BIOGRAPHY
Pen So is an illustrator and comics artist. In 2013, he attended the Comics Master Class presented by Hong Kong Arts Centre (Comix Home Base) and started his creation in comics since then. In 2022, he published a comic book See You In Memories, winning the Silver Award at the 16th Japan International MANGA Award and the Bologna Ragazzi Awards 2024 in the New Horizons Category. It was also selected for the Singapore Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) 2024. In 2024, Dali Libreria received the Gold Award and the Best Comics Story Award in the 3rd HK Comics Support Programme and the Silver Award for Best Comics Book at the 21st China Animation & Comic Competition Golden Dragon Awards. His illustration Guiding Light was honoured with a Merit Award in 3x3 International Illustration Show No.21. His works were once exhibited in Belgium, Germany, Japan, France, and Italy.
Pen So是土生土長的香港漫畫家及插畫師，2013年參加由香港藝術中心（動漫基地）舉辦的漫畫大師班，開啟漫畫創作路。2022年出版漫畫《回憶見》榮獲首屆港漫動力特別嘉許奬、2023香港出版雙年獎—圖文書出版獎、 第十六屆日本國際漫畫奬 —銀奬、意大利博洛尼亞拉加茲獎—新視野獎及入選2024年新加坡亞洲兒童讀物節之亞洲繪本作品展。2024年出版漫畫《達利書店》榮獲第三屆港漫動力 —金獎及最佳故事獎、第二十一屆中國動漫金龍獎最佳劇情漫畫獎—銀獎，繪本《Guiding Light》獲得美國3x3國際插畫大獎—優選獎。他的作品曾於比利時、德國、日本、法國及意大利展出。
AWARDS
2024
Guiding Light
Merit Award in 3x3 International Illustration Show No.21 (America)
美國3x3國際插畫大獎—優選獎
Dali Libreria
達利書店
the Gold Award in the 3rd HK Comics Support Programme
第三屆港漫動力 —金獎
the Best Comics Story Award in the 3rd HK Comics Support Programme
第三屆港漫動力 —最佳故事獎
21st China Animation & Comic Competition Golden Dragon Awards
第二十一屆中國動漫金龍獎最佳劇情漫畫獎——銀獎
See You In Memories
回憶見
New Horizons Award, 2024 BolognaRagazzi Awards (Italy)
意大利波隆那拉加茲獎—新視野獎
Selected work for Singapore Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) 2024
2024年新加坡亞洲繪本作品展—展出作品
Goldfish in the Universe
Finalist, 2024 Bologna Children's Book Fair's Illustration Exhibition (Italy)
入圍意大利波隆那世界插畫大獎展
2023
See You In Memories
回憶見
Publishing Biennial Awards 2023 (Hong Kong)
第四屆香港出版雙年獎—圖文書
2022
See You In Memories
回憶見
Silver Award at the 16th Japan International MANGA Awards
第十六屆日本國際漫畫獎—銀獎
Special Mention in the 1st HK Comics Support Programme
首屆港漫動力—特別嘉許奬
2019
Kowloon Walled City Graphic Novel
九龍城寨：場景故事畫集之浪漫大逃亡
Publishing Biennial Awards 2019 (Hong Kong)
第二屆香港出版雙年獎-圖文書
2017
Kowloon Walled City Graphic Novel
九龍城寨：場景故事畫集之浪漫大逃亡
The Best Black and White Book of The 29th Hong Kong Print Awards
第二十九屆香港印製大獎-黑白及雙色書冠軍
Hong Kong Havoc
香港災難
Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards 2017
香港出版雙年獎-圖文書
2016
Hong Kong Havoc
香港災難
The Best Illustrated Book in Hong Kong Golden Book Awards
香港金閱獎-最佳圖文書藉
第二十八屆印製大獎-優秀的出版大獎-最佳出版意念獎
Publishing Concept Award of The 28th Hong Kong Award (Hong Kong)
2015
Hong Kong Havoc
香港災難
The illustration group in the 7th Original Comic Competition
(Hong Kong)
第七屆漫畫新星大賽繪本組冠軍