Who We Fund
Writers with engaged readers on Substack or Instagram. Essayists, poets, oral historians, short fiction writers. People writing about craft, work, place, and identity. Not bestseller types. Folklore types.
+ Writer Residency / For Authors & Storytellers
We back writers the same way we back tattoo artists.
A writer is just a tattoo artist with a laptop. Same apprenticeship. Same client following the person not the shop. Same need for patronage.
What You Get
- $5k living advance for 3 months
- Free desk at our bookstore
- Editor plus cover designer from House team
- 500 copy limited edition printed and designed beautifully
- Launch tour across our Houses: gallery, barbershop, bookstore, tattoo shop
- 70/30 revenue split, you keep 70
What We Keep
We keep first option on your next book. We do not own you. We house you for a season.