Cvetka Bevc: Poletje z utrinki Illustrated by Malgosia Zając   It's summer. Little bunny Iskra (Sparkle) isn't in the best mood because her friend Inka is on vacation, and at homethey are expecting a baby, making Sparkle feel like everything revolves around it. Then comes the night when the sky is filled with shooting stars, [...]

Prozart Media Publishing House was established by the Macedonian writer and editor Dejan Trajkoski in 2015. Prozart Media is the organizer of PRO-ZA Balkan, the international prose festival that each year presents a renowned literature award. The festival is dedicated to prose writers from across the Balkans. Prozart Media is also the organizer of the […]

Agata Dudek is a Polish illustrator who graduated in illustration at the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Since graduating, she has concentrated on illustrating books and newspapers and on graphic design. Since 2010, she has been assisting with great pleasure at illustration workshops at the Academy of Fine [...]

PIKA VONČINA draws and paints. She learned how to do this at a grand painting school called the Academy. So far, she has illustrated more than sixty children's books, including textbooks and nine authorial picture books. Her cats enthusiastically claim that she captured them perfectly. Besides cats, Pika also draws other animals—such as mice, crocodiles, [...]

Marta Ludwiszewska a.k.a. Martiszu is a freelance graphic designer & illustrator, living and working in Warsaw, Poland. Her work focuses on typography and illustration, with special interest in print design. She is the cofounder of screen printing studio N22, coordinator of the arts events series Full Moon Party, and author of illustrations for two children’s [...]

As a child, I dreamed of becoming an astronaut or a children's book illustrator. Later I also considered becoming an archeologist. After graduating from high school, I tried to study metal arts at Art University, but was not accepted. Then I had a daughter and a son, and returned to studies when my children went [...]

Even as a little girl, Zarja Menart was convinced she would become an illustrator. She drew everything that happened to her during the day. She has a degree in design and, in addition to illustrating books and magazines. She is involved in animated film making. Her illustrations have been exhibited at a number of Biennales.

Ana Košir is a gifted illustrator who did not spend much time chatting in school, as she was interested in most subjects. Her school friends considered her to be a very serious student, but appearances can be deceptive – she has a playful soul, which laid low at that time, but is now expressed in [...]

Caroline Thaw is a talented English illustrator who initially focused on theatre. She designed many sets and costumes for various plays that made guest appearances in many countries, including Japan. With time, her love for illustration prevailed and she developed a unique poetic style. She is particularly happy when her ideas are given a material [...]

Lina Žutautaitė (1973) is a famous Lithuanian children’s author and illustrator. Born and raised in Šiauliai, the author studied at the Faculty of Arts, Šiauliai University, from 1992 to 1999. “When reading a children’s book, I am immediately overwhelmed by various images begging to be drawn. I almost never use sketches, but I just render [...]