404 Ink - A Retrospective : The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Laura Jones-Rivera & Heather McDaid...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Laura Jones-Rivera and Heather McDaid to celebrate 10 years of Scottish independent 404 Ink even as we mourn the passing of a publisher like no other.
Recorded in the weeks running up to their final day back in July, the two gave some backstory to the formation of 404 Ink before telling the story through the prism of their writers and the books published.
They also talk about their initial mission statement, what inspired them to start a publisher, the importance of the collection of essays and interviews Nasty Women, the 404 Ink literary magazine, the Inklings series, surviving Covid, what it meant to win awards and gain critical acclaim, and so much more.
The three then discuss the challenges of publishing, embracing the online world, the lessons learned along the way, and why the time was right to call it a day.
404 Ink has been a shining light in Scottish publishing for the last decade with their work lauded far and wide, and it was such a pleasure, and a total privilege, to be able to talk to the leading luminaries behind it. It's a hell of a tale they tell...
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