404 Ink: Author Not Found & Indie Press Support

404 Ink launches 'Author Not Found' and a crowdfunding campaign to support indie presses and authors with bursaries, funding creative projects, and offering teaching fellowships as they close their doors.

Heather McDaid and Laura Jones-Rivera, the founders of the independent publisher 404 Ink, will launch a last title under their tenure, labelled Author Not Found: A Decade of Disruption, 404 Ink 2016-2026, as component of the Inklings series.

Crowdfunding for Indie Presses

The founders have actually pledged the nobilities on pre-orders to match financing on their upcoming crowdfunding campaign in early 2026. The crowdfunder will supply ₤ 1,000 and ₤ 500 bursaries to other indie presses and those looking to produce publications, while additionally assisting fund paid teaching fellowships.

404 Ink will certainly add ₤ 3,000 towards the initiative, with 2 ₤ 1,000 bursaries designated to supporting authors’ creative tasks. 2 additional ₤ 500 bursaries will enable publishers to handle a trainee.

Inklings Series: Behind the Scenes

The “pocket-sized non-fiction books” in the Inklings series check out cultural phenomena and lived experiences. Author Not Found deals a behind-the-scenes appearance at running a small press in an unpredictable economic and political atmosphere.

“Among the unforeseen however persisting items of responses we got over our ten years was people noting they would certainly valued hearing our ‘behind the scenes’ tales– exactly how publishing functions, the truths of money and psychological wellness and understanding into what is usually walled off mysteriously in publishing,” McDaid said.

The “pocket-sized non-fiction publications” in the Inklings series explore cultural phenomena and lived experiences. Author Not Found offers a behind the curtain appearance at running a small press in an unstable economic and political environment.

Supporting Small Publishers

Jones-Rivera added: “We’re keenly knowledgeable about the sacrifices made by those behind the tiny authors that shape a vivid literary culture and intend to honour them as long as feasible over 2026. Thinking about just how charitable individuals were throughout 404 Ink’s creation, it is ideal for us to return the favour as long as we can ahead of our closure with these bursaries in the direction of the small publishers that truly need it in this increasingly difficult publishing environment.”

“While we have actually enjoyed reviewing our ten years and uncovering a lot we ‘d forgotten, it feels a suitable end for us to do one last behind the curtain appearance and (we hope) both channel it into something positive with our crowdfunder and make an instance for supporting the facilities of the arts a lot more strongly moving forward.”

The crowdfunder will certainly use ₤ 1,000 and ₤ 500 bursaries to various other indie presses and those looking to create books, while likewise assisting fund paid teaching fellowships.

Contact for More Information

Organisations or authors who wish to find out more on this effort can get in touch with the creators of 404 Ink at hello@404ink.com. The author likewise stays open up to inquiries from publishers aiming to handle new authors.