The Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition (童书展和金风车国际青年插画大赛) was held for the first time at the China Children's Book Fair (CCBF), in Shanghai, in 2015, and, like the CCBF, is set to become an annual event, the aim being to identify talented young creators of children's book illustration from around the world.
[5] The jury members were Chen Hui (China), Sunkyung Cho (Korea), Simon de Jocas (Canada), Philip Giordano (Italy) and Jiu’er (China).
[6] The jury members were Ivan Canu (Italy), André Letria (Portugal), Kiyoko Matsuoka (Japan), Yang Zhong (China) and Zhou Xiang (China).
[12] Fifty finalists were selected; the winners were announced at the Shanghai International Children's Book Fair, 17–19 November 2017.
[13] A colour catalogue of the winners was produced: CCBF 金风车国际青年 插画家大赛 / CCBF Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Catalogue 2017 featuring the 2015 and 2016 winners and the 2017 finalists.