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Tabletop & Graphic Storytelling Festival https://tagsfest.co.uk/ 🏷️ 25/26 October 2025 ✉️ [email protected] 📍 Fruitmarket, Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Run by @smallpress.scot
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · Jul 24
TAGS Fest 2025 is going to take place on October 25th-26th at Edinburgh's Fruitmarket!

TAGS Fest is a market event dedicated to spotlighting Scotland's small press talent. Entry to our talks, Marketplace, and Board Game Zone is all free, so pencil it into your diary!

🏷️ Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk
A range of birds and sea creatures are splayed out on a stack of rocks, prepping zines, painting figurines, and playing board games. Text reads: Tabletop & Graphic Storytelling (TAGS) Festival. Oct 25th-26th, 10am-5pm, Fruitmarket. Celebrating collaborative and visual storytelling, from comics to roleplaying games! Explore our Small Press Marketplace, borrow games in the Board Game Zone, and check out our panels and talks! Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk.
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 16h
📢 Exhibitor announcement: CAT EASEMAN

“Cat Easeman is an illustrator who draws comics making fun of the kinds of people and traditions she encountered growing up. She also makes chaotic, light hearted rpg zines.”

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Triplecast Games @triplecastgames.bsky.social · 1d
The Hidden Keys drops this Halloween! Explore our world - but this time, one in which #vampires, #werewolves, #fey, #magicusers, and more are right before our unknowing eyes. @tagsfest.co.uk attendees, check out our both on Saturday 26 October for a special surprise before preorder! #ttrpgs #horror
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 1d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: BLUE FOX COMICS (@bluefoxcomics.bsky.social)

“Founded in 2015, Blue Fox Comics has rapidly grown to become a Scottish publisher of distinct, high-quality, character driven genre comics, graphic novels, gamebooks and games.”

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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 2d
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...
TAGS Fest Returns to Edinburgh on October 25th and 26th for the Biggest Year to Date – Broken Frontier
Details of TAGS Fest 2025 which returns to Fruitmarket, Edinburgh for its biggest event to date this October.
www.brokenfrontier.com
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 2d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: CONNOR TIERNEY (@connortierney57.bsky.social)

"Connor Tierney is a cartoonist from Glasgow that makes silly funny action packed comics that combine a love of comics, manga, cartoons and video games into one zany package."

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📢 Exhibitor announcement: HESITANTDOODLE (@hesitantdoodle.bsky.social)

"hesitantdoodle is an illustrator and comic artist, whose work captures the action of sports, drama of romance novels and whimsy of magical girls."

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 4d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: WILL HUMBERSTONE (@willhumberstone.bsky.social)

"Comic artist and RPG maker based in London. Likes horror movies and writing fantasy."

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 5d
Our Board Game Zone is hosted by the wonderful folks at @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social and their amazing team of volunteer Game Masters 🤖
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 5d
📋 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
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 5d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: WILL TEMPEST (@willtempest.bsky.social)

"Will Tempest is an illustrator and cartoonist based in the UK. His work explores strange planets and bizarre civilisations through the lens of fantasy, science fiction and horror."

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 6d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: JULIE CAMPBELL (@juliecampbelldraws.bsky.social)

“Julie’s comics take a lot of inspiration from the natural world – depicted with bold lines and a few carefully chosen colours.”

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 7d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: BISCUIT TIN COMICS COLLECTIVE

“Four friends who love comics. Just like a biscuit tin has a variety of sweet baked treats, our collective has a variety of stories and genres for you to read!”

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 8d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: TOAD DOCTOR

"Oliver Thomson, (Toad Doctor) comics artist from Inverclyde. Fixated on stories of monsters since childhood he now wishes to create stories where they can truly come to life."

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Paolo of Lost Pages @lostpages.co.uk · 11d
I'm so excited to join @toadlett.bsky.social on a game-making panel at @tagsfest.co.uk! Come for the games and the cozy vibes, and stay for the nitty-gritty bits of grinding towards game release.
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 14d
Our panel lineup is out! This will be our first year running talks alongside the Marketplace and Board Game Zone, and we have some great discussions lined up for you.

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
Talks & Panels All of our talks are free to attend, but space is limited. We suggest queueing up 10 minutes before the talk begins to guarantee getting a seat. Talks run for 45 mins. Saturday Pitch to Page: How do you make a comic? 11am. Scripting, compositions, pencilling, inking, colouring, lettering, printing; so much goes into every comic you've loved reading. Sit in with veteran comic creators Gustaffo Vargas and Jenny Mure as they chat about the comic-making process. Fanfiction, the Old Human Tradition. 12.30pm. Fanfiction has always been part of storytelling culture. Join Ell J Walker and Fran Morton as they discuss the similarities and differences between modern and historic fanfiction. Comics For Your Own Good: Educating through comics. 2pm. As a medium, comics are a very accessible way to share information. Cat Laird and Julie Campbell will discuss the strength of comics in education and community outreach. You Can Be a Luddite: How artists can resist AI. 3.30pm. Listen to comic creator Tom Humberstone discuss the impact of generative AI on the creative process, and how artists and audiences can rally against the rising tide of slop. Sunday First Draft to Final Product: How do you make a game? 11am. Join TTRPG publisher Paolo Greco / Lost Pages and game designer Letty Wilson as they discuss the ins and outs of the game-making process. Let's Talk Cash: The cold hard finances of making comics. 12.30pm. Many creative industries are financially lean fields. With the costs of living ever spiralling, Faye Stacey and James Lawrence discuss the realities of making money as comic creators, from self-publishing to public funding. Autobiography & Vulnerability. 2pm. Steven Fraser, Ashling Larkin, and Amandawonk come together to discuss their experiences of autobiographical work, and the power of creating comics about yourself.
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 9d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: DJCAD '25 ILLUSTRATION GRADUATES

"We are three DJCAD ‘25 Illustration graduates selling a mix of personal and uni work including zines, short comics and longer graphic novels."

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Tom Humberstone @tomhumberstone.com · 11d
Come to @tagsfest.co.uk and recreate the feeling of being trapped in a pub with me while I rant about AI!
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 14d
Our panel lineup is out! This will be our first year running talks alongside the Marketplace and Board Game Zone, and we have some great discussions lined up for you.

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
Talks & Panels All of our talks are free to attend, but space is limited. We suggest queueing up 10 minutes before the talk begins to guarantee getting a seat. Talks run for 45 mins. Saturday Pitch to Page: How do you make a comic? 11am. Scripting, compositions, pencilling, inking, colouring, lettering, printing; so much goes into every comic you've loved reading. Sit in with veteran comic creators Gustaffo Vargas and Jenny Mure as they chat about the comic-making process. Fanfiction, the Old Human Tradition. 12.30pm. Fanfiction has always been part of storytelling culture. Join Ell J Walker and Fran Morton as they discuss the similarities and differences between modern and historic fanfiction. Comics For Your Own Good: Educating through comics. 2pm. As a medium, comics are a very accessible way to share information. Cat Laird and Julie Campbell will discuss the strength of comics in education and community outreach. You Can Be a Luddite: How artists can resist AI. 3.30pm. Listen to comic creator Tom Humberstone discuss the impact of generative AI on the creative process, and how artists and audiences can rally against the rising tide of slop. Sunday First Draft to Final Product: How do you make a game? 11am. Join TTRPG publisher Paolo Greco / Lost Pages and game designer Letty Wilson as they discuss the ins and outs of the game-making process. Let's Talk Cash: The cold hard finances of making comics. 12.30pm. Many creative industries are financially lean fields. With the costs of living ever spiralling, Faye Stacey and James Lawrence discuss the realities of making money as comic creators, from self-publishing to public funding. Autobiography & Vulnerability. 2pm. Steven Fraser, Ashling Larkin, and Amandawonk come together to discuss their experiences of autobiographical work, and the power of creating comics about yourself.
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a toad buried under the earth @toadlett.bsky.social · 11d
I'll be in a panel on the Sunday with @lostpages.co.uk and @stoutstoat.co.uk talking about our approaches to making games! the lineup for the whole weekend looks so great!
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 14d
Our panel lineup is out! This will be our first year running talks alongside the Marketplace and Board Game Zone, and we have some great discussions lined up for you.

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
Talks & Panels All of our talks are free to attend, but space is limited. We suggest queueing up 10 minutes before the talk begins to guarantee getting a seat. Talks run for 45 mins. Saturday Pitch to Page: How do you make a comic? 11am. Scripting, compositions, pencilling, inking, colouring, lettering, printing; so much goes into every comic you've loved reading. Sit in with veteran comic creators Gustaffo Vargas and Jenny Mure as they chat about the comic-making process. Fanfiction, the Old Human Tradition. 12.30pm. Fanfiction has always been part of storytelling culture. Join Ell J Walker and Fran Morton as they discuss the similarities and differences between modern and historic fanfiction. Comics For Your Own Good: Educating through comics. 2pm. As a medium, comics are a very accessible way to share information. Cat Laird and Julie Campbell will discuss the strength of comics in education and community outreach. You Can Be a Luddite: How artists can resist AI. 3.30pm. Listen to comic creator Tom Humberstone discuss the impact of generative AI on the creative process, and how artists and audiences can rally against the rising tide of slop. Sunday First Draft to Final Product: How do you make a game? 11am. Join TTRPG publisher Paolo Greco / Lost Pages and game designer Letty Wilson as they discuss the ins and outs of the game-making process. Let's Talk Cash: The cold hard finances of making comics. 12.30pm. Many creative industries are financially lean fields. With the costs of living ever spiralling, Faye Stacey and James Lawrence discuss the realities of making money as comic creators, from self-publishing to public funding. Autobiography & Vulnerability. 2pm. Steven Fraser, Ashling Larkin, and Amandawonk come together to discuss their experiences of autobiographical work, and the power of creating comics about yourself.
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Faye Stacey @pondi.bsky.social · 11d
I’ll be at TAGS on Sunday talking about the finances of comics!
Can’t promise I won’t bully you all into charging the right amount for your work 😘
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 14d
Our panel lineup is out! This will be our first year running talks alongside the Marketplace and Board Game Zone, and we have some great discussions lined up for you.

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
Talks & Panels All of our talks are free to attend, but space is limited. We suggest queueing up 10 minutes before the talk begins to guarantee getting a seat. Talks run for 45 mins. Saturday Pitch to Page: How do you make a comic? 11am. Scripting, compositions, pencilling, inking, colouring, lettering, printing; so much goes into every comic you've loved reading. Sit in with veteran comic creators Gustaffo Vargas and Jenny Mure as they chat about the comic-making process. Fanfiction, the Old Human Tradition. 12.30pm. Fanfiction has always been part of storytelling culture. Join Ell J Walker and Fran Morton as they discuss the similarities and differences between modern and historic fanfiction. Comics For Your Own Good: Educating through comics. 2pm. As a medium, comics are a very accessible way to share information. Cat Laird and Julie Campbell will discuss the strength of comics in education and community outreach. You Can Be a Luddite: How artists can resist AI. 3.30pm. Listen to comic creator Tom Humberstone discuss the impact of generative AI on the creative process, and how artists and audiences can rally against the rising tide of slop. Sunday First Draft to Final Product: How do you make a game? 11am. Join TTRPG publisher Paolo Greco / Lost Pages and game designer Letty Wilson as they discuss the ins and outs of the game-making process. Let's Talk Cash: The cold hard finances of making comics. 12.30pm. Many creative industries are financially lean fields. With the costs of living ever spiralling, Faye Stacey and James Lawrence discuss the realities of making money as comic creators, from self-publishing to public funding. Autobiography & Vulnerability. 2pm. Steven Fraser, Ashling Larkin, and Amandawonk come together to discuss their experiences of autobiographical work, and the power of creating comics about yourself.
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🌊 Ell 🌊 @elljwalker.bsky.social · 11d
I'm going to be talking at @tagsfest.co.uk next month with the wonderful @mortiscausa.bsky.social about fanfiction as folklore, and old stories! <3 See you there?
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 14d
Our panel lineup is out! This will be our first year running talks alongside the Marketplace and Board Game Zone, and we have some great discussions lined up for you.

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk
Talks & Panels All of our talks are free to attend, but space is limited. We suggest queueing up 10 minutes before the talk begins to guarantee getting a seat. Talks run for 45 mins. Saturday Pitch to Page: How do you make a comic? 11am. Scripting, compositions, pencilling, inking, colouring, lettering, printing; so much goes into every comic you've loved reading. Sit in with veteran comic creators Gustaffo Vargas and Jenny Mure as they chat about the comic-making process. Fanfiction, the Old Human Tradition. 12.30pm. Fanfiction has always been part of storytelling culture. Join Ell J Walker and Fran Morton as they discuss the similarities and differences between modern and historic fanfiction. Comics For Your Own Good: Educating through comics. 2pm. As a medium, comics are a very accessible way to share information. Cat Laird and Julie Campbell will discuss the strength of comics in education and community outreach. You Can Be a Luddite: How artists can resist AI. 3.30pm. Listen to comic creator Tom Humberstone discuss the impact of generative AI on the creative process, and how artists and audiences can rally against the rising tide of slop. Sunday First Draft to Final Product: How do you make a game? 11am. Join TTRPG publisher Paolo Greco / Lost Pages and game designer Letty Wilson as they discuss the ins and outs of the game-making process. Let's Talk Cash: The cold hard finances of making comics. 12.30pm. Many creative industries are financially lean fields. With the costs of living ever spiralling, Faye Stacey and James Lawrence discuss the realities of making money as comic creators, from self-publishing to public funding. Autobiography & Vulnerability. 2pm. Steven Fraser, Ashling Larkin, and Amandawonk come together to discuss their experiences of autobiographical work, and the power of creating comics about yourself.
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Robert Larner @robertlarner.bsky.social · 11d
Tabletop and Graphic Storytelling Festival in Edinburgh on Oct 25th/26th. I want to highlight that this is a masked event. That is absolutely amazing... thank you @tagsfest.co.uk for being inclusive!
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · Jul 24
TAGS Fest 2025 is going to take place on October 25th-26th at Edinburgh's Fruitmarket!

TAGS Fest is a market event dedicated to spotlighting Scotland's small press talent. Entry to our talks, Marketplace, and Board Game Zone is all free, so pencil it into your diary!

🏷️ Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk
A range of birds and sea creatures are splayed out on a stack of rocks, prepping zines, painting figurines, and playing board games. Text reads: Tabletop & Graphic Storytelling (TAGS) Festival. Oct 25th-26th, 10am-5pm, Fruitmarket. Celebrating collaborative and visual storytelling, from comics to roleplaying games! Explore our Small Press Marketplace, borrow games in the Board Game Zone, and check out our panels and talks! Learn more at tagsfest.co.uk.
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 11d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: RON JARGIELO

"Ron Jargielo is a Polish/Scottish illustrator with a passion for comics. They have recently produced 'Mitologia'; a TTRPG inspiration guide, based on Slavic mythology."

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Cee @ceedavies.bsky.social · 12d
That’s me and @csehliot.bsky.social ! We are gonna be in Edinburgh for Saturday the 25th with our comics, zines, lino prints, stickers and digital illustrations.

Please come and say hello to us, we’d love to meet you! 🪶🍯
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 12d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: HONEY BUZZARD ART (@ceedavies.bsky.social)

"Cel and Eliot work together under the name Honey Buzzard Art. Their art and stories explore themes of myth, transformation, and the wildness of nature."

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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 12d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: HONEY BUZZARD ART (@ceedavies.bsky.social)

"Cel and Eliot work together under the name Honey Buzzard Art. Their art and stories explore themes of myth, transformation, and the wildness of nature."

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🤧 Judgement Chazzy 🤧 @chazzlets.bsky.social · 13d
That's me baby!!
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TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 13d
📢 Exhibitor announcement: CHAZ WILL DRAW (@chazzlets.bsky.social)

"Chaz is a seaside comic/RPG/zine artist and rock-n'-roll dude from Portsmouth bringing neon-lit horror & action to your table with books that all-but vibrate with speaker feedback!"

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Triplecast Games @triplecastgames.bsky.social · 13d
Will you be at @tagsfest.co.uk 25/26 October in #Edinburgh? Come and see us the 25th - SATURDAY ONLY - to check out the demo copy of our forthcoming #urbanhorror #TTRPG "The Hidden Keys," our zine "Mason Is Missing," along with art, music, and fiction of the THK universe! tagsfest.co.uk
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