The Emma Press receives £28k Arts Council England funding for Birmingham Editorial Readers Group
We are delighted to announce we have secured £28,074 in funding from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants. With the money we will develop a pilot Editorial Readers Group scheme, giving Birmingham residents the opportunity to develop their critical reading and editorial skills.
Lost City: From Detroit to Birmingham
Ten years ago I came across some haunting photographs of abandonment and ruin in Detroit. These were photos of unpeopled landscapes: schools, libraries, dentists, police stations, factories, theatres and ballrooms, all emptied out, as if some invisible apocalypse had breathed
The Emma Press to publish illustrated book of stories about inspirational Birmingham women
Award-winning publisher the Emma Press will be publishing an illustrated book of true stories about inspirational women from Birmingham in October, in collaboration Birmingham City Council.
Press for success: Birmingham business turns five
To celebrate the publication of their fiftieth book in five years, Jewellery Quarter-based publisher the Emma Press is throwing a birthday party. The business has grown from humble origins – in 2012, production assistant Emma Wright quit her job with a large trade publisher in London to start her own publishing business.
The Emma Press launches Birmingham-themed anthology
The Emma Press is publishing a book of poems about Birmingham this week. The anthology, titled This Is Not Your Final Form, will be launched at Waterstones Birmingham on Saturday 18th February, 11am-1pm.
The Emma Press wins at 2016 Michael Marks Awards
The Emma Press has been awarded the £5000 Michael Marks Award for Poetry Pamphlets. The Jewellery Quarter-based publishing house, headed by Emma Wright, took home the cheque on Tuesday. Wright completes the hat-trick of Birmingham women winning big on the poetry scene, following Jenna Clake’s £1,500 win in the Melita Hume Prize and Cynthia Miller’s selection for the prestigious Primers scheme.
