The award-winning alternative independent publisher of books.
404 Ink was founded by Heather McDaid & Laura Jones-Rivera in 2016 with the view that publishing could be a little louder and a little more fun. We still feel that way today.
Heather McDaid & Laura Jones-Rivera, Scottish National Book Awards Publisher of the Year 2022
Our goal is to support new and emerging writers’ careers, and we believe in quality over quantity. That is, not publishing to fill a schedule but publishing because that book truly needs to be read.
Our authors and books have won awards including the Saltire Society First Book of the Year, Outstanding Literature Award at the Scottish Culture Awards, and are Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardees, as well as appearing in The List Hot 100, and shortlisted for many more. They’ve appeared in Huffington Post, Elle, Alternative Press, New York Magazine, Oprah.com, CNN, Huffington Post, Bustle, Kerrang!, The Guardian, The Times, and more locally, nationally and internationally.
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“Without platforms like 404 Ink promoting underrepresented and silenced voices, there would be little light left in the future of the media.”
As for 404 Ink, we’re still a small team of two working with a big and hugely talented freelance network. You can read more on our Meet The Team page. We were named #1 in The List Hot 100, named women shaping the future by Margaret Atwood, and were named in the inaugural FutureBook40 for publishing innovators.
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