Austin Edible Book Festival

04/03/2019

The ATXEBF 2019 was a blast! Congrats to our winners:

“The Wind in the Rolos”
-Best Construction
-Best in Show

“Oliver Twix”
-Most Appetizing

“The Left Ham of Darkness”
-Least Appetizing
-Funniest

Can’t wait to do it again next year!

04/01/2019

Also, peep this ADORABLE stack o’ pancakes Squishable provided by Dragon’s Lair that’s going home with the winner of the “Most Appetizing” category. It could be you!

04/01/2019

Tonight is the night, book-eaters! Please find below the schedule of events for this evening’s proceedings:

7pm - Tabling of Edible Books. Voting begins.
8pm - Polls close.
8-8:15pm - Tallying of ballots.
8:15pm – Awards ceremony.
8:25-9pm – Feast and cleanup

We have some exciting prizes donated by our sponsors Austin Book Arts Center (http://atxbookarts.org/), Dragon’s Lair Comics and Fantasy (https://dlair.net/Austin/), and Half Price Books (https://www.hpb.com/home), so bring your best ideas!

Our mission is to engage people of all ages in creative, interpretive, and educational experiences related to the arts of the book.Read More →

03/23/2019

Have you decided on your edible book yet?

It's been widely celebrated for almost 20 years.

04/02/2018

Holy smokes, y'all. Last night's EBF was a blast! As always, this was an absolutely scrumptious and delightful display of ingenuity. Also, if you attended and took photos, please post them to this page! We'd love to see what you saw.

Congratulations to our winners:
Most Appetizing: "The Plum of All Fears"
Least Appetizing: "Are You There Cod? It's Me, Margarine"
Funniest: "Naked Crunch"
Best Construction: "Brittle House on the Prairie"
Best in Show: "Brittle House on the Prairie"

I just wanted to say thank you for all the time and effort put forth by each of our participants. And a special shout out to our rad sponsors:
Thunderbird Coffee - www.thunderbirdcoffee.com
Galaxy Theatres Highland - https://www.galaxytheatres.com/
Austin Book Arts Center - www.atxbookarts.org
Half Price Books - www.HPB.com

See y'all April 1 of 2019!
-ZN

03/31/2018

THE FEST IS TOMORROW, Y'ALL!

Schedule:

6pm: Setup. Ensure that your entry is on the table at 6pm to be eligible for voting. (6:30 at the latest)

7pm: Ballots due

7:30pm: Winners announced, prizes awarded, food eaten.

If you have any questions, comment below!