404 Ink

Small Press of the Year Finalists | The British Book Awards Check out the regional and country winners for the Small Press of the Year in The British Book Awards 2026

Can we win a third year in a row?! For now, chuffed to be finalists ❤️
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If you don't take up Claire's generous offer it'll be available in bookshops around April time and we have been known to be stocked in Irish bookshops! 🤞

Sorry, we tried for a while but they always disappeared or got returned. It was fun and not a contributor to us closing at all!

Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption by 404 Ink — 404 Ink What really goes on behind closer doors in publishing? After ten years of running their own award-winning company, 404 Ink, McDaid and Jones-Rivera call time on their venture and invite readers into t...

Hey pals. We finished our book, Publisher Not Found, and it'll be in our hands in a couple of weeks. If you'd like a copy, you can order it now and have it first: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

More soon!

Thank you again for getting us over the finish line!

This is a fantastic (and rare) insight into the realities of indie publishing. Highly recommended. Seriously, buy it now.

Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption by 404 Ink — 404 Ink What really goes on behind closer doors in publishing? After ten years of running their own award-winning company, 404 Ink, McDaid and Jones-Rivera call time on their venture and invite readers into t...

Hey pals. We finished our book, Publisher Not Found, and it'll be in our hands in a couple of weeks. If you'd like a copy, you can order it now and have it first: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

More soon!

I can’t recommend this book by @xuanlintham.bsky.social enough — a brisk read about the politics of sex scenes that offers an essential counterpoint (if not a few) to the constant barrage of sex negative discourse that we get around our media.

Published by @404ink.bsky.social

404 INK SHOP | Hair/Power: Essays on Control and Freedom by Kajal Odedra — 404 Ink Hair/Power: Essays on Control and Freedom Also available as an ebook.

Kajal Odedra considers how hair has shaped society today, from the ‘perfect’ blondes in the school playground to the angry skinheads on the streets. Mohawks, wigs, afros, these are just a few of the ways in which hair has been part of history and wider activism.

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Inklings #3: The Appendix - Liam Konemann — 404 Ink In 2019, Liam Konemann began collating what he called ‘ The Appendix ’, a simple record of ongoing transphobia in the UK that he came across in day-to-day life: from the flippant comments of peers t...

Liam Konemann collated what he called ‘The Appendix’, a record of ongoing transphobia in the UK that he came across. When the list began to take its toll, he asked new questions: how is beauty in transmasculinity found? And how is it maintained in a transphobic world?

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As we're now in 2026, the year of our closure, we're beginning to mark some books as out of print via our distributor, meaning it's your last chance to get your hands on some 404 Ink history before they're gone!

Books now marked as out of print with last copies available via us directly...

Black Friday, no sale, 0% off, everything full price, we have bills to pay

You know the deal by now. One last time...

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Black Friday, no sale, 0% off, everything full price, we have bills to pay

You know the deal by now. One last time...

www.404ink.com/shop

Buy Books from 404 Ink — 404 Ink Buy the latest books from 404 Ink: Nasty Women, Chris McQueer, Helen McClory, Jason Ryenolds, Elle Nash, Nadine Aisha Jassat and more.

My lovely publishers are running their last ever Black Friday deal: pay for one book, get one book ;-)

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Survey: Share your thoughts on Creative Scotland’s Open Funds This survey will help us understand how we can best shape the new Open Access Funds to improve access, simplify processes and better support the sector.

Survey closes on Friday! Please fill it out if you've ever been accepted for or declined funding by Creative Scotland's Open Fund! I sent through my overly comprehensive thoughts...

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ORDERED! (You should too...) @404ink.bsky.social

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404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink 404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.

ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.

We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.

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404 Ink founders to release final Inklings title as part of industry fundraiser

The co-founders of 404 Ink will release a final title under their tenure, titled Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption, 404 Ink 2016-2026 👇 #BookSky

404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink 404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.

We received an outpouring of messages, both publicly and privately, about the loss of 404 Ink, and questions on what could be done, so we would really *love* if any literary orgs or publishers would like to talk more about donating further bursaries. Email or DM us!

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News! We are launching a 404 Ink Bursary to pay it forward to small presses. We will also run a crowdfunder to give away more.

We are ALSO releasing one last book. Royalties from this are pledged to match-fund more small press support.

You can pre-order now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

Info can be found in the link.

404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink 404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.

ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.

We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.

www.404ink.com/blog/publish...

Meet the author promo image for me, Carrie, at sunny g radio at 7pm on 20 November. Tickets are free, email steg@sunnyg.org

If you’ve read Small Town Joy you’ll know that Sunny G Radio is one of its stars, and that I found Steg and Delaina to be really inspiring. So I’m delighted to be the guest for this free Book Week event on 20 November at Sunny G HQ. Come along!

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

"What is at stake if we cannot continue?"

Simultaneously very happy and crestfallen to be part of this Open Letter (written to the industry, as well as readers, writers, and - well - everyone who cares).

Please read, and share:

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Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

I'm a committed small press author & editor. Small presses are the seed-heads of the books world & they are scorched. Pls read and share this excellent letter on the situation & what's needed in @thebookseller.com, signatories inc Peninsula Press, @cipherpress.bsky.social @silver-press.bsky.social

Expression of interest for small press roundtable Thank you for taking the time to read our open letter, and for following the link here to express an interest in the future of small press publishing in the UK! As well as participation in the upcomi...

"We will be inviting key stakeholders from across the industry to come together to discuss how we imagine – and action – a sustainable future for independent presses, and the writers and translators we publish."

Participation or feedback can be submitted here:

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Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

"Inflation, war and cuts to national arts funding have increased the challenges faced by independent publishers and we are now confronting an existential crisis that will determine the trajectory of literary publishing in the UK."

Signed by us, please read: www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

The Besties 2025: Week Three Winners - The Skinny Liam Withnail, Rosa Garland, Emma Frankland and 404 Ink are among the winners at the final round of our Edinburgh Festivals awards, The Besties.

For a range of reasons I never thanked @theskinnymag.bsky.social for giving 404 Ink the [Organisational] Lifetime Achievement Award in their Besties awards, saying we were "absolutely pivotal to the development of new writing talent in Scotland"! We did try! thx www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/ed...

Last few days to get your submissions in!

Hey fellow publishers: what are you/we doing about the end of de minimis next week? How fucked are we? Why am I finding it impossible to find any official documentation about this? Are we so numb to the current US administration's legislative terrorism that we don't even compute it anymore?