According to Kanoon General Directorate for Public Relations and International Affairs, Mitra Abdollahi has illustrated for “This Book May Explode” written by Samaneh Salavati, and “Draw a Man”;  Mahboubeh Yazdani has illustrated for “Thread Doll”.

Serbia Designers and Artists Association hold the Biennial Belgrade Illustration Contest. It includes various types of illustration such as books, periodicals, animations and other types of electronic media.

This round of illustration contest coincides with the 50th Golden Pencil and the 2019 Biennale of Illustration 2019, which will be attended by many illustrators from around the world.

This contest has two stages. In the first, illustrators or publishers send the digital file of their works via email. Then the jury selects a number of them to be put on the festival catalogue.

Then, the print of the selected works must be sent to the contest. At this stage, the final winners are chosen. 

The awards include Belgrade Big Prize, three gold pencils and three gold plates. All selected works receive honorary diploma.