404 Ink is an award-winning, alternative publisher based in
Edinburgh. Founded in 2016 by Laura Jones and Heather McDaid, 404
Ink rose to national prominence through their literary magazine and
their first book publication, Nasty Women, endorsed by
Margaret Atwood and consequently Edinburgh International Book
Festival's best selling title of 2017. They then went on to publish
Chris McQueer's hilarious short story collections Hings and HWFG,
with the former being adapted for the BBC. From there they have
published critically acclaimed short stories by Helen McClory,
poetry by Nadine Aisha Jassat, raw prose by Elle Nash, new stories
from queer voices in We Were Always Here, sensitive
narrative non-fiction from Jemma Neville and more.
404 Ink seeks to publish stories in all forms from writers who
might not naturally find a fit with larger publishing houses or
traditional Scottish publishers. They seek the weird and wonderful,
the edgy and the alternative, all while aiming for commercial
recognition for their authors.
Established: 2016
Publications: 4 per year average
Types of books published: Contemporary
literature, political and social commentary anthologies and
non-fiction, short story collections, humour, poetry and more.
Submission details: Submissions currently
closed but please see 404ink.com/submissions for the most up to date
information. (Please no postal submissions at any time.)
Contacts:
People: Laura Jones & Heather McDaid
(Co-founders and directors)
Email: hello@404ink.com
Website: www.404ink.com
Facebook: /404ink
Twitter: @404Ink
Distributors:
BookSource
50 Cambuslang Rd, Glasgow G32 8NB
orders@booksource.net
0141 642 9192
Sales:
Compass
Compass Independent Publishing Services Ltd
Great West House
Great West Road
Brentford
TW8 9DF
020 8326 5696