Emma Hayley

Emma Hayley is Founder and Managing Director of SelfMadeHero. Established in 2007, the publishing house specialises in graphic novels. Emma has won several awards, including a Nibbie for UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur of the Year and Tripwire magazine’s UK Indie Press of the Year. In 2025, she was inducted into Broken Frontier’s Hall of Fame. Before publishing, she worked in journalism and film PR.