Congratulations to the 4th annual Vermont Book Award Winner, Martin Philip, for his book, A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes!
Martin Philip is a baker, author and banjoist. His book, Breaking Bread: a baker’s journey home in 75 recipes (HarperCollins, 2017) was recently awarded the Grand Prize at the New England Book Festival. A native of the Arkansas Ozarks, he is an educator and has traveled internationally to bring baking education and his love of craft to ex-convicts, underserved populations, and recently-landed immigrants. He is a MacDowell Fellow and a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory. (photo credit: Lars Blackmore)
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Established in 2014, the Vermont Book Award is a literary prize administered by Vermont College of Fine Arts that honors work of outstanding literary merit by Vermont authors and celebrates the long tradition of literature in the state.