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Astound’s Manu Montoya Selected for Bologna’s Illustrators Exhibition!

Published on 21/03/2022

We are pleased to share some Astounding news for Manu MontoyaManu’s illustration “The Bug Hotel” has been selected for the Illustrators Exhibition at Bologna’s Children’s Book Fair!

The illustration chosen comes from Manu’s author-illustrated children’s book of the same name, longlisted earlier in the year for The Association of Illustrators 2022 World Illustration Award.

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is very special for illustrators and authors alike. This year marked the 56th Illustrators Exhibition featuring an impressive 3,873 participants from internationally.

We couldn’t be prouder of Manu for being chosen out of a great pool of international illustrators, the biggest year yet!

Check out the full Bologna selection here.

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