The Emma Press Acquires New Poetry Titles by Shasta Hanif Ali and Abbie Day via Community Publishing Project
The Emma Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of two new poetry pamphlets. Ayah by Shasta Hanif Ali and Fancy Dressed Encouraged by Abbie Day will both be published in autumn 2027.
The Emma Press announces third book of children’s poetry by Kate Wakeling with illustrator Elīna Brasliņa
The Emma Press is delighted to announce acquisition of a third collection of poems for children by Kate Wakeling, illustrated by Elīna Brasliņa, the team behind the award-winning bestsellers Moon Juice and Cloud Soup.
The Emma Press acquires Rakhshan Rizwan’s second poetry collection for children, WHY IS IT CALLED A STRAWBERRY IF IT DOESN’T HAVE A STRAW?
Rakshan Rizwan's second children's poetry collection is a book that reminds of the things that are at stake when the right to have a childhood is taken away.
The Emma Press acquires debut collection THERE IS NO WORD ALIVE FOR WHAT I AM
There Is No Word Alive For What I Am is an uplifting collection in which women stray from the given path to find agency and meaning.
‘Small press, big dreams’: the indie that’s reviving publishing in Brum
We were delighted to be profiled in the innovative new local online newspaper The Dispatch. You can read the start to Dan Cave's feature below, and the whole article on their Birmingham Dispatch website. It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that
Announcing the Shortlisted and Longlisted Proposals: August 2025 Call for Submissions
Thank you so much to all the writers who submitted for trusting us with your work! We received over 700 proposals, and have selected a shortlist of 7.
Some fragments about The Waiter and interactive fiction
What I enjoy most about interactive fiction is not only the idea that choices matter, but the opportunity to plumb depths, to piece together your own understanding of things from information across different branches and paths. It is a bit
Landscape with Blue Pool: Masters, inspiration and queer history
Masters is a collection of twenty poems based on paintings. It is my way of sitting with the work, with our history, and seeing what comes out, what I can add, and what stories spring up. It is, crucially, as
The Emma Press acquires debut poetry collection AARDVARK DAY by former Zoologist Victoria Gatehouse
Aardvark Day is a charming collection of middle grade poetry centring around quirky animals, strange insects and intriguing plants.
Announcing the Shortlisted and Longlisted Proposals: February 2025 Call for Submissions
Thank you so much to all the writers who submitted for trusting us with your work! We received 467 proposals, and have selected a shortlist of 10.
