Book Arts Events



Edible Book Festival

Part of the International Edible Book Festival

Date/Time: Friday April 1 5-8 PM 2011
Cost:There is a $5 entry fee for all entries, but 2 tickets for the event will be given for every entry entered. General Admission $5 for members and children, $10 for the general public. Cash Bar. All Proceeds help support the programming of the WNY Book Arts Center.

Description: The International Edible Book Festival is a yearly event held on or around April 1 throughout the world .This event unites bibliophiles, book artists and food lovers to celebrate the ingestion of culture and its fulfilling nourishment. Participants create edible books that are exhibited, documented then consumed. April 1st is also the perfect day to eat your words and play with them. April 1st is chosen to commemorate the birthday of French gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 - 1826), famous for his book "Physiologie du goût". This is our second annual event, last year was such a success we decided it needed to be an annual event here in Buffalo as well.

The event will run from 5-8 pm, with judging between 6-7pm. Prizes will be awarded and winners will be announced approx. at 7pm in the categories of: Best Book, Best Tasting, Most Creative. Then we eat our words! Everyone is allowed to partake in eating the exhibits after judging.

This year we will be judging in three categories:

Professional

Amateur

Junior (For participants under 16)

Please specify which category you are entering in on your registration form.

Celebrity judges to be announced.

All Edible Books should be delivered between 2–4 pm April 1, 2011, to the WNY Book Arts Center,
468 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY 14203.
Final products must be edible.

Register for Edible Book. Registration fee $5 per entry, each entry will receive two tickets to attend the Edible Book Festival (registration limited to 40 entries total and will be closed once full)

Register your entry - due by March 29th at noon.
Please print out a copy of your receipt and attach it to your entry upon drop off.

Title
Category
Media/Ingredients
Size (HxWxL in inches)
Artist/Chef

I understand that by entering this piece in to the Edible Book Festival, I grant limited photo rights to WNYBAC and my work will be eaten.


This event is Sponsored by Edible Buffalo & P22 type foundry

 

2011 Entries and winners can be seen here

Entries From Past Years' Event