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250 Years of Jane Austen: Win tickets to the Emma Festival

As part of our yearlong celebrations of 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth, we’re partnering with Jane Austen’s House in Hampshire, to offer a fantastic prize.  One lucky reader will win two tickets to Jane Austen’s House along with tickets to a talk and workshop on their much-loved annual Dress Up Day during their Emma Festival.

The Emma Festival runs from 12 – 20 July, and features a programme of special events, including themed tours, talks, workshops and performances. You will win two tickets to Dress Up Day which includes:

  • Two entry tickets for Jane Austen's House
  • Two places on the Regency fashion illustration workshop
  • Two tickets to the Regency Film Costumes talk

You will also win a Penguin Classic Clothbound edition of Emma.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply enter the form below by Sunday 29th June, 23:59 GMT.

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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 Sunday 29th June 2025, 23:59 GMT. 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 fill in your details on the online form
  6. All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw which will take place on Monday 30th June 2025. The first entry drawn will be the winner.
  7. The prize for the winner will be two tickets to Jane Austen’s House Emma Festival Dress Up Day activities. The winner will also receive a copy of Emma by Jane Austen.
  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 or post by 31st June 2025. The winner must claim their prize within 7 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 ((http://penguin.co.uk/company/about-us/notices/privacy-policy/)
  12. We will make the winner’s name and county available on request to the following email address slacy@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk and Amelia.Harvell@janeaustens.house (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 slacy@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. 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. 15. The Promoter is Penguin Books Limited, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, United Kingdom, SW11 7BW
  16. These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.