Ian Duhig is to judge the Ledbury poetry festival competition, which has a first prize for the winner of £1,000, plus a week at a residential course at Ty Newydd, the national writing centre for Wales. The deadline for the competition is 3 July. Check here for more details. The festival itself takes place from 29 June until 8 July, and its stars will include Owen Sheers, Simon Armitage, Paul Muldoon, Helen Dunmore, Andrew Motion, and Sean O'Brien.