Book Competitions

Whether you’re looking for a book to finish on a long journey or over a quiet weekend, each of the books on this list can comfortably be read in one sitting but will leave a lasting impression long after the final page. Enter for your chance to win them all.

The prize for the winner is a bundle of Vintage books including 1 of each of the following titles: A Family Matter by Claire Lynch, Audition by Katie Kitamura, Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt, Orbital by Samantha Harvey, Discontent by Beatriz Serrano, The Girls by John Bowen, Soyangri Book Kitchen by Kim Jee Hye, Three Days in June by Anne Tyler, I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman and When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi.

Celebrate literary excellence and win two standout Picador novels freshly nominated for the Booker Prize 2026 longlist!

Journey to the windswept Isle of Harris in Douglas Stuart’s John of John—a razor-sharp, tender excavation of family secrets, faith, and identity. Then step into Gwendoline Riley’s The Palm House, a masterfully precise portrait of work, friendship, and the fragile ways we survive life's quiet collisions.

Step back into the shadowy, secret-filled halls of Sorrowsong. To celebrate the release of Daybreak by Autumn Woods—the intoxicating, high-stakes conclusion to the Nightshade duet—we’ve teamed up with Bookishly to give five lucky readers the ultimate dark academia prize bundle!

Brace yourself for anonymous threats, heart-wrenching yearning, and sizzling tension with bespoke merch custom-crafted for the Sorrowsong elite.

We've a copy of Walking with Butterflies by Darren Fletcher, with his memoir of his experience walking the 800KM Camino Francés pilgrimage.

We’re offering you the chance to win a set of Booker Prize 2026 longlist titles and a new-look, limited-edition Booker Prizes tote bag

To celebrate the announcement of the Booker Prize 2026 longlist, we are giving away five sets of the 13 longlisted books and a limited-edition, money-can’t-buy Booker Prizes tote bag, featuring illustrations by artist Bill Rebholz.

To celebrate the release of Eleanor in paperback, by Sunday Times bestselling author, Alice Loxton, we're offering one lucky winner the chance to win an OS maps bundle!

• 1 x paperback copy of Eleanor by Alice Loxton
• An OS Maps subscription for one year
• A copy of a British Islands collector's edition map, 1939
• An ancient map of Britain of your choice

Win the ultimate fantasy book bundle for young readers! To celebrate the release of the puzzle-book series Puzzledom, we’re giving one lucky family the chance to win a magical book bundle.

Kids will solve puzzles to save a kingdom in Puzzledom, join Crow on a daring heist, travel to the Land of Roar, and uncover The Elixir with Ann and Isaac. Enter now and discover your child’s next adventure.

National Book Tokens is proud to sponsor Edinburgh International Book Festival, a charity which has been bringing outstanding writers and thinkers from around the world together with curious audiences for over forty years.

To celebrate the return of the Festival, we're giving away a collection of outstanding fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction from each of the Front List authors.

The hardest part of reading isn't finishing a good book – it's deciding what to read next. This August, we've done the choosing for you with a hand-picked collection of seven exceptional books from some of today's best-loved authors. One lucky Delia Online member will win the complete bundle, worth more than £125.

We’ve teamed up on a mission to get the nation reading!

Enter our ice-cool promotion for your chance to win one of The book of Penguin Jokes or a Penguin audiobook, available via Google Play!

Audiobook titles are subject to availability and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis - Selections may vary throughout the promotion.

Penguin has teamed up with easyJet holidays this summer to bring you a selection of top summer reads and the chance to win £2000 to spend on your next break with them - plus Penguin books for a year! There’s 10 chances to win and you can enter below.

Our 12 brilliant books will see you through the holiday season – with titles spanning crime-thriller, romance and more, there’s something for everyone this summer.

To mark the special birthday of this pioneering author, artist and conservationist – whose creations include beloved characters like Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mrs. Tiggy-winkle and Squirrel Nutkin – 10 lucky winners will each win:

• A special Beatrix Potter-themed National Book Tokens gift card stocked with £160 to spend on books!
• A gorgeous Emma Bridgewater x Peter Rabbit mug
• AND the complete collection of Beatrix Potter’s 23 original tales in a beautiful boxset.

To celebrate summer at London Gatwick, we've partnered with WHSmith, home of the Travel Book Club, to give you the chance to win one of three book bundles. Perfect for poolside, plane, or just passing the time at the gate. To celebrate summer at London Gatwick, we've partnered with WHSmith, home of the Travel Book Club, to give you the chance to win one of three book bundles. Perfect for poolside, plane, or just passing the time at the gate. Each bundle includes:

• She Didn't See It Coming by Shari Lapena
• The Names by Florence Knapp
• Trust Me by T.M. Logan
• We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman

Inspired by a real-life, unsuccessful attempt by Scottish landowners to annex Iceland for the British Empire, The Repentants is a chilling tale of two women forever bonded when they are sent to Iceland to atone for their sins - from the Women's-Prize-longlisted author of The Maiden, Kate Foster.

To celebrate the upcoming release of this incredible story inspired by real history, we're offering one lucky reader the chance to win:

• A beautiful 'Northern Lights' candle from Aery
• An advanced proof copy of The Repentants by Kate Foster
• 1 x paperback copy of Kate's other books: The Mourning Necklace, The King's Witches and The Maiden