Waitrose Cookbook Contest

By JULIETTE ROSSANT It is enough to make an aspiring food writer move to the UK. Waitrose Food Illustrated has announced a nationwide contest for the UK's next "culinary wordsmith" with a prize of a GBP 20,000 ($38,600) book contract. Most of the cookbook authors published in America each year do not get half that amount for their books. This is a rich prize indeed for an unpublished author. Contestants need to submit a mere 1,500 of their best words in an original piece on food and cooking. Contests are suppose to write about how they learned to cook and what food means to them, while interweaving at least one recipe. Contest rules are in the January issue of Waitrose Food Illustrated. Entries are due March 1, 2007, with the lucky winner announced in the 100th issue of Waitrose out in August 2007. WFI has gathered the food world’s finest to select the winning submission. The judging panel – the epicurean equivalent of Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne – comprises renowned cook/writer Nigel Slater, WFI editor William Sitwell as well as literary agents Janklow & Nesbit [Tif Loehnis] and publishers 4th Estate [Louise Haines]. So how much is a flight to London compared to a prize of $38,600? Previous articles: Cookbook Magic Bests Harry Potter [Cookbook Reviews - complete] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging, cookbooks --> back to Super Chef