International Edible Book Festival

It's a spread that's almost too fantastic to eat.....almost!

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 - Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium

Funniest:

First - The Catcher in the Rye - Jo Coyne

Second - Holey Bible - Emily Keith

Third - Little Women - Penny Stevens

Most Inspiring/Most Profound:

First - State of our Democracy - Sue West

Second - Pandora's Candelabra - Rebecca Goodale

Third - Haiku - Bonnie Rukin Miller

Best Presentation:

First - Kite Runner - SuanneWilliams-Lindgren

Second - Seven Samurai - Jay Rancourt

Third - Tender Leaves - Cathy Bloom

Best Pun:

First - Tarzan of the Crepes - Marie Locke

Second - A Parfait of the Artist as a Young Man - Brendan Tierney

Third - Lobster Chronicles - SuanneWilliams-Lindgren

Cleverest:

First - In Cold Blood - Kristi Belesca

Second - DaBlini Code - Sally Faulkner

Third - The Mermaid Chair - Sandy and Hallie Comstock

Bonus Judges Award: The Honest Woodcutter by Samantha Todd

Popular Vote:

First - Kite Runner - Suanne Williams-Lindgren

Second - TIE Seven Samurai -Jay Rancourt/Little Women - Penny Stevens

Third - Escher on Escher by Mary Paine, The Pepper Club

Thank you to the judges, prize donors and the 35 participants who made this event a tasty success!

Photos of ALL the entries will be available very soon on the International Edible Book Festival's official website.

The Lobster Chronicles The Catcher in the Rye

Tarzan of the Crepes The Mermaid's Chair

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