SCBWI at the Bologna Children's Book Fair

SCBWI will return to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2026! 

At the Bologna Children's Book Fair, SCBWI connects with a global audience of publishers, agents, and illustrators. The booth highlights our illustrator awards, features industry sponsors, and is a wonderful place to meet the SCBWI global community. There are so many exhibitions, presenters, books, and people to see. We hope you will join us! 

"The 63rd edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) is set to take place at the Bologna Exhibition Centre from 13 to 16 April 2026: a sixty-three-year commitment to scouting for new talent and promoting the best publishing content for children and young people, with a progressively broader outlook to include more and more sectors of the publishing world and beyond, in order to ensure new business opportunities." - A 2026 BCBF Preview

To discover more about the Bologna Children's Book Fair, visit their website HERE.  

"TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER"

Check out this video of SCBWI at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2025!

Each year, one winner receives a ticket to the Bologna Book Fair, travel fare, and a stipend for accommodations where they will have an opportunity to show their portfolios to publishing professionals, display their portfolio at our industry party in Bologna, and attend the prestigious fair.

Congratulations to Masoud Gharehbaghi for being the 2026 Bologna Scholarship Winner! 

Join us in Booth B61, Hall 30! For complete schedule, visit HERE.