The Emma Press receives £30k Arts Council England funding for a second Birmingham Editorial Readers Group
We are delighted to announce we have secured £29,995 in funding from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants. With the money we will establish a second cohort of our successful Birmingham Editorial Readers Group scheme, giving West Midlands residents the opportunity to develop their skills and select our next books for publication.
The Emma Press receives £28.5k Arts Council England funding for work in Birmingham & the Black Country
We are delighted to announce we have secured £28,456 in funding from Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants. With the money we will develop a pilot Young Publishers scheme in a Birmingham school, and create events for children & their carers in Black Country libraries.
The Emma Press shortlisted for the 2024 Independent Publishers Guild Awards
We are delighted to share the news we have been shortlisted for the Alison Morrison Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award, our first time on a shortlist for the prestigious Independent Publishing Guild Awards.
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.
