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.

We publish poetry pamphlets and books, novellas and short stories, short essay collections, illustrated poetry books, and books for children.

Across all these series, we have a growing list of translations which includes titles from Latvia, Estonia, Indonesia, Spain, Guatemala and the Netherlands.

In 2024 and 2025, the Emma Press was a Finalist for the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year [Midlands], and in 2024 shortlisted for the Independent Publishers Guild Awards in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award.