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Yearly Archives: 2017

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Writers Retreat Tessa Hadley and Marcel Theroux

Writer’s Retreat with Tessa Hadley and Marcel Theroux, November 12 – 17, 2017

By Emma Haynes July 29, 2017

Workshop Story Structure Character Arcs

First line tips from our First Chapter Workshop at Winchester Writer’s Festival

By Emma Haynes July 29, 2017

Winchester Writer's Festival

Writer’s Workshop

By Emma Haynes February 7, 2017

Tutored Retreat

Tutored Retreat

By Emma Haynes February 7, 2017

Writing Competition

By Emma Haynes February 7, 2017

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The #Shortlist of the #BPAFirstNovelAward 2022. W

The #Shortlist of the #BPAFirstNovelAward 2022.

We can’t wait to read more of these six novels!

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Thrilled to have literary agent Joanna Swainson of

Thrilled to have literary agent Joanna Swainson of @hardmanswainson joining us for the Autumn #BPAAwayDay in Kintbury, Berkshire.

Join us on Oct 4: link in bio.

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Announcing the Longlist of the #BPAFirstNovelAwar

Announcing the Longlist of the #BPAFirstNovelAward 2022! ✨✨✨

Massive congratulations to those listed and thank you to all who entered – the standard was incredibly high and it's been an honour to read your stories.

Follow the link in our bio to read the announcement.

We are now accepting earlybird bookings for the Au

We are now accepting earlybird bookings for the Autumn #BPAAwayDay in Kintbury! Join us for a full-day workshop on characterisation with @emmadarwinwriter, and a literary agent Q&A over afternoon tea. More info via the link in our bio.

#AwayDay #WritingRetreat #WritersEvents #Novelist #EmmaDarwin #LiteraryAgent #Retreat #Kintbury

If you haven’t heard Emma teach on psychic dista

If you haven’t heard Emma teach on psychic distance (often called narrative or emotional distance), do join us for her online tutorial on October 6. Link in bio!

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JULY SALE! Until the end of the month, we're offer

JULY SALE! Until the end of the month, we're offering a £50 discount on an editor's report or submission package review. Pop us an email or find out more about our editorial services via the link in our bio.

We have a team of editors with expertise in a range of genres who would love to work with you!

#manuscriptassessment #amwriting #WIP #editorsreport #amsubmitting #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #editor #editorialservices

Head to the BPA Blog to read more about what liter

Head to the BPA Blog to read more about what literary agent John Baker from @belllomaxmoreton is looking for. He has lots of great tips too, especially for Science Fiction and Fantasy writers!

#literaryagent #writingcommunity #WritersofInstagram #scifi #fantasy #sff #fantasywriter #novelist #writingtips

We still have some spaces available for our genre

We still have some spaces available for our genre tutorial on YA FICTION next Thursday. Author Tanya Byrne will discuss what readers are looking for now and how platforms like TikTok are putting books into the hands of people who might never have found them. Follow the link in bio to sign up!

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