About Spikehorn Press
Growing up, my favorite part of the school week was show and tell. And the most well-worn book at home was Childcraft, Vol. 9, “Make and Do,” the volume dedicated to epic works such as building a cardboard box submarine. Couple that with having my own letterpress printing press at age eight (I printed business cards for other third-graders) and I suppose it could be said I was destined to publish. At its heart, that’s what publishing is ─ to “make and do” and “show and tell.”
Being raised in a publishing family helped. My father was an independent publisher, having launched and edited multiple magazines and published scores of books throughout a prolific career. My romp through publishing began in the mailroom, took turns in the darkroom, typesetting, layout, editing, writing and marketing, picking up degrees in journalism, chemistry and business, and eventually taking the helm as editor/publisher of an specialty indie book and magazine publishing company for more than two decades.
Spikehorn Press is another incarnation of this lifelong passion.
This company was borne of a desire to promote the work of dedicated makers who respect and build upon time-honored skills, to inspire a new generation of innovation, provide actionable information for self-change, and to revel in the quirky side of human creativity which gifts a spark of creativity and zest to living.
We publish brainy non-fiction works for crafty, hands-on readers which will inspire, inform and distract, particularly through offering practical advice within niche topics overlooked or ignored by mainstream publishing.
Spikehorn Press titles seek to bring curious, innovative makers to a higher level of skill or understanding or present a quirky twist on a time-honored subject. Each work will help craftspeople, artisans and do-it-yourselfers to step up to a higher level of knowledge.
Just like its historic namesake, my great-uncle John “Spikehorn” Meyer (learn more about Spikehorn here), this press speaks with an independent voice. And like my early imperative from Childcraft, Spikehorn was a maker and a doer.
We hope you enjoy the works of Spikehorn Press.
─ Fred Walters and the creators at Spikehorn Press
