Roald Dahl
Get Gobblefunking with Roald Dahl
This Dahl Day, James and the Giant Peach is leading the festivities and there is nothing James Henry Trotter loves more than an adventure. That’s why we’re inviting you on an adventure of your very own to explore the fantabulous language of Roald Dahl, the world’s no. 1 storyteller!
Roald Dahl was an adventurer of language and would often make up new words in his stories. We call this gobblefunk. Set off on a language adventure and have a go at inventing your own gobblefunk word, just like Roald Dahl. Enter and you could win a copy of the phizz-whizzing Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary and a set of creative writing titles, including How to Write Your Best Story Ever!
How to Enter
Tell us your made up word, what it means, and draw us a picture to illustrate your word. Be as creative as you like – the more propsposterous the better!
CLICK HERE to download the competition sheet
You can send us photographs or scans of your entry by using the ‘Submit an image’ options at the bottom of this page. Make sure you’re logged in to your profile first as we need to know how to contact you if you win.
Or you can send your word, meaning and drawing by email, to [email protected].
Or by post, to
Kimberley Sheehan,
The Reading Agency,
60 Farringdon Road,
London,
EC1R 3GA
1. The competition period will start at 9am on Monday 13th August 2018 and end at midnight on Friday 28th September 2018. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
2. To enter, entrants should send their entry to Kimberley Sheehan, The Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3GA or email it with your name, address and age to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Get Gobblefunking like the BFG Competition’.
3. The Competition is open to children aged 13 and under on Friday 28th September 2018.
4. The Competition is only open to entrants in the UK.
5. Any contact information will only be used if you are selected as a winner. All entrants data will be kept until the winner has received their prize and within 30 days of the winner being confirmed, the data will be destroyed.
6. There will be one winner.
7. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
8. The Winner will be notified via email. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 7 days of notification, the Organiser reserves the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
9. The Reading Agency shall not be responsible for any inaccurate contact details provided by Qualifying Entrants/Winners in accordance with paragraph 8 above, which results in the Prize not being delivered.
10. The Reading Agency’s decision will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into.
11. We are sorry but entries will not be returned.
12. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England.
13. By entering the Competition, you accept these terms and conditions.