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Thank you again to everyone who attended our roundtable last week! Our full report is now available, with a complete breakdown of everything we discussed, all solutions proposed, and all resources suggested. Let's fix comics! 📝 smallpress.scot/reports/misc...

That's a wrap on TAGS Fest 2026! A massive thank you to @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social for running our Board Game Zone and TTRPG room, to Out of the Blue Drill Hall for being such a welcoming venue, and to our lovely stewards Riley, Isaac, and Eva for helping us run the day as smoothly as possible.

Are you a BPOC writer in Scotland? Intrigued by all things monstrous? @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social's latest call for blog pitches is open until Sunday! All posts paid (£170-£255, depending on length). Unpublished writers welcome. Link + info here: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...

Edinburgh's TAGS Fest showed exactly how to run a community-led indie gathering at the Drill Hall today, packing out the venue with creator-owned comics, zines, and handcrafted tabletop games without corporate marketing interference. #TAGSFest

TAGS Fest is OPEN at Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Dalmeny St! We've got a Creators' Market, a Board Game Zone, and a whole lineup of talks - and it's all completely free to attend! See you there! 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

🔊 SBWN WRITER SUMMIT IS HERE! 🔊 Book your tickets for our IN PERSON networking and professional development day on OCTOBER 30TH! https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/sbwn-writers-summit-30th-october/ We will have panels, a workshop, a chance to get a professional headshot taken, and more!

The Book Week Scotland Fund is now open! 📚️🎤 If your organisation would like a £700 grant to programme a unique, exciting event during Book Week Scotland in June 2027, we want to hear from you! Find out more and apply 👇 www.scottishbooktrust.com/training-and...

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

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: 🦭 selkieawards.org/2026 🦭

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!

Calling all BPOC Students in the UK! Join our online  Open House, October 1st! Meet other writers, learn about SBWN, and much more! More info/registration: https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/online-student-writers-open-house-1-october-2026/

So great to see everyone last night!(Such a good turnout?!) Honestly, it was pretty inspiring to watch a community take charge of itself in real time. Can’t wait to see what comes next! ✊ Huge thanks to @smallpress.scot for their help, and to @petermorey.bsky.social for THIS bat-filled beaut:

was wonderful to hear from people at the scottish comics roundtable!! sorry if I was mostly just bringing 'very interested in how everything works & is going’ - But I AM working with @smallpress.scot on making some (non-scotland-specific) comics career-y resource docs publicly available soon 👍

Was so happy to see so many people sharing contact info and other resources in the chat! Scotland has always been such a hub for comics and we’re going to make sure it stays that way 💪

A huge thank you to everyone who came to this! We had some fantastic discussions and came up with all sorts of achievable ways to improve things for the Scottish comics community - and honestly, any comics community! Stay tuned for a writeup on what we talked about! 💪🔥

In preparation for this I am elbow-deep in stats comparing Scottish creators to the UK as a whole. It is veeeeery interesting… For example, did you know there’s a higher concentration of self-published creators in Scotland? Now you do, you nerd!

Hatchlings Games has secured a small shop in the heart of Bristol. If you’re a UK-based zine creator/publisher, please sound off below. We may soon have a space to sell your indie RPGs. No AI permitted and please no graphic content.

It's alive! Discord Comics are seeking applications for a bisexual erotic comics anthology for Kickstarter Summer 2027. www.discordcomics.com/Shop/wordpre... Submissions open 1st September to 15th October

The Scots Language Publication Grant is open for applications until 2 September. Apply now!

😍🔊Want to spend a day with us furthering your career? 😍🔊 - Get professional headshots done - Network with other industry professionals  - Attend workshops for BPOC writers  - Online AND in person!  More info:

Have you signed up to the Scottish Comics Roundtable yet? 💪

Want to be part of TAGS Festival this year? We're looking for three stewards to help us deliver TAGS Festival 2026! You'll be assisting the exhibitors and visitors, greeting attendees, and helping out in our Talks and Board Game Zone rooms. 🏷️ Read the full job listing: tagsfest.co.uk#jobs

We can't wait for TAGS Fest 2026! TAGS is a free-to-attend market event dedicated to spotlighting Scotland's small press talent. Stay tuned for exhibitor and talk announcements, as well as Board Game Zone signups! 🏷️ Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk

We just wanted to say the biggest THANK YOU to everyone! We are so grateful to be part of this lovely community. This would not be possible without any of you, and we have seen all the incredible outpourings of love for our show and all the amazing creators. See you again next year? 😘

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