Yesterday I got to judge my first literary prize. And eat the winner. My fellow judges were a wise and witty crew - Emily Spink - reporter at The Press, Sheila McBreen-Kerr of CPIT, and Joe Bennett - writer and columnist.
See our photos of the edible books.
We were mightily impressed with the entries. Ingenious, humourous, adorable, creepy - they had it all. We browsed, and cogitated. And here's what we decided:
Best interpretation of a book: 50 shades of Grey, made by Sarah Chin
This was my category to choose a winner for. 50 shades of grey cupcakes was a thing of beauty, each cupcake a different shade of grey, with a hint of manacles to subtly allude to the book's naughtiness. It was also quite cool to be able to bestow a literary prize on E.L. James who I account a woman of taste.
@kebabette I sooo do... drinking some right now. 🙂
— E L James ? (@E_L_James) May 25, 2012
Other winners:
Most delectable: The hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse – Julie Humby
Most Imaginative: Frankenstein – Kiri Te Wake
Check out his sewn up mouth!
Funniest: The Tale of Peter Rabbit – Kiri Te Wake
Best in Show: Sconehenge – Hugh Wall
Everyone who came along got to vote too, and the People's Choice was the seasonally appropriate and stunning Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse (yes, there is such a book - it is by Robert Rankin who I had the good fortune to meet at an Armageddon a few years ago).
Thanks to:
- The super clever entrants,
- CPIT Library and the Food & Hospitality Department
- Sponsors: Academy Books, Southern Hospitality.
See our photos.
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