King Ink is a collection of poetry, lyrics, plays and writings by Australian musician and author Nick Cave.

It was first published in the United Kingdom by Black Spring Press in 1988.

[1] King Ink was also published in Japan and Italy in 1988.

Translated versions of King Ink have also been published.

Italian versions are titled Re Inkiostro, Spanish versions are titled Canciones y Prosa – King Ink, and Greek and French translations also exist.