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 Order a copy here: buff.ly/gTa8ehO

🎄 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.

🖼️’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

‘Obituary’, from my forthcoming poetry collection ‘The Way the Water Held Me’. Sharing for National Grief Awareness Week (2-8 December) and sending solidarity to anyone experiencing grief, no matter how long ago you were bereaved x #bereavement #griefawarenessweek @theemmapress.bsky.social

'We started with themed anthologies and sourced poems through an open call because I’m always trying to push against cliques.' A new blog by Emma, up on the Children's Poetry Summit website! 'How I Started Publishing Poetry for Children': buff.ly/k2N0P3u

"In language both exacting and exultant, Rishi always bends towards tenderness. [...] These are poems with much to savour; Noon is a garden." Thank you so much to Gustav Parker Hibbett for writing such a fantastic quote praising NOON by Zain Rishi! Read the full quote here: buff.ly/hO8kbj6

We are so proud to see Maddie's book published in North America and out now from Tin House Press!! Bound has been retitled 'Patchwork: A Sewist's Diary' for US readers, and now features a quote from Tracy Chevalier ☺️ Bound is on Sale on our website to celebrate! buff.ly/tfUQvvc 🧵 🪡

"It is essential, transformative reading" ~ Fiona Benson (@fionabensonpoetry) We are so pleased to have received such a lovely quote for THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME by Catherine Redford (@catherine_redford) ⭐ You can read the full quote and pre-order a copy here: buff.ly/s5LkEm7 ⭐

Would you like to know what it's like to be a Waiter at The Company? Head over to our instagram for an interactive mini game story in the style of The Waiter by Kwan Ann Tan (@kwananntan.bsky.social)!! 👾 Check out our Instagram here: buff.ly/0L9W7z7

I read to find my place in the world, escape the world, find new worlds. Always have. Today I will #take10toread #ReadMCR with National Literacy Trust @theemmapress.bsky.social for World Mental Health Day.

Loved seeing a packed room for our book launch on Sat #BhamLitfest2025! The anthology, published by @theemmapress.bsky.social & featuring work by Marilyn Booth, @rudotranslates.bsky.social, Seán McDonagh, @eletenf.bsky.social, Georgia Wall & Anam Zafar, is free to download: tinyurl.com/42h742h4

I devoured this compelling novella in a single sitting. Hannah Lutz’s ‘Wild Boar’ (trans. from Swedish by Andy Turner) is dark, poetic, and unsettling. I loved the layers of voices all responding in different ways to the illusive wild boar as they move beyond the forests. @theemmapress.bsky.social

Very good news! Hats off to ‘Rob Walton’ & brava to Reena Makwana and her fantastic illustrations.Especially big love and thanks to Emma, Georgia, James & now Ella (not forgetting Gosia!) @theemmapress.bsky.social The best publisher & people. NOW BUY THIS BOOK! #carnegies

What I especially love about the Carnegies is seeing so many small presses repped, with books the big five wouldn’t risk. Go @fireflypress.bsky.social and @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social as well as Everything with Words, Guppy, Old Barn Books @theemmapress.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

Kwan Ann Tan author of THE WAITER wrote an insightful blog post about inspirations behind The Waiter and why the interactive fiction genre was so intriguing to her! 👾You can read the full blog post here: buff.ly/22ZQrN6%F0%9...

“[...]This luminous pamphlet offers an evocative glimpse of a life bridged between geographies and selves, "flung like a baton into the hard light of noon".” ~ Mary Jean Chan wrote such a lovely quote for our latest poetry pamphlet NOON by Zain Rishi! Find the full quote here: buff.ly/BIjD9PD

Join us at Voce Books on the 27th for the launch of THE WAITER!👾 Kwan Ann Tan in conversation with James Trevelyan will create a captivating evening to celebrate the launch of her debut novel! ⭐ Get your tickets here: buff.ly/ZDlfES6 ⭐

"I have been waiting for a pamphlet as beautiful and as aching as this one." ~ Hannah Copley (@hannahcopley.bsky.social), author of Lapwing wrote a beautiful quote praising our latest poetry pamphlet NOON by Zain Rishi!!🌞 ⭐ Read the full quote and pre-order NOON here: buff.ly/xuGCGSQ ⭐

📣 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT📣 We are delighted to announce the acquisition of THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME by @catherineredford.bsky.social, a heart-wrenching debut about young widowhood THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME is available to pre-order now Publishing March 2026 ~ Pre-order here: buff.ly/i1HAi3Y

Happy publication day to Kwan Ann Tan!👾 We're so happy to be publishing this fantastic book, It's such a unique reading experience to be able to pick your own way through the narrative - we can't wait for you all to get your hands on it! Join us at the online launch tonight:https://buff.ly/PZzWSWh

We are delighted to announce PLEASE DON'T READ THE FOOTNOTES PLEASE has been nominated for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Writing @carnegiemedals.bsky.social! We couldn't be more pleased that @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social is getting recognition for his fantastic work Order here:https://buff.ly/QLhFsTl

We've received some fantastic reviews of PLEASE DON'T READ THE FOOTNOTES PLEASE by @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social thanks to the Igniting Writing creative writing group!! ✨ So great to see such a positive response from this amazing bunch!! 🦣 Order a copy here: buff.ly/8OvCFpk 🦣

"Each tale invites[...]on the quiet tension between who they are and who they believe they should be" ~ Cassandra Fong from Redbrick wrote a fantastic review on 'Skeleton in the cupboard and other stories' by Lilija Berzinska 🦴 ⭐ Order a copy here: buff.ly/V8LB82h ⭐

Why did Kwan Ann Tan choose to write an interactive fiction book?? 👾 ⭐ THE WAITER publishing 13 November ~ Pre-order here buff.ly/aKNWYVB to receive your copy in time for publication day!!⭐

"Each poem is heliocentric, orbiting around a central idea, often gut-punching in their honesty and adept observation." Thank you so much to Shannon Clinton-Copeland from Ink Sweat & Tears for writing such an incredible review of MATE ARIAS by Lewis Buxton 💛 Order a copy here: buff.ly/KUl9uvL

🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!🎃 It's so brilliant to see reviews by The Igniting Writing creative writing group about POEMS FROM A WITCH'S POCKET by Laura Theis! 🔮Order a copy here:https://buff.ly/aUT2rfl🔮

Dan Cave from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social wrote an amazing and insightful article about The Emma Press!! ✍️ He dives into the reality of indie publishing in Birmingham and some of the highs and lows we encounter ✨ ‼️ You can read the full article here buff.ly/Xq3412U ‼️

Head down to How Brave is the Wren to see the window design proposed by the Young Editorial Professionals from Ark Kings Secondary using illustrations by Kate Lucy Foster & 'Hibernation Spell' from POEMS FROM A WITCH'S POCKET by Laura Theis & painted by Sian! Laura's event at MAC: buff.ly/buOAY5U

Do you like dystopian interactive fiction? You'll love THE WAITER by Kwan Ann Tan!!👾 ‼️ Pre-order here: buff.ly/P6JzX67 ‼️

"There is a noted importance on what is not said between friends" Ociarna Davy from Redbrick wrote this brilliant insightful review of MATE ARIAS by Lewis Buxton💛 ⭐ Order a copy here: buff.ly/BPqaduD ⭐

We had such an amazing time at The Emma Press showcase at Birmingham Literature Festival! Thank you so much to everyone who attended 🩷 A very special thank you to our authors Lewis Buxton, Hannah Lutz and Mark Ward who read some lovely passages, and to the BERG members who were wonderful hosts✨

We had such a good time at the online launch of MASTERS by @dogwithoutlegs.bsky.social!! You can now watch our full chat over on YouTube🍿 And a big thank you to our guest poet Jarad Bruinstroop!! WATCH HERE: buff.ly/qoYBGS7

What inspired @kwananntan.bsky.social to write THE WAITER?? 👾 ⭐ Publishing 13 November ~ you can pre-order here: buff.ly/P6JzX67%E2%A...

"A superb collection by a gifted poet" Pauline Rowe wrote a fantastic review for DAUGHTER OF THE SUN by Rachel Spence‼️ You can read the full review in the latest issue of Orbis [Orbis #213] ⭐ Get your copy via our website ~ buff.ly/vbddYJJ ⭐

We had such an amazing time at the launch of An Anthology of New Feminist Literature!! Thank you to everyone who attended in person and online and to all the amazing translators⭐ Photo credit: Heather (@abookishbrummie on Instagram) You can download the anthology here: buff.ly/22yNUsw

‼️ COVER REVEAL‼️ NOON is a sparkling debut from British-Pakistani poet Zain Rishi, exploring home, family and faith. Cover art: Manvir Dobb Publishing 19 February 2026 ~ PREORDERS NOW OPEN: buff.ly/AIE1tUt !! 🐦

"That’s why I’m intrigued by a small but scrappy publishing house that, against the odds, is making big waves [...]." Dan Cave from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social wrote an amazing piece about The Emma Press! ⭐ ‼️ You can read the full article here buff.ly/Xq3412U%E2%8...

Looking for some creative spooky fun? Book in a workshop with Laura Theis, author of POEMS FROM A WITCH'S POCKET, illustrated by Kate Lucy Foster 🔮✨ Booking links: buff.ly/mcbhnLI