The Edible Book Festival is back and FREE for all ages

Readers: Start your ovens! As part of the International Edible Book Festival the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council will be hosting a local Edible Book Festival at Third Place Commons located within the Town Center at Lake Forest Park.

Bibliophiles, book artists and food lovers will unite to create edible books that are exhibited, documented and then consumed! Edible books are made of food and inspired by a book or pun on a book title.

This March 29 event will be held from 11am – 3pm, and is free and open to the public. Come out and enjoy these mouthwatering manuscripts, or brave your aprons to create your own succulent storybook. Get inspired at the Books2Eat webpage. Your creation should be inspired by a book, but made out of edible ingredients. It may look like a book, tablet or scroll, or be completely unique. Entries may be sweet or savory.

Canary Row by Ann Sauer 2013

This is an all ages event with judging categories for the following age groups: K-6 grade, 7-12 grade, and adult. Register the title of your creation online, here before March 25: (Name - Age/level - Title of your Edible Book)

Books will be judged in the following categories for adults

1. Most PUNderful
2. Most Appetizing
3. Most three-dimensional/architectural
4. Most literal depiction of the book title

Grades K-6 and 7th-12th will both be judged for the Best Edible Artist in their age group. Everyone present can vote for the People’s Choice Award. 

Schedule

11:00am – Check in. Bring your creation (along with the book that was your inspiration) and appropriate serving utensils to Third Place Commons.

12:00pm – Judging, Viewing, and Documenting. If you want to come and view the books without submitting an entry, please come at this time. This is also the time for judging and People’s Choice judging!

1:00pm – All ballots handed in.

1:15pm – Prizes awarded!

1:30pm – ALL EDIBLE BOOKS WILL BE CONSUMED! (with punch and coffee)

Curious George by Kitty 2013

Many thanks to partners, Friends of Third Place Commons and Third Place Books, for the donation of prizes.

Shoreline – Lake Forest Park Edible Books Festival

Saturday, March 29, 2014, 11:00 a.m.

Third Place Commons

17171 Bothell Way NE

Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

Contact person: Pam Thompson 206-362-2752

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture all of the arts in the community through programs and events, arts education, advocacy, and support for artists and arts organizations.