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

What'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.

	November 15 @ 16:15 - 18:00 The Poets that Made Me: Jim Carruth with Robyn Marsack The Mitchell Library North Street, Glasgow Tickets: £6.72 Reading The Mitchell Library Details
	November 15 @ 18:00 - 19:30 Rhyme and Reason: A Short History of Poetry and People (for People who Don't Usually Read Poetry): Mark Forsyth with Beth Cochrane The Mitchell Library North Street, Glasgow Tickets: £8.96 Reading The Mitchell Library Details
	November 15 @ 19:45 - 22:00 Write Time Right Place: With Alistair Braidwood Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow Tickets: £14.94 Reading Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Details
	November 15 @ 13:00 - 14:00 The Poetry of Joy with Romalyn Ante online Tickets: £35.00 Writing Workshop online Details
	November 16 @ 19:00 - 22:00 Second Chance Fringe The Alchemy Experiment 157 Byres Road, Glasgow Mixed Showcase Reading The Alchemy Experiment Details

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.

	September 05 - November 14 Happiful Poetry Prize Prize Details
	October 27 - November 14 SpeakEasy SlamEasy Competition Prize Details
	October 20 - November 17 Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies Residency Details
	October 20 - November 20 Channel Magazine: Issue 14 Submission Details
	October 27 - November 21 Oxford Review of Books: Spring Issue Submission Details

See our Opportunities page for more.