Win a bundle of books by authors and illustrators appearing at Barnes Children's Literature Festival!

Barnes Children’s Literature Festival is the UK's largest kids’ literature festival and it will return for its eleventh year on the weekend of 21 & 22 June 2025.

Over 100 author events, performances and free activities will take place around beautiful Barnes‘ pond for families with children of all ages.

The festival always attracts much-loved names from the world of children‘s books and this year is no different with authors and illustrators such as Axel Scheffler, David Walliams, Cressida Cowell, Lydia Monks, Adam Kay and Janice Hallett

To celebrate this festival of children's literature, we are giving away a big bundle of books from the amazing authors and illustrators appearing at the festival!

To enter: Head over to the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival news page, and let us know which of the brilliant authors and illustrators you are most looking forward to seeing.

This draw is open only for UK residents currently in the UK and is free to enter, multiple entries from the same email address will only be counted once. The draw closes on 22 June 2025. Please ensure that the details you use to enter the competition will be correct at the time the competition ends. The winners will be notified as soon as possible. The winners' details will be passed onto the Barnes Children's Literature Festival team solely for the purpose of sending the prize.