We are delighted to reveal the winners of the BPA Pitch Prize 2022. The standard of submissions was incredibly high. Our judge, literary agent Hattie Grünewald, and the team at BPA felt honoured to read so many compelling stories and promising pitches, and it was difficult to make the final selection. The nine winners will receive a one-on-one with Hattie, a chance to pitch their novel and receive expert feedback.
Many congratulations to the nine winners:
Letty Butler | Escape Artists | Speculative |
Ariell Cacciola | A Tangled Beast | Folk Horror |
Hannah Croft | The Bobici House | Historical |
Lucy Dalgleish | The Things that Stop me from Drowning | Eco-fiction |
Kellie Magnus | Ten Men | Contemporary |
Rebecca Powell | An Emu’s Guide to Flight | Book Club |
Alessandra Francesca Ranelli | Murder at the Hotel Orient | Crime |
Aoibheann Schwartz | The Invisible Game | Literary |
Sam Sharpe | The Pro Bono Lawyer | Crime |
Well done to the twenty-seven writers who reached the longlist:
Lexi Airey | Clare Reader Collins | Lidija Hilje |
Alison Offer | David Renton | Lucy Strutt |
Alison Wray | Eilidh McIntosh | Maria Clara Paulino |
Allison Secker | Elizabeth Whyatt | Mary Murray Brown |
Allison van den Hoek | Emily Green | Maurice Carlin |
Annie Oswald | Jane Christmas | Moyette Gibbons |
Bidisha Chakraborty | Jody Cooksley | Nadine Smart |
Carey Camburn | Joe Eurell | Nancy Crane |
Charis Whitcombe | Judith Pasztor Duffy | Nicola Whyte |
Thank you to all who submitted and we wish you the best with your next steps. Submissions to the BPA First Novel Award will be accepted until May 31, 2023.