Are you creative in the kitchen? Do you enjoy literature and even…literary puns? Then the Edible Book Festival is for you! On Monday, March 20, the University Libraries will be hosting an Edible Book Festival in the Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park. This festival is part of a much larger International Book Festival which honors French gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.

The competition is open to all Penn State students, faculty, and staff who submit their intent to enter via this online form. The rules for the competition are simple: All entries must be edible and all entries must be “bookish,” as in they are shaped like a book or inspired by book, its characters, text, setting, or event a pun on the title. Prizes will be awarded in five categories: most creative, best depiction of a classic, funniest/punniest, most appetizing, and for the “people’s choice.”

Not a whiz in the kitchen? No worries! Plan on stopping by the event between noon and 1 p.m.on March 20  in the Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, to pick your favorite entry!

If you would like to help spread the word about the Libraries’ Edible Book Festival, an 8.5×11 poster is available as a downloadable PDF here. Or you can request an 11×17 printed poster by contacting Megan Gilpin at mcg13@psu.edu or 814-867-0069.

– submitted by Hailley Fargo, Knowledge Commons