Tehran – Iranian visual artist and illustrator Nusin Sadegian won the Grand Prix at Slovakia’s 30th Illustrated Bratislava (BIB).
Sadeghian won the top award for illustrations in the book “Daal’s Daughter,” written by Ahmad Akbarpour, Irna reported.
“Daal’s Daughter,” featured at the event by the Institute for Intellectual Development for Children and Young Adults (Kanoon), has previously won several awards at international events, including the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustration Competition (BCBF) 2022.
This book is a Lorestan folk tale that tells the story of a girl raised by Simurg (a benevolent bird of Persian mythology and literature), known as Dahl. The story unfolds when the king’s son falls in love with her and hires an old lady to find a mysterious girl. However, the old lady deceives him, tying the true Darl’s daughter into the tree, and instead marries her own daughter to the prince.
Realizing that he is being fooled, the prince sets out to find a true girl. Meanwhile, a lion arrives and consumes Dahl’s daughter.
After a while, the King’s Shepherd watches Reid and cuts to play the song, but Reid tells the story of Dahl’s daughter. So the prince cuts the lead in half and Dahl’s daughter appears.
In this year’s bib edition, Iranian researcher of children’s literature and picture books, Sahar Tarhande was one of the international ju umpires.
Previously, Iranian illustrators Alireza Golduzian (2005) and Hassan Mousavi (2019) had won the Bib Grand Prix.
The biennial Bratislava of illustrations, held under the auspices of UNESCO and Ivy since 1967, is one of the most prestigious international events in the field of illustration. Every two years, Bratislava in Slovakia hosts selected works by illustrators around the world.
It is held every two years under the auspices of UNESCO, and with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, and in cooperation with the International Committee on Books for Young People, this respected competition took place in Bratislava, Slovakia, and is considered one of the most important events in the world of illustration.
The international event will feature a series of exhibits, workshops, symposiums and specialized programs for illustrators and children’s literature researchers around the world.
The third-year student Bratislava, illustrated on October 3rd, will be held at Bratislava Castle until January 10th, 2026.
Photo: Illustration by Nusin Sadegian from the book “Dar’s Daughter”
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