2019 – Ledbury Poetry Festival

SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT – LEDBURY FORTE POETRY PRIZE FOR SECOND COLLECTIONS

Posted onThursday, 4th April 2019Thursday, 4th April 2019AuthorChloe Garner

“dangerous, risk-taking liberating and wildly ambitious”~ Tom Chivers, Penned in the Margins Ledbury Poetry Festival announces the six collections shortlisted for the prestigious Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize for Second Collections …[Read More]

2019 Festival headliners

Posted onWednesday, 3rd April 2019Saturday, 6th April 2019AuthorBox Office

We are pleased to tell you the poets already confirmed for the 2019 Festival! Friday 5 – Sunday 14 July One of Canada’s finest poets, Margaret Atwood, will appear on the …[Read More]

New! Kickstarter Campaign – please support!

Posted onWednesday, 20th March 2019Wednesday, 20th March 2019AuthorBox Office

Ledbury Poetry Festival’s first ever crowdfunding campaign is launched! Ledbury Poetry Festival is launching its first ever crowd funding campaign with Kickstarter. This campaign aims to raise funds to …[Read More]

FREE Voice Coaching Workshop for poets!

Posted onThursday, 14th February 2019Thursday, 7th March 2019AuthorBox Office

LEDBURY POETRY FESTIVAL FULLY FUNDED LINKLATER METHOD VOICE COACHING RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP FOR NEW POETS DATES: 13 – 16 MAY 2019 HELLENS MANOR, MUCH MARCLE NR LEDBURY, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR8 2LY …[Read More]

Become a Festival Intern! Deadline 19 April

Posted onTuesday, 12th February 2019Monday, 18th March 2019AuthorBox Office

Applications are now being taken for this fantastic opportunity! Think you have what it takes to be Festival intern? Meet famous poets, celebrities and performers! Learn skills in event managing, …[Read More]

Ledbury Poetry Competition 2019 open for entries

Posted onMonday, 11th February 2019Monday, 11th February 2019AuthorDavid Hewitt

JUDGE: DALJIT NAGRA CLOSING DATE: Thursday 18 July 2019 FIRST PRIZE: £1000, a residential course at Ty Newydd Writing Centre and an invitation to read at the winners’ event in …[Read More]

2019 Ledbury Poetry Residential

Posted onTuesday, 5th February 2019Monday, 25th February 2019AuthorDavid Hewitt

Ledbury Poetry Festival and The University of Roehampton Poetry Centre are offering a fully catered, immersive poetry residential in July 2019 Dates Midday Monday 1st July to 2pm, Thursday 4th July …[Read More]

Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics

Posted onFriday, 25th January 2019Monday, 28th January 2019AuthorBox Office

Ledbury Emerging Poetry Critics The successful national mentoring programme, to encourage diversity in poetry reviewing, returns and opens for applications from new and emerging critical voices Application deadline: April 1st …[Read More]