A Stroke of the Pen Drawing Competition

“Once upon a time there was a snowman. He wasn’t an abominable one, like the ones that grunt and sneeze up on distant Tibetan mountains, but quite English and completely bominable . . .”

For your chance to appear in the paperback edition of A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories, send a black and white drawing of what you think Arnold, the Bominable Snowman may look like, as featured in Terry Pratchett’s newly-discovered short story.

There are two categories:

ADULTS (aged 16+)

The prize for adults is for your illustration to be featured in the paperback edition of A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories, as well as to receive a professionally framed print of your artwork, £200 of National Book Tokens, and a full set of Discworld novels published by Penguin.

Email your entries to [email protected] before midnight on 31 May 2024. T&Cs apply, click here to read them.

CHILDREN (aged 4-15)

The prize for children is for your drawing to be featured in the paperback edition of A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories, as well as to receive a full set of Terry Pratchett’s children’s books pubished by Puffin, and a pack of 40^th Anniversary memorabilia.

Email your entries to [email protected] before midnight on 31 May 2024. T&Cs apply, click here to read them.

Entries from those age 13 or under must be accompanied by written permission from a parent/guardian or with their written consent.

Good luck!