2025 | Longlist | Children's Publishing
| Professional
- Why did you create this work?
"9 Little People" follows nine children going through life together, celebrating their friendship and uniqueness. Although growing up under very different circumstances, we are showing them as a perfect unit, one with nature and blended naturally into the big city they're living in. Highlighting their similarities and the joy of being together. And showing, that anything less than 10 is equally beautiful and perfect. Soft blue hues in the backgrounds are used to make the characters shine. - How were your illustrations used?
The illustrations are part of the picture book "9 Little People", first published by the Swiss publisher NordSüd Verlag in February 2025, and later this year by their US imprint NorthSouth Books. - What materials and techniques did you use?
Mixed media (collage, gouache, colored pencils), and digital (Procreate) - Was this project commissioned?
Commissioned - Commissioner Company
NordSüd Verlag/NorthSouth Books - Commissioner Instagram
@nordsuedverlag, @northsouthbooks - Agent
Bright Agency - Agent Instagram
@the_bright_agency, @brightagencypublishing - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
martinastuhlberger.com
- Instagram
instagram.com/lamartina.art
- Biography
Martina Stuhlberger is an illustrator, designer and storyteller living in Austria. Before making her dream of a career in illustration come true, she studied Journalism and Languages in Salzburg and Nicaragua, and worked as an editor for radio, designer and screenwriter. In her illustrations, she loves working with texture and mixed media/gouache. Selected clients: HarperCollins, NorthSouth Books, Tyndale, Affirm Press, Lantana, Carlsen. - Where are you currently based?
Austria
