Edible Book Contest
Thursday, April 14
10am- Entries Accepted
10am-2pm- Voting
2:30pm-Winners Announced & Entries Sampled
Prizes for winners
include:
$25 WCU Bookstore gift
card
Jackson County Farmers
Market cooler bag and $10 in market coins
A book about food
creations from City Lights Bookstore
Culinary creations
inspired by books will be admired, judged and then eaten during the annual
edible book contest to be held Thursday, April 14. WCU students, faculty and
staff members and other visitors to the library on the day of the contest will
cast ballots to choose the winners. Prizes will be awarded in several
categories, including best visual, most edibly appealing, most creative and
people’s choice.
Entries in the
competition should be brought to the library before 10 a.m. on the day of the
contest. Voting will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The entries will be
sampled shortly after 2 p.m. and winners announced at 2:30 p.m.
In past years, the
edible books contest has drawn entries ranging from pies and cakes to
vegetables dishes and fruit salads. Last year’s winner, a pound cake with white
and chocolate frosting and topped with melted caramels, looked just like a
hiking boot. The entry by Shirley Finegan was inspired by The Appalachian
Trail: Celebrating America’s Hiking Trail, a book by Brian B. King.
Any entry that is edible
and relates to a book or book title is welcome in the competition. The dishes
will be on display on the main floor while the competition is underway.
For more information, visit the Circulation Desk or call 227-7485.
