- Independent Creators
- Self Publishers
- Small Presses
- Non-Trad Publishers
Help us make space
for Scotland's
and more!
Help us make space
for Scotland's
Independent Creators,
Self Publishers,
Small Presses,
Non-Trad Publishers
and more!
Events
| What? | When? | About |
|---|---|---|
| Sequential Scotland | 8 Aug 2026 | Sequential Scotland is a comic convention in Glasgow spotlighting Scotland's amazing comic creators and micro-publishers, featuring talks, workshops, and art and cosplay competitions. Learn more about Sequential Scotland here. |
| TAGS Fest 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 | TAGS Fest returns to Fruitmarket for its 4th year! Browse work from independent comic and TTRPG creators, play games in the Board Game Zone, and listen to all sorts of talks from creators across Scotland. Learn more about TAGS Fest here. |
| CCIC Scotland Roundtable | Date TBA | A digital roundtable hosted by the Comics Cultural Impact Collective, supported by SPS, for Scottish comic creators to discuss their needs as a community. Sign-up link coming soon. |
We are still in the early stages of our organisation. We will be planning more events in the future, so keep up to date with SPS by following our social media and joining our newsletter.
Resources
The Small Press Scotland Library
The Small Press Scotland Library is our curated listing of resources, events, locations, organisations, awards, traders, and publishers that are relevant to anyone working in small press in Scotland, whether that's comics, tabletop games, zines, prose, poetry, or other non-traditional publishing.If you would like to add an entry to the library, please fill out this form. We hope that this library will continue to grow as more community members contribute what they know. Please note that we are primarily interested in events, locations, and organisations that are focused on Scotland and not the UK as a whole, but some UK-wide or international resources may be of interest to the Scottish small press community. Ultimately our team will judge whether your entry will be added to the library.
About Us
Who are we?
Small Press Scotland is a new non-profit organisation dedicated to uplifting Scotland’s small press scene. Our goals are to put on events that prioritise independent and self-published creators, and to host workshops and professional development sessions to educate and connect small press creators across Scotland.
Shrinking opportunities
Scotland is home to a thriving creative industry that is enjoyed by audiences worldwide. Many of Scotland's stand-out creators took the first steps of their careers at a local level: attending writing groups, tabling at art fairs, or learning in workshops.As a consequence of a decade of chronic underfunding, and under the strain of the pandemic, many of these local spaces disappeared. Non-traditional forms of publishing, like comics, graphic novels, roleplaying games, and zines, have seen their first stepping stones vanish beneath a tide of spiralling costs.Now more than ever, Scotland needs robust support for its independent, first-time, and small press artists.
Team
As creators ourselves, we want to do our part to support the community that helped us flourish.
Brian Tyrrell
Brian is a neuroqueer writer, graphic designer and artist living in Edinburgh. They run the multi-award winning Stout Stoat Press and publish roleplaying games and books. You can find their personal practice on Brian's portfolio.They co-founded TAGS Festival in 2022 with Eve, and are a director of SPS.
Eve Greenwood
Eve is a trans comic jack-of-all-trades living in Edinburgh. They run the multi- award-nominated Quindrie Press, publishing comics and graphic novels of all kinds. You can find their personal work on Eve's website.They co-founded TAGS Festival in 2022 with Brian, and are a director of SPS.
Faye Stacey
Faye is a non-binary comic artist, freelance illustrator, and graphic designer based in Glasgow. You can read their works, including their comics Sub Terra and Ignatz-nominated Find a Seat, on Faye's website.They founded Sequential Scotland in 2024, and are a director of SPS.
Our logo and site assets were designed by Spire Greenwood.
Instagram Links
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!
TAGS (Tabletop & Graphic Storytelling) Festival was founded by Eve Greenwood & Brian Tyrrell in 2023 in response to the loss of indie-focused events in Scotland after the pandemic. Since the beginning, TAGS' focus was on small press and self-published work, celebrating comics, tabletop games, board games, zines, and more. TAGS Fest became part of Small Press Scotland in 2025.TAGS Fest takes place at Edinburgh's Fruitmarket. In 2023 and 2024, TAGS Fest was held in the Warehouse space, but as of 2025 it is held in the Upper Gallery, with the Warehouse reserved for the Board Game Zone.
