Prize Draw
OUR CAMPAIGN
As part of our Celebrating Classics Campaign, we offered a free-to-enter prize draw of classical goodies, thanks to some incredible classical supporters. The Draw was made in February 2025, with thanks to all our entrants and our generous donors.
Prizes
We had lots of incredible classical prizes available, including:
- A year’s free CA membership – or gift it to a friend!
- A signed book from one of our supporting authors, including Daisy Dunn, Stephen Fry, Michael Scott, Oliver Taplin, LJ Trafford, Ruth Downie and many more!
- A day pass to the 2025 CA Conference in St Andrews
- An online session with Roman Mysteries’ author Caroline Lawrence for you and your class/friends!
- Society memberships for Sussex Past (RRP £47 each) – free entry to Fishbourne Roman Palace!
- Copies of Omnibus magazine, delivered to you, for you and/or your class!
- A year’s subscription to Massolit – leading Classics videos and lectures
- Two tickets to our next CA Member exclusive event
- Two tickets to visit Vindolanda and Roman Army Museum (RRP £32)
- Two tickets to watch Eurydice at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London
- Avisit from Professors Edith Hall & Arlene Holmes-Henderson of Advocating Classics Education to your school
- A special prize from Bloomsbury Classics
- Gift vouchers for the Hellenic Bookservice
- Gift vouchers for Redbubble – to spend at classical shops such as florah, Greek Myth Comix, TheCobra
- Signed Classics Education books by leading academics
- A personalised shoutout on The Classics Podcast
Terms and Conditions
This prize draw is free to enter and entrants may submit a maximum of two entries per person via our form and competition entry. Prizes are non refundable, non returnable and cash alternatives will not be offered. This prize draw is open to anyone, worldwide; if an in-person prize is won, it is the winner’s responsibility to arrange and fund any travel arrangements. The draw will close on 31 January 2025 and after the random draw, winners will be contacted by our official CA account. The CA will not ask entrants or winners to make any payments – please be aware of scams. The result of the draw is final. Ensure that you write your correct email address on the entry form so that you can be contacted by the CA if you have won a prize. Organisers reserve the right to disqualify an entry at their discretion. Additional prizes may be added and announced before the closing date.
With huge thanks to all of our donors and supporters!
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