The Emma Press

The Emma Press is an independent publishing house specialising in poetry, short fiction, essays and children’s books. It was founded by Emma Dai’an Wright in Winnersh, Berkshire, in 2012 and is now based in Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, UK. Emma Press books have won the Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice Award, the Saboteur Award for Best Collaboration, the Edge Hill Debut Prize, and the CLiPPA (the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award). The Emma Press won the Michael Marks Award for Poetry Pamphlet Publishers in 2016, with the judges remarking ‘As well as having a remarkable list of poets they pay close attention to every aspect of the pamphlets they publish. This is a vibrant, thoughtful press bringing a great energy and sense of endeavour to their work.’ The Emma Press has also been shortlisted for the Award in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2020. The Emma Press are currently funded by Arts Council England to deliver projects in their local communities, including establishing a Birmingham Editorial Readers Group project, supporting local people into editorial practice, and running publishing sessions in schools and libraries for young people.