An organisation dedicated to uplifting Scotland's small press scene: comics, tabletop games, zines, prose, poetry, and more. Learn more at https://smallpress.scot.
Events:
🏷️ @tagsfest.co.uk
📚 @sequential-scot.bsky.social

@smallpress.scot
An organisation dedicated to uplifting Scotland's small press scene: comics, tabletop games, zines, prose, poetry, and more. Learn more at https://smallpress.scot.
Events:
🏷️ @tagsfest.co.uk
📚 @sequential-scot.bsky.social
Not long until TAGS Fest 2026! See you soon at Out of the Blue Drill Hall for a day of indie publishing, games, and talks!
We're looking for a new director! Are you passionate about Scottish small press? Do you want to make a substantial impact for Scotland's self-publishing creators? Then you might be the perfect fit for the Small Press Scotland team!
📌 See the full details: smallpress.scot/jobs/director
💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join @palleonpress.bsky.social and @furtiveshambles.bsky.social as they discuss using game design to encourage play and learning.
🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks
We're hiring!! 😍 We’re looking for an organised, experienced Administrative Support Worker to support the team! Do you think you'd be a good fit? Find out how to apply: https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/were-hiring-a-admin-and-access-support-worker/ REPOST to share this opportunity!
🦭 Announcing the shortlist for our 2026 Selkie Awards!🦭
Check out the link below for the details, and for information on how to sign up to our online award ceremony:
🗓️ Expected start: February 2027, with directorship being formalised in May 2027 if probation is passed (3 month probation period).
📌 Questions? See the full details at smallpress.scot/jobs/director. If your question isn't answered there, shoot us an email at [email protected]!
📍 Location: Remote, but most of our events take place in the central belt and must be attended in-person. Successful applicants MUST reside in Scotland; remote work from other parts of the UK is not possible. ⌚ Total hours: Estimated 200 hours a year, about 5 hours a week.
- put on professional development and skillsharing days for creators to improve their knowledge and further their careers. SPS has a strong and growing reputation as an organisation that prioritises creators and is taking concrete steps to improve community networks and shared knowledge.
SPS is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting Scotland’s small press communities, including those working with comics, tabletop games, and zines. We organise two market events, @tagsfest.co.uk and @sequential-scot.bsky.social. We advocate for Scottish small press creators and plan to -
We're looking for a new director! Are you passionate about Scottish small press? Do you want to make a substantial impact for Scotland's self-publishing creators? Then you might be the perfect fit for the Small Press Scotland team!
📌 See the full details: smallpress.scot/jobs/director
Submissions are now OPEN for our 2027 comics!
You have until *1st December* to get your ideas in.
Check the submissions guide on our website for all the important info: thirdbearpress.com/submissions
If you have any questions, please ask!
🚨🚨Happening next week🚨🚨: Are you a BPOC student in the UK who is a writer or an aspiring writer? There's still time to join our online open house! Share and spread the word! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/online-stude...
Want to do school visits as an author? Or are you a school who wants authors to come and talk to your kids? The @societyofauthors.bsky.social has a free resource, just for you!
The School Visits Toolkit, brimming with good advice, can be downloaded right here: societyofauthors.org/resource/sch...
BIG NEWS! ThirdBear Press will be opening for submissions for our 2027 collection of comics from 1st October - 1st December. We are looking to publish 3 or 4 new stand alone, single issue comic books (28-32 pages) by UK based creators during the 2nd half of 2027.
Artists Now have opened bursaries for UK artists to put towards their professional development. If you're not already a member of Artists Now you can sign up and apply for the bursary.
➡️ More info: www.artistsnow.com/resource/art...
This is fantastic! A must read for comic creators working in Scotland, but also comic appreciators, funders and educators in Scotland, and comic creators further afield.
I have a challenge for YOU 🫵 pick something on this list and set about trying to make it happen!!
Some of my favourite resources about comics making!
smallpress.scot/articles/how...
I kept answering Qs or doing talks where I rec'd resources or gave out PDF guides, & wanted to make them more publicly accessible. So now they're up at @smallpress.scot 👍 Here's the pic version
This report is so in depth and encouraging! I'm so hype to make some positive change!
A huge thank you to thecomicsculturalimpactcollective.org for making this roundtable possible, and to @chipcollective.bsky.social, @chrislaumanson.bsky.social, and @edwardross.bsky.social for assisting with moderating the discussion groups.