Whether you’re a design aficionado, or you’re just looking to stay organised in 2009, the Faber and Faber Diary 2009 is what you need, and we’ve got three of them as prizes for anyone who can answer a simple question. Being published as part of Faber’s 80th birthday celebrations in 2009, we can confirm that the diary is an object of desire that you may not be able to bring yourself to write in!

The Faber and Faber Diary 2009 marks eighty years of independent publishing. Displaying a week to a view and illustrated in colour throughout with book designs, letters and poems, the diary reflects the changing face of Faber’s publishing over the years since Geoffrey Faber founded the company in Bloomsbury in 1929.

From T. S. Eliot’s charming illustrations for the 1939 edition of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats to the iconic work of in-house designer Berthold Wolpe, there is a huge diversity and richness of material to accompany each week of the year.

To enter, answer to the following question using the contact form:

Q: Which of these is NOT a character from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S.Eliot?

a. Mr. Mistoffelees

b. Skimbleshanks

c. Snagglepuss

Terms and Conditions

1. Closing date for entries: 16th December 2009.
2. Open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
3. Entry to the competition is by completing the above form only. Anyone submitting multiple entries will be disqualified.
4. The winner will be selected at random from those correct entries received before the closing date.
5. Only the winning entrants will be contacted by Bookgeeks. The webmaster’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. The winner’s name may be published on the Bookgeeks website after the closing date of the competition.
7. The competition is not open to Bookgeeks contributors and their families, or to Faber employees and their families.
8. Art never improves, but the material of art is never quite the same. ‘Nuff said.

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