The Emma Press

THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME copies have arrived!! We're so grateful to have amazing quotes by Liz Berry and Fiona Benson on the cover! 💖

Cover by: Amy Louise Evans

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"What a wonder it is to encounter a voice like this, filled with such tenderness and longing." ~ Tishani Doshi, author of A God at the Door 🩷

We are delighted to receive such stunning praise for NOON by Zain Rishi!! ✨

⭐ Pre-order your copy of NOON here: buff.ly/jG6fc5d ⭐

“[...]the stories certainly linger in the mind for a long time after you’ve read them.” Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings wrote a lovely review of HAILMAN by Leanne Radojkovich!🩷

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We are beyond thrilled to announce that The Emma Press has been chosen as a Midlands Regional & Country Finalist for The British Book Awards Small Press of the Year!🎊 🎉

It's such a huge honour to be nominated - Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us!!✨ #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

🌞 Happy Publication day to Zain Rishi!🌞

We are absolutely thrilled to be publishing Zain's debut pamphlet NOON!🩷

It is such a stunning pamphlet and I can't wait for everyone to get their hands on it!

⭐ Order your copy of NOON here: buff.ly/jG6fc5d ⭐

📣 COVER REVEAL!!📣 AARDVARK DAY by Victoria Gatehouse is a children's poetry debut about the world's weird and wonderful plants and animals!🌿

Illustrated by: Kate Lucy Foster

Publishing 14 May 2026 ~ PREORDERS NOW OPEN!!

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📣 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!! The Emma Press is absolutely thrilled to announce the acquisition of THERE IS NO WORD ALIVE FOR WHAT I AM by Rachel Jeffcoat!!⭐

‼️ Read the full acquisition announcement here: buff.ly/Z9Wjrlj ‼️

"I found myself falling into it, and finding that it was a medium of expression where I could say what I really wanted to..." Zain Rishi author of NOON talks about his journey into poetry!🩷

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Join us in March to celebrate the launch of THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME by Catherine Redford!❤️

March 20, 7pm (Zoom)

✨ Book your place here: buff.ly/TfbPLgq ✨

Thank you to everyone who has played through and enjoyed our interactive Instagram game written by Kwan Ann Tan!!

Sadly we can't keep this active forever and will have to take it down on 20th February! You can find it pinned on our Instagram profile here: buff.ly/QMDCbbh ✨

NOON pamphlets have arrived!! We're so grateful to have such amazing praise from Seán Hewitt and Jackie Kay on the cover! ✨

"Dazzling, tender, unexpected" ~ Jackie Kay

"Precise, elegant, surprising and romantic." ~ Seán Hewitt

⭐ Pre-order your copy of NOON here: buff.ly/jG6fc5d ⭐

@kwananntan.bsky.social author of THE WAITER answers what she enjoys most about writing! 👾

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"[...]a compelling pamphlet, full of tenderness, regret, bewilderment and loss" Aoife Lyall from Magma wrote a beautiful review of AFTER THE RITES AND SANDWICHES by Kathy Pimlott!!🩷

⭐ You can order a copy here: buff.ly/PYSJSzp ⭐

Announcing the Longlisted and Shortlisted proposals from our August 2025 submissions call out! 📣

Thank you to all the writers for trusting us with your work!🩷

Read more about our Longlisted and Shortlisted titles here: buff.ly/YaoW7n9

It was a pleasure to produce this book for Nottingham City of Literature last year! "Our City, Our Stories" is an anthology of writing gathered and created in six libraries across the city. The book was launched at Nottingham City of Literature's 10th birthday party in December. #OurCityOurStories

Happy New Year! We have so many exciting things coming in 2026 including an audiobook of Tiny Moons by Nina Mingya Powles!

Nina did such a great job narrating we can't wait for you all to hear it! Thank you so much to Birmingham Podcast Studios, we had such a great time at the audiobook recording!

We hope you've all been enjoying THE WAITER! Here's the lovely Kwan Ann Tan reading from her book!!👾

If you'd like to hear more of THE WAITER, the audiobook is now available on our website!!🎧

⭐ You can order here: buff.ly/LDOtIBs ⭐

Here are our favourite moments of 2025!
James ~ Launching Rachel Spence's Daughter of the Sun!
Georgia ~ PARABLES, FABLES, NIGHTMARES winning the Edge Hill Debut prize!
Emma ~ Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please nominated for the Carnegie Medal!
Ella ~ Creating an interactive Instagram post!

"A beautiful, heartbreaking book that charts deepest grief and deepest love. Catherine Redford is a luminous writer and her poems will touch your heart." ~ Liz Berry

We are so pleased to have received such stunning praise for THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME!!

Pre-order here: buff.ly/QdrHsEX

We're so happy that The Waiter is now available as an Audiobook!

Thank you to Birmingham Podcast Studios and to Vera Chok for your brilliant voice acting!

👾 Currently on sale while it's being uploaded to all other platforms ~ Order here: buff.ly/DOJuk51

Generously funded by The Space 🙏

PLEASE DON'T READ THE FOOTNOTES PLEASE by Rob Walton is one of School Reading List's Best Children’s Books of 2025!

"Reminiscent of Terry Pratchett, the footnotes give an additional, highly comedic layer to this wonderful collection of stories." ~ Melanie Dillon

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🎄 We will be doing our final trip to the post office on Friday 19th December!! 🎄

It's our last chance to post out your order before Christmas!! Shop the sale here: buff.ly/7X2D2rK 🎁

❄️ Sale ends 31st December ❄️

It's so great to see Laura's letter showcased in Gardners Children's Catalogue!!🔮

We love how she champions children's poetry being for everyone, taking inspiration from Katherine Rundell!!

⭐ Order a copy of POEMS FROM A WITCH'S POCKET here: buff.ly/WNkAOBh

In case you missed the online Launch of THE WAITER you can now watch it all over on YouTube!🍿

Kwan Ann Tan and James Trevelyan have a lovely chat about the interactive fiction genre and some of the challenges behind writing and editing a novel with multiple endings!

Watch here: buff.ly/11aQdAw

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the new cohort of the Birmingham Editorial Readers Group!📚

We are so happy to be able to run this again after the success of last year - it's so exciting to be able to have such insightful and lively discussions!

Find out more here: buff.ly/oSOm4nw

The newly reprinted version of HOW KYOTO BREAKS YOUR HEART is now here ❤️

It includes a lovely quote from Jen Campbell on the cover and some amazing reviews on the inside cover from Yuki Tejima, Imogen's Corner, Kris Kosaka for The Japan Times and many more!

Order your copy here: buff.ly/3HcZYOr

It's finally December so we're celebrating by putting a selection of our books on sale🎄

These would make some great presents for your loved ones or as a little treat for yourself this Christmas!

⭐ Order these via the sale page here buff.ly/NKRcjVx ⭐

❄️ Sale is on until 31st December❄️

Delighted to see 'Wild Boar' by Hannah Lutz as one of the VOCE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025. Published @theemmapress.bsky.social, available @vocebooks.bsky.social and translated by me.

Man holding a copy of ‘Masters’ by Mark Ward

🖼️’These paintings are largely empty landscapes / where we can meet them, where we can exist…’

🎨 Knowing Mark Ward from his editorship of ‘Impossible Archetype’ it was a treat to take in these furtive, intimate, wry and melancholy poems in this lush pamphlet from @theemmapress.bsky.social

Lovely to get direct feedback from children as part of the National Literacy Trust‘s Libraries for Primaries pupil voice project. Thanks to all children who took part - especially these three! @theemmapress.bsky.social