Shanghai Baoshan People's Government Shanghai Press and Publication Administration Chen Bochui Children's Literature Foundation Special Committee
  • Organized by Shanghai Baoshan Administration of Culture and Tourism China Welfare Institute Publishing House
Procedure
  • Online application: As from today – August 31, 2023
  • Physical Work Admission DEADLINE: August 31, 2023
  • Jury selection: September 1 – October 30, 2023
  • Exhibition: November 10 – January 31, 2024
Entrants
Public Group is open to all people regardless of professional background as long as they take interest in children's literature and illustration creation.

Creative Theme
Participants are required to get inspiration from one of the publications awarded in the 34rd Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award, and create one single piece or a series of illustration works. (The full list of publications is attached.)
Requirements for Work
  • 1. Painted work and digital work
    Work size should be no smaller than 16K (195 × 275mm) and the maximum size is 700 × 900mm. Digital work should be printed out by creator.
  • 2. Works of other forms
    Other forms of works, such as paper-cutting, print and sculpture are also accepted. Frontal size of three-dimensional works is suggested to be no smaller than 200 × 200mm.
  • 3. Participant can apply with one piece of work, or up to three if they are a series. Works not aligned with the required size will be excluded from the jury selection process.
Online Application
  • Press the button at the end of the page to fill in application information and upload a high-definition scanned image or digital file of the work(s). The required information includes personal information (name, age, school/institution, telephone, e-mail address and address), works information (name, size, material, reference books/articles) and a 200-word introduction.
  • After applying on-line, participant must sign the physical works and send it to the organizer before the deadline.
Physical Works Delivery
Please send the physical works before the admission deadline with postmark as proof (August 31, 2023) to the address below. On the package of the parcel please mark clear “CICLA Illustration” along with other necessary information for successful delivery. Please note, all illustration works will NOT be returned. Participants should reserve their own drafts.
  • Delivery Information
  • Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Arts Exposition
  • Address: 4788 Hutai Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China
  • Postal Code: 201907
  • Contact: Joyce Ze
  • Tel.: +86-21-56042007
  • E-mail: CBCOIE@vip.163.com
  • E-mail: CBCOIE@163.com
Attachment: Inspiration Publications for Public Group Participants
Below are the laureate publications of the 33rd Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award. Participants should choose ONE of them as inspiration for creation.
Best Literature Award List
  • 1 Statue of Little Mouse, China.
    Author:Shi Ruoxing, Published in Reader's friend magazine.(Issue January 2022)
  • 2 Once upon a time, there was a story,China.
    Author:Long Xiangmei,Published by Guangxi Normal University Press.
  • 3 Look at the face of moon, China.
    Author:Li Qiuyuan, Published by Zhejiang Juvenile and Children's Publishing House.
  • 4 Return of the navigator, China.
    Author:Wang Xiumei, Published by Qingdao Publishing House.
  • 5 The chirp of insects in the grass, China.
    Author:Huang Wenjun, Published by Aurora Publishing House.
  • 6.Moon Boy
    Author: Ma Sanzao, Published in Children's Literature (Issue December 2021)
  • 7.Grandpa's Old House
    Author: Zhang Qiusheng, Published by Chunfeng Literature & Art Publishing House
  • 8.The Phantom of Go
    Author: Zhang Zhilu, Published by Daylight Publishing House
  • 9.Tree Child.
    Author: Zhao Lihong, Published by Changjiang Literature & Art Publishing House
  • 10.Open-air Kitchen.
    Author:Jin Fan, Published by Jiangsu Phoenix Juvenile and Children's Publishing Ltd
Best Picture Book Award List
  • 1 Mr. Bear's Class Learns to Write One, China.
    Author:Wu Yanan; Illustrator: Liu longsha. Published by Hsin-Yi Picture Book|Tomorrow Publishing House.
  • 2 Summer Story,China.
    Author:Wei Jie; Illustrator:Li Xiaoguang. Published by Poplar Kid's Republic |New World Press./li>
  • 3 Dad and I,Taiwan China.
    Author & Illustrator:Zhang Yaling. Published by Hsin Yi Foundation Press.
  • 4 Thingamabob,Canada.
    Author & Illustrator:Marianna Coppo,Published by Tundra Books.
  • 5 A Piece of the Sky,Korea.
    Author & Illustrator:Li Shunyu, Published by Gilbutkid.
  • 6.The Gale.
    Writer: Mo Yan; Illustrator: Zhu Chengliang, Published by 21st Century Publishing House
  • 7.A Piece Of Chocolate, China.
    Writer:Yu Liqiong; Illustrator:Ishikawa Eriko (Japan). Published by Oriental Babies & Kids Limited|Jiangsu Phoenix Juvenile and Children's Publishing Ltd
  • 8.Planet Life: The Amazing History of Earth, America.
    Writer and Illustrator: Aina Bestard, Published by Tra Publishing
  • 9.The Bear And The Little Green Thing, Australia.
    Writer and Illustrator: Tang Diandian, Published by Berbay Publishing.
  • 10.Time is a Flower, Canada.
    Writer and Illustrator: Julie Morstad, Published by Tundra Books
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