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📢 Exhibitor announcement: SHONA HEANEY ART (@iwanttobeahydra.bsky.social). "Sho is a comic artist and unrepentant art gremlin based in Glasgow. She spends a completely normal amount of time drawing sad fictional men with silly faces!" 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 29/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: SHAZLEEN KHAN (@shazleenmkhan.bsky.social). "Shazleen Khan is a queer Bangladeshi Muslim Illustrator and Author based in London. Their work centres experiences of diaspora and complicated inter-personal relationships." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 28/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: PALLEON PRESS (@palleonpress.bsky.social). "Palleon Press is a small publisher of handmade roleplaying zines and pocket-sized storytelling games. It was founded in Texas in 2023." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 28/09/2026

Our posters are up across the city! If you catch a glimpse of any of our posters, or our ad on the tram, shoot us a photo! 🏷️

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 27/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: THIRDBEAR PRESS (@thirdbearpress.bsky.social). "ThirdBear Press is an indie comics publisher with a focus on story telling that uses comics in an interesting and engaging way." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Chris Lau Manson 阿劉 @chrislaumanson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Woo! Look what arrived today, well in time for @tagsfest.co.uk! My brand new UFO Chasing Game Contact: Fastwalker! Absolutely stellar job by @comicprintinguk.bsky.social on printing this, thank you so much. I had so much fun making the photos and they turned out fab! #rpg #ufo

A book cover with a photo of a flying saucer hovering menacingly behind some trees. The title reads "Contact: Fastwalker" and the subtitle reads "A game of chasing UFOs by Chris Lau Manson".

A book titled "Contact Fastwalker" with a photo of a UFO on the cover, in a box with other similar books.

The back cover of a book with a photo of a UFO on the cover, sitting in a box with other similar books.

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Paula Beakes 🔜 TAGS Festival @paulabeakes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Super excited for my first time showing at TAGS! Come and say hello!! I have a new work that's currently in print for this too 👀 Will share some more once they've arrived!!

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 26/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: PAULA BEAKES (@paulabeakes.bsky.social). "Paula Beakes is a NZ born, Edinburgh based artist who creates colourful work featuring animals, nature, humour and stylised illustrations." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 25/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: ELI SPENCER. "Eli Spencer is a fantasy illustrator based in Glasgow." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 24/09/2026

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 Game Masters!

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 23/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: BLUE FOX COMICS (@bluefoxcomics.com). "Founded in 2015, Blue Fox has rapidly grown to become a publisher of distinct, high-quality, character driven genre comics, graphic novels and gamebooks." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 22/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: NORMAL DAY. "Normal Day is the collective project of Will Powers and Amy Browne. Will makes nostalgic imaginative adventure comics and Amy makes surreal zines inspired by the everyday world." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Gustaffo Vargas @gustaffovargas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

See you at TAGS Festival!!! My last Scottish Festival before I move out 😱😱😱😱😁🤖

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 21/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: HAM. "HAM (he/him) is an Edinburgh based queer comic artist and printer from Ireland. He mainly focuses on tackling serious issues as stupidly as possible." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 20/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: GUSTAFFO VARGAS (@gustaffovargas.bsky.social). "Gustaffo Vargas is a Peruvian comic creator. He makes Cyberpunk comics where he explores Peruvian culture. He’s worked for BOOM!, Image, Marvel, Tiny Onion among others." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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A toad @toadlett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

TAGS is always a highlight of the year for me, excited to be here again! I'll be speaking on a panel about telling old stories, and I'll have my new book, A Record of Civic Notices Received During the Penultimate Decade!

cover of a book titled ' A Record of Civic Notices Received During the Penultimate Decade.' the book is red printed on white, and shows a lizard-like creature with large hammerhead jaws, labelled in an unknown alphabet.

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 19/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: TOADLETT (@toadlett.bsky.social). "Comics and books that definitely weren't found in an ancient forest tomb and pried from the skeletal hands of a long-dead wizard. Most of the moss has been scraped off." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Edinburgh Mask Bloc @edinmaskbloc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We're supplying masks to TAGS again this year. Go support masked events and all the incredibly skilled artists who'll be exhibiting!

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 18/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: ONION PRESS. "Onion Press makes comics and runs The Prize Onion. Our comics are about the world around us, its histories and secrets, with a touch of silly along the way." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 17/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: DJCAD COMICS. "The DJCAD Comics Module is happy to return for TAGS Fest 2026!" 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Small Press Scotland CIC @smallpress.scot · 16/09/2026

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...

The Scottish Comics Roundtable. Event report:
- Statistics on Scotland's comic creators
- Problems faced by our community
- Potential solutions proposed
How can YOU help fix comics?

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dontfoldpress.bsky.social @dontfoldpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I love TAGS can't wait to be there!!!!

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Chris Lau Manson 阿劉 @chrislaumanson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Right, outside of the welcome meeting this morning, this is what I've been up to today and I had a *lot* of fun doing it! Contact: Fastwalker, a solo journaling UFO Chasing RPG which will (god willing) be available at @tagsfest.co.uk next month!

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 16/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: MARIE-ALICE HAREL. "Marie-Alice Harel is an award-winning French author and illustrator based in Edinburgh. She teaches book illustration at Schoolism." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 15/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: DON'T FOLD PRESS (@dontfoldpress.bsky.social). "DON'T FOLD PRESS is a small-press based in Dundee Scotland focused on producing comics that justify their space within the medium!" 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 14/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: JACK STAMP. "Jack Stamp is an illustrator and designer from Edinburgh. Winner of Up and Coming Talent 2025 at the Selkie Awards for his comic Plasticine Cowboy." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Lola | Third Vault & Johnson Ofair @thirdvaultyarns.com · 13/09/2026

Looking forward to taking my games to TAGs next month!

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 13/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: JOHNSON OFAIR (@thirdvaultyarns.com). "Johnson Ofair writes games that explore challenging themes, help people envision kinder worlds and radicalise people to push for change." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Chris Lau Manson 阿劉 @chrislaumanson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Alright, first playtest of Contact: Fastwalker is in, thanks to @dominickellyartist.bsky.social! Got some tweakin' to do but hoooooopefully I'll have this UFO Chase Solo Journaling RPG ready for @tagsfest.co.uk in October!

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Grave Goods @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We’re SO happy to be back at TAGS this year, it’s one of our absolute favourites and the team deliver such a wonderful event every time

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 12/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: MOLLY STOCKS. "Molly Anne Stocks is an Illustrator and Comics Artist currently based in Edinburgh. Themes of nostalgia and bucolic scenes run through her comics." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 11/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: GARRESH. “Comic artist based outside Glasgow. I like to ride my bike and enjoy the sun!” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 10/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: UNDERGROUND KINGDOM COMIX/THE GULLET MAGAZINE. “Underground Kingdom Comix is a collective of small press cartoonists. They have produced a number of titles together including Filth, Retail Park and The Gullet Issue 3.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 09/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: GRAVE GOODS (@gravegoodspub.bsky.social). “Grave Goods is a team of independent TTRPG creators. We design systems, settings and adventures, with every single page written and illustrated by human hands.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Small Press Scotland CIC @smallpress.scot · 19/08/2026

📢 Do you want to fix Scottish comics? Let's come up with some solutions! Join us on 9th September at 7pm for an online roundtable to discuss the future of Scotland's indie comic scene, in collaboration with CCIC and @chipcollective.bsky.social. More info in 🧵👇 RSVP: eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-c...

The Scottish Comics Roundtable. 9th Sept, 7pm. An online call to arms for everyone working in and with comics in Scotland. RSVP on Eventbrite! Presented by Small Press Scotland CIC, The Comics Cultural Impact Collective CIC, and CHIP Collective.

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 08/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: DEMI NAITO PUBLISHING. “Demi is a Japanese writer/illustrator from Los Angeles. Her mini-comics and guided journal combine whimsical illustrations and thoughtful storytelling to offer new perspectives.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 07/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: SOUNDS SKETCHY ILLUSTRATION. “I love looking at different subcultures and exploring the their communities in my zines. I to use my bunny characters to explore themes of mental health in more personal work. :3” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 06/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: LIBBY DD & FRANK O'NEIL. “Libby and Frank are a pair of cartoonists whose works surround critters in all forms, from prehistoric creatures to Japanese mascots.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 05/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: NADIA SCHLOSSER. “Nadia is a Danish comic artist and illustrator. Their work mostly centers around underwater imagery and worldbuilding.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 04/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: FRANÇOIS GIRO. “I am an artist based in Edinburgh who publishes zines and graphic novels exploring personal stories and feelings.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 03/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: DECADENCE COMICS (@decadencecomics.bsky.social). “Decadence is a comic collective that publish science fiction stories. Their comics feature psychedelic altered states and dystopian visions.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Goblin Purwin @goblinpurwin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'll be peddlin' spells, stories and goblin nonsense. Won't you come and say hello?

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Chris Lau Manson 阿劉 @chrislaumanson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It me! Come buy stuff :D Including the new Bad Gal Bodega comic: Ranger Rodney Rules! Desert hi-jinks will ensue 🌵🏜️🐹

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 02/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: CHRIS LAU MANSON (@chrislaumanson.bsky.social). “Chris Lau Manson is a mixed Scottish-Hakka Chinese creator based near Glasgow. Originally from Hong Kong, Chris tells socially-aware stories infused with magical realism.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 01/09/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: GOBLIN PURWIN (@goblinpurwin.bsky.social). “Goblin is a graphic novelist based in Edinburgh. While she applies her hand drawn methods to illustration and animation, panelled storytelling is her first and best language.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 31/08/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: KUTTY PRESS. “Kutty Press is a mini publishing experiment rooted in the spirit of play, process, & print. We celebrate the handmade & the personal through books, zines, prints, & objects.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 30/08/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: CHIP COLLECTIVE (@chipcollective.bsky.social). “CHIP Collective creates informative comic anthologies about a wide range of topics, with the goal of making positive social change through our work!” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 29/08/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: VER (@verface.bsky.social). “VER is a writer and illustrator from Eastern Europe, residing in Scotland. They spend most of their time writing and drawing stories about strange people and distant worlds.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 28/08/2026

📢 Exhibitor announcement: CHALKDOWN (@chalkdown.bsky.social). “Illustrator and graphic designer making zines, art and TTRPG content. ENNIE award winner. Enjoys puzzles and finding the whimsy in the things around them. Actual Blighted Merman.” 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 27/08/2026

📢 This year, TAGS Fest is generously sponsored by KELLY ZOU. "Kelly Zou is a visual artist based in Edinburgh, creating drawings, paintings, and comics exploring memory, place, and emotional landscapes." 🏷️ Learn more about Kelly at her website kellyzou.com

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