The Living Sea of Waking Dreams is the moving new novel from Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan.

In celebration of its release, we are excited to provide Readings customers the chance to win a signed and fully annotated first edition of the novel. Featuring handwritten notes from Flanagan that include reflections on his writing process, this one-of-a-kind edition will make a beautiful keepsake for one lucky literary lover.

To enter the competition, simply buy a copy of The Living Sea of Waking Dreams from Readings before 5pm on Sunday, 25 October.

Customers who purchase The Living Sea of Waking Dreams from the Readings website simply need to write ‘competition’ in the notes field during checkout, and they will be automatically entered in the draw.

Customers who purchase The Living Sea of Waking Dreams from our shops will need to let staff members know that they’d like to enter the draw. Please note, that our shops are currently only open on reduced hours for phone orders and contactless collection – please find out more by visiting your preferred shop page.

The winner will be selected at random and contacted by Friday, 30 October, either by phone or email. Only the winner will be contacted.