The Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide 5^th edition

A Creative Compass seminar and Q&A with Heather Parry.

10am Please arrive to start promptly

10.30am – 1pm

Wednesday 26th August 2026

The Bridge, Dumfries, in the ground floor meeting room.

Join us to hear about The Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide, the 5^th edition of the popular easy to reference guide for creative freelancers, written by Heather Parry and illustrated by Maria Stoian. Engaging and packed with up-to-date insights and information, it uses a highly visual combination of illustration and text to highlight key issues, model scenarios and educate creative workers on how to protect themselves with regards to payment, copyright and creative work in general.

Heather Parry is a long-standing friend and supporter of DG Unlimited, and we are delighted to welcome her for another Freelancer’s Guide seminar and Q&A.

Tickets are free but booking is essential as places are strictly limited. Refreshments are included. Attendees will receive a copy of the latest edition of the Freelancer’s Guide.

The venue is accessible. This event is suitable for creative freelancers of all levels. If you have any queries, hello@dgunlimited.org

“The Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide is a practical resource for the increasing number of artists, makers, writers and other creatives working freelance in Scotland today, now updated for 2022/23.

This essential resource has been created to fill an information gap for creative freelancers to understand their rights and best practices in avoiding and addressing difficult situations.”

Creative Scotland

Creative practitioners

Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide Workshop