Small Press Scotland CIC
@smallpress.scot
An organisation dedicated to uplifting Scotland's small press scene: comics, tabletop, zines, prose, poetry, and more. Learn more at https://smallpress.scot.
Events:
🏷️ @tagsfest.co.uk
📚 @sequential-scot.bsky.social
Events:
🏷️ @tagsfest.co.uk
📚 @sequential-scot.bsky.social
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Hello, we're launching Small Press Scotland CIC! SPS is a new organisation dedicated to uplifting Scotland's small press scene and running events that prioritise indie creators. You might already know one of our events, @tagsfest.co.uk!
📚 Learn more and sign up to our newsletter at smallpress.scot
📚 Learn more and sign up to our newsletter at smallpress.scot
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Following from our announcement that Quindrie Press will be closing at the end of 2026, I want to make people aware that in Spring 2026 we will be opening a one-off comic fund for UK creators. More details will be released next year.
Sign up to our newsletter: quindriepress.com/newsletter
Sign up to our newsletter: quindriepress.com/newsletter
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Following from our announcement that Quindrie Press will be closing at the end of 2026, I want to make people aware that in Spring 2026 we will be opening a one-off comic fund for UK creators. More details will be released next year.
Sign up to our newsletter: quindriepress.com/newsletter
Sign up to our newsletter: quindriepress.com/newsletter
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🚨Closing soon 🚨: Calling all BPOC residents of Edinburgh! Have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh! Deadline: 16 November. Find out more: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-con...
Call for Consultations - Scottish BPOC Writers Network
Help us build justice-focused, greener futures in Edinburgh!
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🚨Closing soon 🚨: Calling all BPOC residents of Edinburgh! Have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh! Deadline: 16 November. Find out more: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-con...
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Did you visit TAGS this year? To help this free event continue, please let us know what you thought of TAGS Fest 2025. We can use the information you share when applying for funding for future events.
🏷️ Feedback form: forms.gle/nBuXjZb6Q9Nf...
🏷️ Feedback form: forms.gle/nBuXjZb6Q9Nf...
October 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Did you visit TAGS this year? To help this free event continue, please let us know what you thought of TAGS Fest 2025. We can use the information you share when applying for funding for future events.
🏷️ Feedback form: forms.gle/nBuXjZb6Q9Nf...
🏷️ Feedback form: forms.gle/nBuXjZb6Q9Nf...
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TAGS Fest 2025 starts TOMORROW! See you soon at @fruitmarket.bsky.social for a weekend of indie publishing, games, and talks!
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
TAGS Fest 2025 starts TOMORROW! See you soon at @fruitmarket.bsky.social for a weekend of indie publishing, games, and talks!
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
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are you between 16-30 and looking to get a leg-up into #comics? Comics Youth are running a free upskilling programme for marginalised creatives (16-30) interested in a career in the Comics Industry- check out their website for details;
comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...
comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
are you between 16-30 and looking to get a leg-up into #comics? Comics Youth are running a free upskilling programme for marginalised creatives (16-30) interested in a career in the Comics Industry- check out their website for details;
comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...
comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...
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As if the excitement for this weekend wasn't enough, TAGS Festival has been shortlisted for a Creative Edinburgh Festivals Award! We're delighted to be finalists and can't wait to see you all this weekend for our best event yet.
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
As if the excitement for this weekend wasn't enough, TAGS Festival has been shortlisted for a Creative Edinburgh Festivals Award! We're delighted to be finalists and can't wait to see you all this weekend for our best event yet.
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
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The Comics Laureate UK Graphic Novel list for 2025-2026 will be looking for graphic novels to be promoted to libraries. If you wish to be considered for the list, then inbox me a link to your work via Dropbox. Must have a valid UK publisher/ISBN number. Cut off DATE: 3rd Nov 2025. PLEASE SHARE! Ta!
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The Comics Laureate UK Graphic Novel list for 2025-2026 will be looking for graphic novels to be promoted to libraries. If you wish to be considered for the list, then inbox me a link to your work via Dropbox. Must have a valid UK publisher/ISBN number. Cut off DATE: 3rd Nov 2025. PLEASE SHARE! Ta!
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Not long until TAGS Fest 2025! See you soon at @fruitmarket.bsky.social for a weekend of indie publishing, games, and talks!
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Not long until TAGS Fest 2025! See you soon at @fruitmarket.bsky.social for a weekend of indie publishing, games, and talks!
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
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Scotland's indie TTRPG scene refuses to go quietly: @tagsfest.co.uk returns to Edinburgh Oct 25-26 with 50+ creators, @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social running tables, and Paolo Greco explaining how to build a publishing empire from old loudspeakers. Free entry! l.d20.ninja/2c9938yv #ttrpg #publishing
TAGS Fest: Finding Your People in Edinburgh's Small Press Revival
There are fewer and fewer spaces where people can come together, especially for
free. Scotland's small press community has weathered chronic underfunding whilst
l.d20.ninja
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Scotland's indie TTRPG scene refuses to go quietly: @tagsfest.co.uk returns to Edinburgh Oct 25-26 with 50+ creators, @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social running tables, and Paolo Greco explaining how to build a publishing empire from old loudspeakers. Free entry! l.d20.ninja/2c9938yv #ttrpg #publishing
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So excited to join @streakofpith.bsky.social @markbradley.bsky.social and @dapsdraws.bsky.social
to talk about the current industry landscape!
Can’t promise I won’t go on a rant either 😘
to talk about the current industry landscape!
Can’t promise I won’t go on a rant either 😘
October 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
So excited to join @streakofpith.bsky.social @markbradley.bsky.social and @dapsdraws.bsky.social
to talk about the current industry landscape!
Can’t promise I won’t go on a rant either 😘
to talk about the current industry landscape!
Can’t promise I won’t go on a rant either 😘
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🗣️Help us spread the word 🗣️: Join us for an in-person workshop on turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds, led by comic creator and writer Etienne Kubwabo: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...
Building (Super) Heroic Worlds with Etienne Kubwabo
An in-person writing workshop about turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds.
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🗣️Help us spread the word 🗣️: Join us for an in-person workshop on turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds, led by comic creator and writer Etienne Kubwabo: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...
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News! TAGS Fest @tagsfest.co.uk Returns to Edinburgh on October 25th and 26th for the Biggest Year to Date!
www.brokenfrontier.com/tags-fest-20...
www.brokenfrontier.com/tags-fest-20...
TAGS Fest Returns to Edinburgh on October 25th and 26th for the Biggest Year to Date – Broken Frontier
Details of TAGS Fest 2025 which returns to Fruitmarket, Edinburgh for its biggest event to date this October.
www.brokenfrontier.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
News! TAGS Fest @tagsfest.co.uk Returns to Edinburgh on October 25th and 26th for the Biggest Year to Date!
www.brokenfrontier.com/tags-fest-20...
www.brokenfrontier.com/tags-fest-20...
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Come join authors from @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social for a panel discussion. Writing Scotland's Future: Perspectives from Writers of Colour takes place 15/10/25 #BlackHistoryMonth at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social The Ramshorn. Lunch provided. Register for your free place: tinyurl.com/Writing-Scot...
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Come join authors from @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social for a panel discussion. Writing Scotland's Future: Perspectives from Writers of Colour takes place 15/10/25 #BlackHistoryMonth at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social The Ramshorn. Lunch provided. Register for your free place: tinyurl.com/Writing-Scot...
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📋 Board Game Zone sign-ups are now OPEN! You can stop by the BGZ on the day to borrow a game and play at any free table, or book in advance to secure a spot in one of 19 different RPGs!
Browse the games: tagsfest.co.uk#boardgamezone
Book a game: ancientrobotgames.co.uk/bookings
Browse the games: tagsfest.co.uk#boardgamezone
Book a game: ancientrobotgames.co.uk/bookings
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📋 Board Game Zone sign-ups are now OPEN! You can stop by the BGZ on the day to borrow a game and play at any free table, or book in advance to secure a spot in one of 19 different RPGs!
Browse the games: tagsfest.co.uk#boardgamezone
Book a game: ancientrobotgames.co.uk/bookings
Browse the games: tagsfest.co.uk#boardgamezone
Book a game: ancientrobotgames.co.uk/bookings
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The team @smallpress.scot have made a spreadsheet of info about awards, festivals, printers, publishers etc. that you can access here: smallpress.scot#resources
We have such an incredible, inspiring, and growing community of comic & zine makers here in Scotland and this is an invaluable resource
We have such an incredible, inspiring, and growing community of comic & zine makers here in Scotland and this is an invaluable resource
Small Press Scotland
Supporting Scotland's small press and independent publishers.
smallpress.scot
September 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The team @smallpress.scot have made a spreadsheet of info about awards, festivals, printers, publishers etc. that you can access here: smallpress.scot#resources
We have such an incredible, inspiring, and growing community of comic & zine makers here in Scotland and this is an invaluable resource
We have such an incredible, inspiring, and growing community of comic & zine makers here in Scotland and this is an invaluable resource
📖 We have a new resource up on our website for anyone working in small press in Scotland, whether that's comics, tabletop games, zines, prose, poetry, or other non-traditional publishing.
Read about the SPS Library at smallpress.scot#resources
Read about the SPS Library at smallpress.scot#resources
September 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
📖 We have a new resource up on our website for anyone working in small press in Scotland, whether that's comics, tabletop games, zines, prose, poetry, or other non-traditional publishing.
Read about the SPS Library at smallpress.scot#resources
Read about the SPS Library at smallpress.scot#resources
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Board Game Zone signups are opening soon! Our Board Game Zone, run by @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social, will have their board game library to choose from for on-the-fly gaming sessions, but stay tuned for signups for longer TTRPG sessions with experienced Games Masters!
🏷️ Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk
🏷️ Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Board Game Zone signups are opening soon! Our Board Game Zone, run by @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social, will have their board game library to choose from for on-the-fly gaming sessions, but stay tuned for signups for longer TTRPG sessions with experienced Games Masters!
🏷️ Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk
🏷️ Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk
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Get your diaries ready! The next Sequential Scotland will be happening on Saturday 8th August, again at the Doubletree by Hilton on Cambridge Street in Glasgow: dtt-2025.blogspot.com/2025/09/save... - and don't miss the next TAGS Festival next month
Save The Date: Sequential Scotland returns in August 2026; new Small Press Scotland CIC formed
dtt-2025.blogspot.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Get your diaries ready! The next Sequential Scotland will be happening on Saturday 8th August, again at the Doubletree by Hilton on Cambridge Street in Glasgow: dtt-2025.blogspot.com/2025/09/save... - and don't miss the next TAGS Festival next month
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SAVE THE DATE
Sequential Scotland 2026 will be happening on Saturday August 8th!
As with 2025 we will be going for Creative Scotland funding to make this possible.
To stay up to date sign up to the mailing list at the website below. And keep your fingers crossed for us!
sequentialscotland.co.uk
Sequential Scotland 2026 will be happening on Saturday August 8th!
As with 2025 we will be going for Creative Scotland funding to make this possible.
To stay up to date sign up to the mailing list at the website below. And keep your fingers crossed for us!
sequentialscotland.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
SAVE THE DATE
Sequential Scotland 2026 will be happening on Saturday August 8th!
As with 2025 we will be going for Creative Scotland funding to make this possible.
To stay up to date sign up to the mailing list at the website below. And keep your fingers crossed for us!
sequentialscotland.co.uk
Sequential Scotland 2026 will be happening on Saturday August 8th!
As with 2025 we will be going for Creative Scotland funding to make this possible.
To stay up to date sign up to the mailing list at the website below. And keep your fingers crossed for us!
sequentialscotland.co.uk
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🌟 IT LIVES! 🌟 The UK Comics Creator Survey is BACK, baby!
Here to gather up, analyse and disseminate your data to help uplift the comics world, like if Robin Hood was a statistician or something.
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
Here to gather up, analyse and disseminate your data to help uplift the comics world, like if Robin Hood was a statistician or something.
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
September 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🌟 IT LIVES! 🌟 The UK Comics Creator Survey is BACK, baby!
Here to gather up, analyse and disseminate your data to help uplift the comics world, like if Robin Hood was a statistician or something.
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
Here to gather up, analyse and disseminate your data to help uplift the comics world, like if Robin Hood was a statistician or something.
ukcomicscreators.org.uk
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Our exhibitor page is LIVE! 🎉 We've got an incredible lineup this year full of returning and new exhibitors - browse through them all on our website, with more to come!
🏷️ tagsfest.co.uk#exhibitors
🏷️ Check out our 2025 Exhibitors starter pack: go.bsky.app/StqNCDK
🏷️ tagsfest.co.uk#exhibitors
🏷️ Check out our 2025 Exhibitors starter pack: go.bsky.app/StqNCDK
July 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Our exhibitor page is LIVE! 🎉 We've got an incredible lineup this year full of returning and new exhibitors - browse through them all on our website, with more to come!
🏷️ tagsfest.co.uk#exhibitors
🏷️ Check out our 2025 Exhibitors starter pack: go.bsky.app/StqNCDK
🏷️ tagsfest.co.uk#exhibitors
🏷️ Check out our 2025 Exhibitors starter pack: go.bsky.app/StqNCDK
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We're delighted to see the enthusiasm for Sequential Scotland today! If you want another Scottish indie-creator focused event, check out TAGS Fest on Oct 25/26 in Edinburgh for even more comic and TTRPG work!
August 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We're delighted to see the enthusiasm for Sequential Scotland today! If you want another Scottish indie-creator focused event, check out TAGS Fest on Oct 25/26 in Edinburgh for even more comic and TTRPG work!
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Things like @sequential-scot.bsky.social and @tagsfest.co.uk are what we’ve needed in Scotland — And to see them flourish and do so well is such a confident boost for the indie comics community. You could really feel good vibes in everyone that was tabling today at Sequential, it was so positive! ✨
August 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Things like @sequential-scot.bsky.social and @tagsfest.co.uk are what we’ve needed in Scotland — And to see them flourish and do so well is such a confident boost for the indie comics community. You could really feel good vibes in everyone that was tabling today at Sequential, it was so positive! ✨
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🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO!!!🚨
The maiden voyage of Sequential Scotland is very nearly upon us, make some NOISE!!!! 📣 We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone supporting us and well wishing, it means a lot 🥹💚
See you soon!
#sequentialscotland #scottishcomics #indiecomics #comicon #glasgow
The maiden voyage of Sequential Scotland is very nearly upon us, make some NOISE!!!! 📣 We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone supporting us and well wishing, it means a lot 🥹💚
See you soon!
#sequentialscotland #scottishcomics #indiecomics #comicon #glasgow
July 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO!!!🚨
The maiden voyage of Sequential Scotland is very nearly upon us, make some NOISE!!!! 📣 We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone supporting us and well wishing, it means a lot 🥹💚
See you soon!
#sequentialscotland #scottishcomics #indiecomics #comicon #glasgow
The maiden voyage of Sequential Scotland is very nearly upon us, make some NOISE!!!! 📣 We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone supporting us and well wishing, it means a lot 🥹💚
See you soon!
#sequentialscotland #scottishcomics #indiecomics #comicon #glasgow
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Only one week until the deadline! Let's see those comics! 🦭
🦭 The Selkie Awards are back for our second year! 🦭
If you're based in Scotland and finished a comic in the past year, we want to hear from you!
Our applications are now open until 31 July. Check out the details here: selkieawards.org/2025
#scottishcomics #scottishcomicbookday #smallpress
If you're based in Scotland and finished a comic in the past year, we want to hear from you!
Our applications are now open until 31 July. Check out the details here: selkieawards.org/2025
#scottishcomics #scottishcomicbookday #smallpress
July 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Only one week until the deadline! Let's see those comics! 🦭