So @404ink.bsky.social, as part of their windup, are trying to support and help other small presses, who are the lifeblood and cutting edge of the British publishing industry. Help them help the industry

📢 WE NEED YOUR HELP! We have opened applications for the 404 Ink bursary to support small presses in the UK, but that is only one part of the plan. We are also crowdfunding to raise additional bursaries to give away. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/404-bursary

📢 THE 404 INK BURSARY FOR UK-BASED SMALL PRESSES NOW OPEN Applications are now open for our bursary to support small presses in the UK. There are 2 strands you can apply for: donating £1,000 towards creative projects, or £500 towards hosting an intern. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Very grateful for the wee reviews of Publisher Not Found coming in! I'm hoping those who read it will truly understand why it's ultimately a good thing 404 is closing, but indicative of a sad trend www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

Not quite halfway through @404ink.bsky.social’s Publisher Not Found and finding it an engrossing, honest and revealing read - thank you @heathermmcd.bsky.social & @laurafjones.bsky.social for writing and offering us this book as a final publication!

Very exciting to see copies of our book landing with peeps now. I've seen at least 3 people say they're reading it on the way to LBF and given how bleak some of it gets, I apologise. But hopefully it's something to chat about in the one hour long queues for coffee?! www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

(Very good) News! - The Comics Cultural Impact Collective (CCIC) Receives Arts Council England Funding – New Projects to Include Fair Pay Charter, Consultation Roundtables and Expanded Website. www.brokenfrontier.com/ace-ccic/

💙 SCOTTISH COMIC CREATORS! 💙 Submit your comic to the Scottish Comics Itch Bundle, which will go up for sale later this summer! 25% of profits will go to charities aiding Palestine and the rest will be split among creators. More info in the thread below! 🔗 Submit comics: forms.gle/n7BzZWwJPqm9...

Our final hurrah of sorts. We received a lot of support when we entered the industry at 404 Ink, so feels only fitting to try do the same on our way out.

Coming soon! The 404 Ink Bursary for small presses and accompanying crowdfunder will launch in mid-March. This will give away at least £3,000 to small presses - we hope to raise more to pay it forward to even more people.

I wish we were launching this in the halcyon days of a better Twitter when we had much more reach but hopefully there's some aspiring publisher or currently struggling publisher (lol, aren't we all) who might need this and see it! Bursaries for small presses coming very soon!

UK chums, this is a full five-alarm fire. Write your MP, call them, whatever. The government’s own survey showed 97% of us wanted copyright strengthened, and those abject fucks are weakening it anyway to appease snake-oil grifters and thieves

The Quindrie Comic Fund will open for submissions in May! UK-based comic creators can apply for up to £1000 to put towards a comic project or goal. Read more details and sign up to be notified when submissions open here: quindriepress.com/fund 🐉

old dogs, new series... are you suited and booted for the @dungeonsanddads.bsky.social S4 launch later today? i am VERY excited to be drawing these bad granddad’s for the next however-many episodes 👀 #art #DnD #TTRPG #DungeonsAndDaddies

deciding on what to work on for next month

We can do even more.

S3 Ep. 39 - Gutteral Scream (Finale Pt. 2) A bowling team tries to save their friends, their town, and the world. www.dungeonsanddaddies.com/episodes/s3e39 🎨 by @notanotheralex.bsky.social

“I question the energy that is being dedicated to harming vulnerable people and children rather than tackling the much bigger and very real risks facing women and girls.” A Brownie parent tackles Girlguiding banning trans girls: “It is an attack on children.” www.independent.co.uk/voices/girlg...

The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll] : The Year of the Curious Squid. Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.

It has been our Black Friday deal ever since 2016, so for the final time...

You know the deal by now. One last time... www.404ink.com/shop

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...

Closing today! This is the last one of 2025 so get those pitches in ✍🏿 scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...

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

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

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...

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...

The group chats have gone particularly wild the last 24 hours.

The industry is not supporting small-press publishers enough, not because it ought to, but because small-press publishing is the future of book production in this country, says Lucy Mercer in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

We need your help. @waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith. Please read on for more information www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908... (1/2)

Argonaut Books needs your help 📣 Waterstones are set to open a store less than 100m from the indie bookshop's front door. Full info on @argonautbooks.bsky.social's Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DRMULI1jCI...

‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: I spoke to Hollywood star Alan Cumming about his plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...

For all it's worth, during my time working with Alan last year around the Kelvinside Compendium showed me he's the real deal, really cares about Scotland’s culture and is bringing all his power to the role with as much diligence as possible. Naysayers will moan but action will speak for itself.

I grew up in an era where I never knew when new books were coming out… and so when I broke in one of the things I wanted to do was use the internet, says SFF titan Brandon Sanderson as he looks back over his storied 20-year career 👇 #BookSky

This is such a shame. Another great publisher who made very cool things.

Me after guising with 10(!) kids:

Goodnight beautiful 😘revolution is tomorrow

Oh this is such sad news. Knights Of have been such a force for good in this industry - we need more companies like them, not fewer. www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...

are you between 16-30 and looking to get a leg-up into #comics? Comics Youth are running a free upskilling programme for marginalised creatives (16-30) interested in a career in the Comics Industry- check out their website for details; comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...

Are you a UK or Ireland-based designer looking to get started in the industry? Penguin UK has launched its cover design awards and this year, the focus is fantasy – and one of the two titles is Terry Pratchett's Night Watch. More details: terrypratchett.com/news/calling...

Oh my goodness, everyone!! The NAP COMIX Kickstarter is now LIVE! Help me reach my goal of £6k to bring my bittersweet, heartwarming, hilarious webcomic to life in Real Book Form! tinyurl.com/napcomixks Thank you all so much for your support with this project! Rachael xxx

"I am encouraging more people to offer their voices to be cloned" jfc

Garbage's Shirley Manson speaks out against music industry economics: "This is an alarm call"

had the great privilege of speaking with Cory Doctorow about his new book Enshittification, how he came to coin the word on @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy, the myriad ways the concept has manifested throughout tech's modern history, and how he maintains hope that we may yet de-enshittify the commons:

Using ChatGPT

It's been tough going for small publishers for a while, but they continue to publish a lot of the most exciting new work, and are the main supporters of the short story as a form. Support indie publishing when you can! www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Cat's out the bag! Ladies of the Knight, coming to you in July 2026 in actual bookbook form with Oni Press!! Complete with shiny new cover!

"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...