Win Your Way To Cheltenham Literature Festival

What brings Cerys Matthews, Horrid Henry and Peppa Pig all together? The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival of course and Warren on Heart Breakfast has tickets to see them to be won!
The festival returns to Cheltenham from Friday 4th to Sunday 13th October with a great line up of the biggest names in literature, entertainment, politics and sport, from authors and TV critics to comedians and designers.
There really is something for everyone and the children will love Book It! with over 100 family events from writing and drawing workshops to meeting the likes of much loved characters like Peppa Pig and Horrid Henry.
Plus there's free workshops, boutique shopping plus a whole menu of pop-up cafés, bars and restaurants, offering everything from coffee and cake to tapas, champagne and seafood, so come and enjoy the buzz at Cheltenham Literature Festival.
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Want to win tickets for some of the fun family events?
Then you're in luck as we're giving you the chance to do just! Just listen to Heart Breakfast from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th September as Warren will be reading lines from some famous books.
But the twist is each line will have a word missing and all you need to do is work out the missing word then text your answer to 82122, starting your message with the key word Warren gives out on air.
If you're picked to play and get it right you'll be off to The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival with family tickets to the event featured that day plus we'll add £50 to spend in the Cheltenham Literature Festival Restaurant!
Check out which fun family events you could be heading too at the Festival below.
Heart Breakfast Competition Terms and Conditions
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Prize - Monday 2nd September Join Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks for an amazing hour of singing, performance and illustration. Bring your best singing voices and prepare to join in the fun with family passes to meet the characters from Sugarlump and the Unicorn. Suitable for ages 5 and over. |
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Prize - Tuesday 3rd September Join Cerys Matthews for a grand old sing along with family passes to this feel good family event, celebrating songs, lullabies and some great ballads. Suitable for ages 8 and over. |
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Prize - Wednesday 4th September Meet creator of Horrid Henry, Francesca Simon and discover what led her to create everyone’s favourite naughty little boy with family passes to see Horrid Henry’s Nightmare. Suitable for ages 6 and over. |
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Prize - Thursday 5th September Where else will you find time travel and dinosaurs at one event? Take a trip into the amazing imagination with family passes to see Neil Gaiman as he talks about his latest books. Suitable for ages 10 and over. |
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Friday 6th September Giggle and snort your way through a great fun event with family passes to see Peppa Pig! Enjoy interactive storytelling and the chance to meet your favourite pig in person. Suitable for children ages 3 to 5. |