No purchase necessary to enter the prize draw.
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.
Entries must be received by 11.59pm GMT on 1st June 2025. 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.
Only one entry per person. No entrant may win more than one prize.
To enter you must complete the riddle poll on this page.
All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on 2nd June 2025. The first entry drawn will be the winner.
The prize for the winner is a bundle of all DK books appearing at Hay Festival, which will be composed of one copy of each of the following: The Green Kingdom by Cornelia Funke (ISBN 9780241698020), Marvellous Messages by Rose Ayling-Ellis (ISBN 9780241681671), The History of Information by Chris Haughton (ISBN 9780241553916), You and Your Body by Dr Punam Khrishan (ISBN 9780241675502), Zoom Out Natural World (ISBN 9780241729410), Tweedy: The Clown Who Lost His Nose by Tweedy the Clown (ISBN 9780241667675), Robert Winston: The Story of Science by Robert Winston (ISBN 9780241538548), Monsoon by Asma Khan (ISBN 9780241718612), For the Love of Plants by Adam Frost (ISBN 9780241662021).
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.
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.
The winner will be notified via direct message by 13th June 2025. 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.
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)
We will make the winner’s name and county available on request to the following email address social.media@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 social.media@uk.dk.com. Please note we are required to make the winner’s details available to the ASA if requested.
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.
By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.
The Promoter is Dorling Kindersley Limited, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA.
These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.