Celebrate Michael Morpurgo's 80th birthday and win a bundle of his books!

Win six of Michael Morpurgo's brilliant books!

The Michael Morpurgo books you could win - The Butterfly Lion, War Horse, Private Peaceful, Why the Whales Came, Tales from Shakespeare and Kensuke's Kingdom

The legendary writer Michael Morpurgo is turning 80 this year and to celebrate his wonderful career so far, we are giving away six of his best loved titles to three lucky winners. This amazing prize bundle includes:

  • The Butterfly Lion
  • Private Peaceful
  • Tales from Shakespeare
  • War Horse
  • Why the Whales Came
  • Kensuke's Kingdom

We are delighted to be giving away all six books to three lucky winners who fill in the form below by 11pm Monday 6th November 2023. Good luck!

Celebrate Michael Morpurgo's 80th birthday and win a bundle of his books!

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  1. Participants must be at least 18 years old to enter.
  2. To enter the competition, you must be a resident of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
  3. The competition is not open to employees (or members of their immediate families) of BookTrust.
  4. Only one entry per person.
  5. Entries must be submitted by 11pm on Monday, 6 November 2023.
  6. There will be three winners selected at random (from all eligible entries).
  7. If a chosen winner does not respond to correspondence within one week, a new winner will be selected.
  8. Our decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
  9. The prize will not be transferable to another person.
  10. No part of the prize is exchangeable for cash or any other prize.
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