Win a hand-painted fore-edge on the book you love, in time for Christmas. Here's how it works.
How to enter
There are two ways to enter. Do both, and you have two entries.
- On Instagram: follow @jjsbooks_ and comment DRAGON on my giveaway post, together with the title of the book you'd love to see painted.
- On my website: enter your email in the giveaway form on jjsbooks.com. This also adds you to First Edition, my letter from the studio. If you unsubscribe later, your entry still counts.
One entry per person for each way. Extra comments or sign-ups don't add extra entries.
Dates
Entries on my website open as soon as the giveaway form appears on jjsbooks.com, from Wednesday 11 November 2026. Entries on Instagram open when my giveaway post goes live on Friday 13 November 2026. Both close at 23:59 (UK time) on Thursday 19 November 2026.
The prize
- One hand-painted fore-edge on a single book of your choice, worth £220.
- You choose the book. I'll send you two or three scene ideas, and you pick your favourite.
- I buy a new copy of the book, paint it, protect it with a fixative, sign it and post it to you. Shipping is included.
- The book needs to be a single volume, in print and available to buy in the UK. Box sets and series aren't included.
- You're welcome to give it to someone as a Christmas present: just send me their address.
- There's no cash alternative.
Delivery before Christmas
If you live in the UK, your book will arrive before Christmas, as long as you reply to my message within 48 hours and choose your scene within 2 days of receiving my ideas. Outside the UK, I'll post it as quickly as I can, but I can't promise it will arrive before Christmas.
Who can enter
Anyone aged 18 or over living in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada (excluding Quebec) or Australia. My family and anyone helping me run the giveaway can't enter.
How I choose the winner
On Friday 20 November I'll draw one winner at random from all valid entries, on Instagram and on my website together. I'll tell my First Edition list first, then share the winner on my Instagram stories.
I'll contact the winner only from @jjsbooks_ on Instagram or from hello@jjsbooks.com. I will never ask you for payment, card details or passwords, and I'll never send you a link to claim the prize. If anyone else contacts you about the giveaway, it isn't me: please report the account.
If the winner doesn't reply within 48 hours, I'll draw a new one. A winner in Canada will be asked to answer a simple maths question before claiming the prize, as Canadian law requires.
The small print
- Free to enter. No purchase necessary.
- This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Meta.
- I'll only use your details to run the giveaway, send the prize and, if you entered on my website, send you First Edition. You can unsubscribe at any time.
- I may exclude entries from fake accounts or entries that break these terms.
- If something outside my control stops the giveaway, I may change or cancel it, and I'll say so on Instagram.
- The promoter is JJsBooks. Questions? Write to me at hello@jjsbooks.com or through my contact page.
- These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.