Binny Talib

Binny Talib is an award winning Author/Illustrator/Surface pattern designer based in inner-city Sydney. Binny has a whimsical, contemporary style and has illustrated over 30 books here and internationally, ranging from picture, baby board, Non-fictions and chapters. Her debut as an author /illustrator Origami heart with Hachette Australia was also released in the UK. Her Picture book with author Lisa Shanahan was awarded an honour from the CBCA and received a short list medal for the Prime Ministers literary awards. 65000 copies were distributed to the children of Victoria for their prep bags, and her career highlights was when it was turned into a brail book for visually impaired. She most recently released The Bewilderbeast with Scholastic, Sam Franscico king the disco with Rocket bird books UK, Affirm Press Aus, Annick Press North America, and I Spy Treasure with New Frontier.

2023 Moonbeam Children’s Books Award, North America GOLD, Sam Francisco

2023 Shortlisted Speech Pathology Awards, Bewilderbeast

2022 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York, Merit, Sam Francisco King of the Disco

2022 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York, Merit, Bewilderbeast series + Cover

2021 Selected for the Books Trust’s great book guide for Slimy Things

2021 Selected for the Grazia daily best Childrens books guide, Two Sides

2021 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York, Merit, Bewilderbeast single

2020 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York, Merit, The Ladybird Big book of death

2020 Alligators Mouth Awards UK, Short listed, Two Sides

2019 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York, Merit, The Letter Writer

2018 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York, Honorable Mention

CBCA Hark its me Ruby Lee, Picture Book Shortlisted 

2017 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York, Merit

2016 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York, Honorable Mention 

2015  Illustrator Australia Awards 2015, Silver + Highly Commended 

2015 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York
Merit
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention

2014 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York
Honorable Mention

2012 Illustrators Australia Silver

2012 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York
JUDGE
Illustrator Australia Awards
- Gold - 2 x Highly commended

2011 3 x 3 Illustration Awards New York
- Silver - 3 Places

2010 Illustrator Australia Awards - Silver