Milligan’s libraries hosted the 11th annual Edible Books Festival from April 12-15. Typically, entries are on display in the library but this year it was held virtually due to COVID-19.
Photos of each entry were posted on the library’s Facebook page and accompanied by captions explaining who created the piece and for what book. There were three categories to win: best overall, funniest/punniest, and most creative entry. Voters cast their votes for best overall with a thumbs up or heart emoji, the funniest/punniest with a laughing emoji, and the most creative with a “wow” emoji.
Filo Lopez won both most creative and overall favorite for his interpretation of Dante’s Inferno that featured each level of Hell discussed in the book. Grace Jackson won funniest/punniest for her representation of Cold Mountain by Charles Fraizer with a bottle of Mtn. Dew in an ice bucket. They will both receive a Dunkin’ gift card.
Other entries included a box made from crackers and peanut butter representing Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, a monte cristo sandwich for The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, a collection of orange foods for Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman and a half eaten cake for The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
There were 14 entries total from current and former students, professors, librarians and even the Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society. Several of the entries were also humanities creativity projects.
To participate, students had to email a photo of their entries to library@milligan.edu by Monday. Voting took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the winners were announced on Thursday.
The Edible Books Festival will take place again next spring, so the library encourages students to be thinking about their entries for next year.
Headline photo: Filo Lopez won most creative and overall favorite for his project depicting Dante’s Inferno.