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Beyond the Ban Book Giveaway #1

September 18, 2026

The Beyond the Ban series is giving away a free copy of What I Mean to Say: Remaking Conversation in our Time by Ian Williams to 5 winners.

Beyond the Ban is a discussion series hosted by UVic Libraries, focused on facilitating conversations about intellectual freedom in libraries to advance civil discourse and strengthen democratic engagement. We will be discussing Ian Williams' book on October 21st at the first event in the series.

From the publisher's website: "Enough small talk. Let’s get right to it: Why can’t we talk to each other anymore? What makes good communication? And how do we restore the lost art of conversation?"

Contest dates: September 18, 2026 to October 5, 2026 (closes at 11: 59 PM)

One entry per person. You wil need to provide your name and UVic email address to enter.

Enter to win a copy of the book!
Register for the event!

Beyond the Ban Book Giveaway #1 Contest Rules

By entering this contest, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accepted the terms and conditions below.

  1. Contest is sponsored by the University of Victoria as represented by its Libraries, Reference Services (“UVic”).
  2. Contest is open to all current UVic students who are residents of Canada, excluding Quebec and who registered for the Beyond the Ban book discussion event on October 21 via LibWizard online surveying platform. The registration must be completed during the time period when the contest is open.  
  3. Contest opens on September 18, 2026 at 12:00 am PDT and ends on October 5,2026 at 11:59 pm PDT.
  4. There is a limit of 1 entry per eligible entrant.
  5. The random draw for the prize will take place at about 1pm PDT on October 6, 2026.
  6. The selected entrant will be contacted by email using the contact information provided in the registration form. If the selected entrant cannot be contacted within 5 days following the first attempt at contact, or if the selected entrant declines the prize, another random draw will occur, and the prize will be awarded to the entrant selected from such subsequent random draw.
  7. The selected entrant must correctly answer a time-limited, skill-testing mathematical question to be awarded the prize.
  8. Prize. There will be 5 prizes to be won, each winner will receive a book by Ian Williams, What I Mean to Say.
  9. Prize is non-transferable and must be accepted as awarded. Prize is not convertible to cash.
  10. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
  11. The University of Victoria is collecting your personal information for the purposes of entering you into this contest and, if you opt-in, signing up for our mailing list, as authorized by section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If you have any questions about the management of your information, please contact: clundrigan@uvic.ca.
  12. UVic reserves the right to amend these contest rules or to terminate the contest at any time without any liability to any entrant.
  13. UVic assumes no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including but not limited to (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, ineligible or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including but not limited to any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls or communications; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the contest herein for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or email, technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software, congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any computer, including as a result of participating in the contest herein; or (vi) prizes that cannot be awarded or accepted.
  14. By entering this contest, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the University of Victoria, Instagram, Facebook, and any of their representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in this contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the contest; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the contest or the processing of entries.
  15. The decisions of UVic in relation to this contest will be final and binding on all entrants.