@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
This feels very relevant to Scottish comic creators selling internationally - a survey to explore the possibility of setting up a Cultural Export Service scotland.britishcouncil.org/Cultural-Exp...
The Quindrie Comic Fund will open for submissions in May! UK-based comic creators can apply for up to £1000 to put towards a comic project or goal. Read more details and sign up to be notified when submissions open here: quindriepress.com/fund 🐉
The Scots Language Publication Grant @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social is open for entries and closes on the 25th Feb! If you are working on a book that is written in Scots, I’d encourage you to apply. I’d love to see more picture books win this grant!
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
Scottish small press creators! It's time for us to build up our community knowledge and share what we know with each other. SPS is putting together free networking events where we help teach creators what they need to know. Please fill in our survey to let us know what YOU want to hear about!
Scottish small press creators!
Let us know what you’re keen to learn about in 2026 🥰
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What do YOU want to learn and hear about? We're planning the programmes for our first Professional Development days, and we want to make sure we're targeting vital gaps in knowledge among Scotland's small press creators. Help us by filling out our short survey!
📝 forms.gle/NxHKSsMM2MJX...
Text reads "What do YOU want to learn and hear about? Fill out our survey to help us plan the programmes for our first Professional Development days." Image is of a group of people listening to a talk.
What do YOU want to learn and hear about? We're planning the programmes for our first Professional Development days, and we want to make sure we're targeting vital gaps in knowledge among Scotland's small press creators. Help us by filling out our short survey!
📝 forms.gle/NxHKSsMM2MJX...
The TAGS Fest 2025 report is now live! We collated and analysed all our stats for this event and reflected on feedback submitted by our exhibitors.
🏷️ docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Quindrie Comic Fund As part of Quindrie Press closing down, we will be opening the Quindrie Comic Fund in Spring 2026. This fund will be open to comic creators across the UK, with priority given to Scottish creators, to go towards their creative practice. The totalpot will be £3,000 to be split between successful applicants. Applications will be reviewed by Eve Greenwood, Hari Conner, and Nyla Ahmad. More details will be released when applications open in Spring 2026. If you’d like to hear when applications open, follow Quindrie Press on Bluesky or Instagram, or sign up to the newsletter. If you would like to donate to the fund to increase the pot, please contact Eve at quindriepress@gmail.com. We will be taking donations starting in April 2026.
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
🚨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...
Did you visit TAGs? We'd love to hear your feedback! 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.
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...
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
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...
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
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!
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
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
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 😘
🗣️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...
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...
Promotional flyer for 'Writing Scotland's Future: Perspectives from Writers of Colour' event on Wednesday 15 October 2025 at The Ramshorn, 98 Ingram Street, Glasgow G1 1EX. Panel of writers of colour will comprise: Titilayo Farukuoye, Yasmin Hanif and Safina Mazher. QR code in bottom right corner links to registration page.
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...
📋 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
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 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
TAGS (Tabletop & Graphic Storytelling) Festival. Board Game Zone signups opening soon! 1.5 hour sessions with the TTRPG of your choice. 2 hour sessions of Blood on the Clocktower. Playtests from local game designers. Oct 25th-26th Fruitmarket.
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
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
A graphic showing the sequential Scotland logo and then the following text: Sequential Scotland will return on 08/08/2026 at the doubletree by Hilton, Cambridge Street, Glasgow www.sequentialscotland.co.uk
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
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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
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
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!
