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The Emma Press is an independent publishing house specialising in poetry, short fiction, essays and children’s books, founded by Emma Dai’an Wright in 2012 and based in Birmingham, UK. We want to make literature and publishing as welcoming and accessible as possible. We are committed to breaking down traditional elitist and exclusionary structures, through providing opportunities for publication for writers and illustrators, through creating books which reflect as many people’s experiences as possible, and through sharing publishing knowledge.
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Eating Air - Publication 9 July
Eating Air - Publication 9 July
Poems about food, memory, language and belonging by Suyin Du Bois.
Milk & Moon-water - Publication 9 July
Milk & Moon-water - Publication 9 July
A book of Old English metrical charms - ancient incantations spoken to ward off harm - creatively translated into magical and medicinal spells for the modern reader.
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Latest Releases
Aardvark Day by Victoria Gatehouse
Aardvark Day by Victoria Gatehouse
A children's poetry debut about the world's weird and wonderful plants and animals.
The Way the Water Held Me by Catherine Redford
The Way the Water Held Me by Catherine Redford
Noon by Zain Rishi
Noon by Zain Rishi
Noon is a luminous debut exploring identity, inheritance and the quiet power of memory.
The Waiter by Kwan Ann Tan
The Waiter by Kwan Ann Tan
Upcoming Events
Summer Online Launch: EATING AIR and MILK & MOON-WATER
Summer Online Launch: EATING AIR and MILK & MOON-WATER
No Alibis Bookstore Milk & Moon-water Belfast Launch
No Alibis Bookstore Milk & Moon-water Belfast Launch
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Book Launch - The Way the Water Held Me by Catherine Redford
Book Launch - The Way the Water Held Me by Catherine Redford
This online launch from the Emma Press features Catherine Redford reading from her debut poetry collection The Way the Water Held Me. Catherine discusses the...
Book Launch - Masters by Mark Ward
Book Launch - Masters by Mark Ward
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Feminist Translation Network: Scratch Night
Feminist Translation Network: Scratch Night
An online translator scratch night hosted by the Feminist Translation Network & The Emma Press. Emma forgot to press record at the beginning, so the video be...
Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please – Online Launch (YouTube)
Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please – Online Launch (YouTube)
Poems from a Witch's Pocket by Laura Theis - Book Launch
Poems from a Witch's Pocket by Laura Theis - Book Launch
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The Emma Press acquires debut collection THERE IS NO WORD ALIVE FOR WHAT I AM - The Emma Press
The Emma Press acquires debut collection THERE IS NO WORD ALIVE FOR WHAT I AM - The Emma Press
The Emma Press will publish Rachel Jeffcoat's There Is No Word Alive For What I Am, in Spring 2027. The Emma Press have acquired worldwide English Language rights direct from the author.
Birmingham Editorial Readers Group - The Emma Press
Birmingham Editorial Readers Group - The Emma Press
With thanks to Arts Council England, we are delighted to be running a second cohort of our Birmingham Editorial Readers Group from 2025-26, a community project with keen readers in Birmingham and the West Midlands. We received over 300 applications […]
Emma Dai’an Wright: How I Started Publishing Poetry for Children – Children's Poetry Summit
Emma Dai’an Wright: How I Started Publishing Poetry for Children – Children's Poetry Summit
‘Small press, big dreams’: the indie that’s reviving publishing in Brum
‘Small press, big dreams’: the indie that’s reviving publishing in Brum
Blogs & Resources
Kwan Ann Tan on Writing Interactive Fiction
Kwan Ann Tan on Writing Interactive Fiction
Maddie Ballard on Sewing & Aspiration
Maddie Ballard on Sewing & Aspiration
Malachi McIntosh on Essays & Storytelling
Malachi McIntosh on Essays & Storytelling
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