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SLCC Edible Books Contest

Find information about current and past Edible Books Contests, which are hosted by the SLCC Libraries.

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 Edible Books Contest!

  • Most Literary - "Wizard Starter Pack" by Jessica Lopez
  • Most Artistic - "Into the Wild" by Linda Munsey
  • Most Humorous - "The Monster Book of Monsters" by Cassie Goff
  • Made Me Want to Read the Book - "Two Worlds Becoming One" by Ellie Black

Thank you!

Thank you to Chef Cynthia Alberts for encouraging many of the contestants to enter and safely transporting most of the entries to the library! And a special thanks to Zahir Lawrence for his excellent photographs of the entries!

If you missed this year's event, we plan to repeat it next year. Check out the photos below for a sampling of our entries.

2022 Entries

Rapunzel's Tower

Runner-up in "Most Literary" and "Most Artistic" categories.

Photograph © Zahir Lawrence 2022.

Two-tier cake decorated as a tower on a hill

Wizard Starter Pack

Winner of the "Most Literary" category!

Photograph © Zahir Lawrence 2022.

Three-tier cake decorated in a Harry Potter theme

Harry Potter

Photograph © Zahir Lawrence 2022.

Two-tier cake with Golden Snitch on top

Hunger Games

Photograph © Zahir Lawrence 2022.

Three-tier cake decorated with themes from the Hunger Games

Into the Wild

Winner of the "Most Artistic" category!

Runner-up in the "Made Me Want to Read the Book" category.

Photograph © Zahir Lawrence 2022.

Bus-shaped cake with decorative pine trees

Arthur's First Sleepover

Runner-up in the "Most Humorous" category.

Photograph © Zahir Lawrence 2022.

Two-tier cake with figure on top, decorated with alien symbols

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Photograph © Zahir Lawrence 2022.

Cake decorated with sun and green caterpillar

The Monster Book of Monsters

Winner of the "Most Humorous" category!

Photograph © Zahir Lawrence 2022.

Cake decorated as

Nancy Drew

Four-tier cake decorated as stacked books

Two Worlds Becoming One

Winner of the "Made Me Want to Read the Book" category!

Multi-tier cake with curved octopus tentacles and crown

Award Categories

Winners will be selected by a popular vote for the following categories:

  • Most Literary
  • Most Artistic
  • Most Humorous
  • "Made me want to read the book"

Please note that entries are only eligible to win a single award. 

Please note that entries are only eligible to win a single award. 

Prizes

Winners of each category will receive a $40 Amazon gift card!

Conditions:

  • Entries are only eligible to win a single award.
  • Per IRS regulations, recipients must provide their SLCC ID# or their SSN and sign to receive the gift cards.
  • Gifts with a value of $50 or less are not taxable to the recipient.