BPA retreat client Claire Lewis gathered family and friends together for her book launch at the Bluebird Cafe last night. Set in the Caribbean, She’s Mine is a gripping psychological thriller about a stolen child that Claire started while on the Faber Academy “Writing your Novel” six month course. It explores issues of sibling rivalry, loss of…
AUTUMN RETREAT AT GRENDON COURT, ROSS ON WYE, HEREFORDSHIRE OCTOBER 13 – 18, 2019 Five night retreat for novel writers at Grendon Court, a beautiful country house with a stunning garden in rural Herefordshire. Includes editorial support as well as visits from a guest author, literary agent and publisher. These will be confirmed in due…
BPA client, Damhnait Monaghan is shortlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award. We’re keeping our fingers crossed!
SPRING RETREAT AT ASTHALL MANOR, BURFORD, OXFORDSHIRE May 10 – 13, 2019 Long weekend retreat for novel writers at Asthall Manor, Contact us for bookings >
Beth Underdown, our author judge and lecturer in creative writing at Manchester University gives writers some tips to get their entries noticed. What will you be looking for in the competition line up? Somebody who really wants to tell me a story. If it’s a story unlike any I’ve read before, even better. Any advice…
We spoke to Nelle Andrews about what she’s looking for in this year’s BPA first novel award and this is what she had to say… When reading submissions, what is it that makes you want to read on? Strong narrative hook; good writing; plausible characterisation; clever opening What do you look for in that first…
After six months of reading through hundreds of entries in all genres from around the world, our judges Literary Agent of the Year Madeleine Milburn and author of The Maid’s Room Fiona Mitchell, have picked their winners. WINNER Jules Lampshire My Poor Deluded Girl – Commercial Fiction After a stranger dies falling from a bridge…
Bluepencilagency announces the First Novel Award Shortlisted authors and titles. Our 2018 judges were Literary Agent of the Year, Madeleine Milburn and author of The Maid’s Room, Fiona Mitchell. BREEDER Mandy Robotham DOLL …
Nine writers joined Sara and Emma for our Autumn retreat. We returned to beautiful Asthall Manor, childhood home of the Mitford sisters, where the sun shone and it felt more like summer than Autumn. We were wonderfully looked after by our cook Fiona Cullinane. Writers worked on their novels during the week with one on…
