Cooks and Books: prepare for the Edible Book Festival

Photo courtesy Ch 10 WBIR Blount County TN

There will be an Edible Book festival on Saturday, March 30, 2013 beginning at 11am at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park. This event is FREE and suitable for book lovers of all ages. 

What is an edible book? It is a representation of a book, story, character, pun on a title made out of edible ingredients.

People around the world have been celebrating books, food and the people who love them since 2000. This is the first time that Shoreline - Lake Forest Park will have their own edible book festival. Book lovers will bring their edible creation, it will be photographed, judged, admired by all who attend and then eaten with milk and coffee.

Jaws
Photo courtesy St. Cloud State U

There will be judging in four categories:

1. Most "good enough to eat"
2. Most punderful
3. Most three-dimensional/architectural
4. Most literal depiction of the book title

Everyone present will VOTE on the "People's Choice award.

Age groups:

• K-6th grade
• 7th - 12th grade
• Adult

Register your entry by emailing your name, age group, edible book entry title and the original title from which your entry was inspired to so that we may plan for the number of people who wish to participate. It is also possible to show up the day of the event with an edible book.

For those who are not bringing an entry and wish to just admire the entries, please arrive after 12:30 so that the books may be photographed for posterity.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
St. Cloud State U

This event is sponsored by the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Arts Council and we thank our partner Friends of Third Place Commons.

If you wish to be inspired, see what people have done around the world or learn more about this festival here are some links to past festivals: 

• Seattle Edible Books
• International Edible Books

Questions? Contact Pam Thompson,