Emma Press Submissions

Emma Press

Fiction, SS, Novella, Non-fiction, Essays, Kid’s, Poetry
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*Emma Press accepts submissions from anywhere in the world

About the Emma Press

The Emma Press is an independent publishing house specializing 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.

The Emma Press was a Finalist for the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year [Midlands] in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and shortlisted for the Independent Publishers Guild Awards in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award (2024).

Emma Press books have won the Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice Award, the Edge Hill Debut Prize, the Saboteur Award for Best Collaborative Work, and the CLiPPA (the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award), and the Michael Marks Awards.

The Emma Press Mission

“We want to make literature and publishing as welcoming and accessible as possible. We are committed to breaking down traditional elitist and exclusionary structures, through providing opportunities for publication for writers and illustrators, through creating books which reflect as many people’s experiences as possible, and through sharing publishing knowledge.”

Emma Press Submissions

*Emma Press accepts submissions from anywhere in the world if the work is written in or translated into English. All are welcome. No agent required.

Emma Press publishes poetry pamphlets and books, novellas and short stories, short essay collections, illustrated poetry books, and books for children.

Emma Press opens for submissions twice per year, usually in spring and winter. Please check this page or sign up to our newsletter for more updates.

What they offer authors

Advances: Emma will offer a small advance on books they choose to publish – £50 for poetry and children’s books, and £100 for prose for adults – as well as free author copies and royalties.

Promotion: Emma works with authors to publicize books in the lead-up to and after publication. We are a small team and publish quite a few books each year, so promotion will be a joint effort between our team and the author.

Prizes: Emma will submit books to appropriate prizes where possible.

Good luck!

Meet the Publisher

Emma Dai’an Wright (Editor/Publisher) – Emma founded The Emma Press in 2012, after working in eBook production at Orion Publishing Group. These days, Emma edits, typesets and occasionally still designs covers. When she’s not working, Emma reads fantasy and watches sitcoms. Emma is of mixed heritage, which is important to her but complicated to explain; she would describe herself as British-Chinese-Vietnamese. She relocated from Birmingham to Riga in 2022. She/her.

Thank you and Happy Publishing…

Emma Press
The Emma Press Workshop 4
Spectacle Works
Birmingham, B18 6HQ
United Kingdom

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