Welcome to Poetry in Glasgow (PIG), your community resource for local events, opportunities and helpful miscellany. No matter whether you are a seasoned poet, a regular slam champion, an aspiring bard, a poetic newbie or simply someone who enjoys the occasional reading: this website is for you.
The idea for PIG emerged on a dark and stormy winter night in early 2025 against the backdrop of some rather concerning developments on the social media sites most of us use to keep on top of local events and writing opportunities. Our collective reliance on commercial social media companies with their often highly questionable ethics simply seemed like a bad idea.
Our response was the creation of PIG: a tool for and by the poetry community.
Latest Update
27th of September 2026
PIG UPDATE #42
Our National Poetry Day edition takes you on a little poetic tour of the BBC archives. That's on top of the usual news on events and opportunity, obvs.
DetailsWhat's On
Here's a quick peek at some of the local poetry events happening soon. Check the Events page for a full list of all upcoming events.
October 05 @ 19:30 - 21:00
Candlelight Poetry Open Mic
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October 06 @ 19:45 - 22:00
Poet's Corner
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October 06 @ 19:00 - 20:00
Paranormal Punctuation with Anne Sikking (online)
Tickets: £15.00 |
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October 06 @ 10:30 - 12:30
Open Book Creative Writing Session
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October 07 @ 19:00 - 20:30
The Poetry Review Autumn 2026 launch
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See our Events page for more.
Upcoming Deadlines
Here's a quick preview of current opportunities with upcoming deadlines. You can find more calls for submissions, residencies and commissions on the Opportunities page.
August 26 - October 07
Missed the Boat Mag |
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July 17 - October 20
Tea-Stained Literary: Issue 4 - Metamorphosis |
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September 01 - October 30
Happiful Poetry Prize 2027 |
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October 01 - October 31
Platform by Faber |
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September 02 - October 31
Still Point Journal |
See our Opportunities page for more.