The first Annual Oberlin Edible Book Festival was. held on April 1, 2024, in StudiOC on the Oberlin College Campus. With such a wide assortment of literary traditions and foods represented, multiple category winners were recognized for their creativity.

• Best Depiction of a Classic: Karen Reynolds for interpretation of Frank Herbert’s Shai-Hulud from Dune
• Best Entry based on Book for Children or YA: Isabella Sherman for Sasami Nitori’s Wonder Cat Kyuu-Chan
• Best Visual Presentation: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Most Appetizing: Marilyn McDonald for BanAnna Creamenina with apologies to Leo Tolstoy
• Best Collaborative Creation: Rebecca Belford and Faith Hoffmann for A Sondheim Smorgasbord
• People’s Choice: Monica Olszens for The Hobbit
• Funniest/Punniest: Melissa Lyle for Alice in Wonderbread
• Grand overall Prize: Phoenix Crane for The Inkwell: Daily Specials, a series of edible book puns including Nancy Brew mysteries, Lord of the Onion Rings, and Game of Scones among others. 

Prizes were provided by Mindfair Books, Oberlin Public Library, Ben Franklin 5&10, and The Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries.

Judges for 2024: Eboni Johnson (OC ’97), STEM Librarian and President of Oberlin City Council; Danielle Skeehan, Associate Professor of English and Comparative American Studies; Joe Waltzer (OC ’98), Owner of Black River Wine Shop and Bar, and Oberlin City Council Member