Claire Dyer will be judging the Paragram competition Paradox, for poetry, short prose, or comic poetry or prose. The organisers say: “Inherently ludicrous, wry or hard to believe, we felt this was the perfect chance to search for poems and petite-prose designed to make the reader laugh. Of course paradox can equally be sad, joyous or droll – the choice is yours.” There will be a £50 first prize in each genre plus publication for all shortlisted pieces in an anthology. ​Entries should be in the body of an email to paragrammers@gmail.com. The deadline is 31 July. More details