From Cell to Civilisation Prize Draw Terms and Conditions

  1. No purchase necessary to enter the prize draw.

  2. This prize draw is open to UK residents aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion.

  3. Entries must be received by 11.59pm GMT on 1st October 2026. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt. Automatically generated entries and entries via agents or third parties are invalid and will not be counted. Entries become the property of the Promoter and are not returned.

  4. Only one entry per person. No entrant may win more than one prize. 

  5. To enter you must fill in the form and sign up to the DK Bookseller Hub newsletter.

  6. All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on 2nd October 2026. The first two entries drawn will be the winners. 

  7. The prize for the first winner is 2x tickets to Alice Roberts: From Cell to Civilisation at Edinburgh Usher Hall on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 and up to £100 travel reimbursement. The prize for the second winner is 2x tickets to Alice Roberts: From Cell to Civilization at Oxford New Theatre on Sunday, 29 November 2026 up to £100 travel reimbursement.

  8. Other than those specified above, the promoter shall not be liable for any costs or expenses arising out of or in any way connected with this prize and does not accept any responsibility for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by the winner as result of accepting this prize.

  9. Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.

  10. The winner will be notified via email by 5 October 2026. The winner must claim their prize within 20 working days of the Promoter sending notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules. 

  11. By entering this competition, all entrants agree to the use of their personal data by the Promoter for the purposes of running the competition as detailed in these terms and conditions.  Details on how we process the personal data of entrants can be found in our Privacy Policy (https://www.dk.com/uk/information/adults)

  12. We will make the winner’s name and county available on request to the following email address bella.talbot@uk.dk.com (please state the name of the competition in the subject heading 10 weeks after the closing date).  If you do not want your name and county to be made available in the event that you win, please let us know by emailing bella.talbot@uk.dk.com. Please note we are required to make the winner’s details available to the ASA if requested.

  13. Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of Promoter.  

  14. By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions. 

  15. The Promoter is Dorling Kindersley Limited, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA.

  16. These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.