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@404ink.bsky.social

Your favourite book publisher, obvs. We used to publish books. July 2016 - July 2026. We were @heathermmcd.bsky.social & @laurafjones.bsky.social www.404ink.com

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Ryan Vance@ryanvance.bsky.social · last mo.

What a force for good 404 Ink was, is, will continue to be! Laura and Heather have been so generous to Scotland’s literary scene - the Queer Words project, and so many other weird and wonderful treasures, simply would not have existed without their support. And what a classy exit! A rare treat!

404 Ink@404ink.bsky.social · last mo.

That's our online shop now closed. 10,629 orders via our website over 10 years, all personally packed and walked/wheeled to the post office. We're gonna miss it in a weird way. What. a. ride. ✌️

Screenshot of our website saying "our shop is now closed. Thank you for all your support of the last 10 years. 404 x"
404 Ink@404ink.bsky.social · last mo.

That's our online shop now closed. 10,629 orders via our website over 10 years, all personally packed and walked/wheeled to the post office. We're gonna miss it in a weird way. What. a. ride. ✌️

Screenshot of our website saying "our shop is now closed. Thank you for all your support of the last 10 years. 404 x"
Leona@editor.scot · last mo.

The 404 Ink Bursary is such a great, positive way to wind down – just leaving a nice legacy and good vibes. Happy to say I’m mentioned here as a supporter and am donating my time to work with an up-and-coming small press. Looking forward to it!

Post from 404 Ink: On top of the initial £3,000 pledged by 404 Ink, we were able to offer further funds and opportunities thanks to those who preordered our book Publisher Not Found and backed our Crowdfunder - thank you. We are also grateful to have received support from the below organisations, in terms of time or products: Publishing Scotland Inpress Books Magic Cat Libro.fm The Bookseller Intuitive Editing (that’s me) ed. PR One Shot Studios Fly on the Wall Press
404 Ink@404ink.bsky.social · last mo.

📢ANNOUNCING: Recipients of the 404 Ink Bursary. The 404 Ink Bursary was founded to provide financial support and advice to other small, independent publishing presses. It is our final initiative ahead of our closure next month. Read more: 404ink.com/bursary

404 Ink Bursary in numbers, £5,500 give away to small presses. 844 preorders of Publisher Not Found. 39 Crowdfunder supporters. 23 small presses supported. 16 additional opportunities given to small presses. 10 sponsors and partners. 4 small press projects funded. 3 internships supported.
404 Ink@404ink.bsky.social · last mo.

📢ANNOUNCING: Recipients of the 404 Ink Bursary. The 404 Ink Bursary was founded to provide financial support and advice to other small, independent publishing presses. It is our final initiative ahead of our closure next month. Read more: 404ink.com/bursary

404 Ink Bursary in numbers, £5,500 give away to small presses. 844 preorders of Publisher Not Found. 39 Crowdfunder supporters. 23 small presses supported. 16 additional opportunities given to small presses. 10 sponsors and partners. 4 small press projects funded. 3 internships supported.
Ryan Vance@ryanvance.bsky.social · 3mo ago

To echo Michael, these anthologies - and Queer Words Project Scotland as a whole! - have been *the* highlight of the last decade, for me. Getting to read, publish, meet & support so many phenomenal writers has been a privilege, and being supported in turn by @404ink.bsky.social has been a dream!

Michael Lee Richardson 🦡@hrfmichael.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Incredibly proud of these books, the work in them and the writers we backed (and didn't back!) - just looking at the writers who had their first pieces published in We Were Always Here and what they've gone on to do, I can't wait to see where Fierce Salvage goes www.404ink.com/store/p/fier...

Michael Lee Richardson 🦡@hrfmichael.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As @404ink.bsky.social closes it's doors this Summer, you have until the end of the month to get We Were Always Here/Fierce Salvage as an ebook, and only a couple of months to buy them in print www.404ink.com/store/p/we-w...

We Were Always Here (ebook) — 404 Ink

The queer words anthology. From drag queens and discos, to black holes and monsters, these stories and poems wrestle with love and loneliness and the fight to be seen. A showcase of amazing queer tale...

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🎨🖌️Painting Trashpanda Hobby-Tan🎮🧩@hobbytan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

They arrived today! Only problem now is I can't decide which to read first!

A series of books published by 404 ink: - Revolutionary Desires: The Political Power of Sex Scenes by Xuanlin Tham - The End: Surviving the World Through Imagined Disasters by Katie Goh - Solemates: A History of Our Fetish for Feet by Adam Zmith - Blind Spot: Exploring and Educating on Blindness by Maud Rowell - All the Violet Tiaras: Queering the Greek Myths by Jean Menzies - Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption 404 Ink: 2016 - 2026 by Heather McDaid and Laura Jones-RiveraThe spines of all my 404 Ink books on the shelf next to an assortment of queer and chronic illness books
🎨🖌️Painting Trashpanda Hobby-Tan🎮🧩@hobbytan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As one last hurrah for @404ink.bsky.social I preordered their final book as well as ordering several of the books they've printed that I didn't already own. Sad to see them closing when I'd only discovered them fairly recently but happy to see the mark they've left on the world.