Win a £200 National Book Token and Book Festival goodies

We've been proud Edinburgh International Book Festival sponsors for more than 40 years.

To celebrate the 2025 programme, we're offering one lucky booklover the chance to win a £200 National Book Tokens gift card plus Book Festival branded goodies, including a Chilli’s water bottle, two Moleskine notebooks and a Keep Cup!

Every August, the Edinburgh International Book Festival presents the largest public celebration of the written word in the world, bringing together over 500 events with the most exciting writers and thinkers on the planet to ignite imaginations, foster human connection, and challenge the status quo. This years Book Festival runs from 9-24 August; look out for the launch of the 2025 programme in June, and explore highlights from previous festivals at edbookfest.co.uk.

National Book Tokens are the only gift cards you can buy and spend in bookshops everywhere – including the on-site Festival Bookshop. Available in a range of brilliantly booky designs, with physical, digital and personalised gift cards as well as monthly subscription options, there's a book token for every reader. What's more, National Book Tokens gift cards don't expire for 8 years, and expired cards can be replaced.