Online Writing Long Weekend – September 24 – 27 2020
Writing Weekend Online Tutorials – September 24 – 27, 2020, Contact us for bookings >
Emma is responsible for BPA’s bespoke programme of literary events and retreats as well as managing the First Novel Award and submissions to literary agents. With a background in communications and special events she has an eye for detail and a desire to give writers the best possible experience in an imaginative programme of events. Her retreats at Asthall Manor, the childhood home of the Mitford sisters with guest tutors including Tessa Hadley and Claire Fuller have set a new benchmark in literary experiences. The First Novel Award now in its third year has proved remarkably successful for writers with five of the 2018 shortlist gaining agent representation. With an up to date knowledge of what literary agents are looking for, Emma offers a reading service and advises writers with a polished manuscript which agents to approach and how best to ensure your work gets read. She also contacts agents on behalf of writers where there is a potential match.
Motivation & Inspiration – September 24
Motivation and InspirationGuest tutor: Author and writing coach Emma DarwinDate: Thursday September 24Time: 2.30 – 4.30 pmLocation: ZoomCost: £38BOOK NOW Get Writing and Keep Writing Everyone knows about the terror of the blank page, but what about the terror of page 247? Or the terror of your second novel, while your first is out on…
Point of View & Voice – September 25
Point of View and Voice with author and tutor Alice JollyPoint of View seems to get writers in more of a tangle than any other technical issue. Alice Jolly explains how to get it right.Date: Friday September 25Time: 2.30 – 4.30pmLocation: ZoomCost: £38BOOK NOW Do you know when you have changed view point? Why have…
Agent Submissions Q & A – September 26
Q & A with leading literary agent Nelle AndrewDos and Don’ts of submitting to agents. Cover letters, synopses and how to make a stand out submission.Date: Saturday September 26Time: 2.30 – 4.00pmLocation: ZoomCost: £30BOOK NOW Leading literary agent Nelle Andrew discusses the dos and don’ts of submitting to agents, how you can make your submission…
The Writer’s Palette – September 27
Q & A with author Kelleigh Greenberg-JephcottWhether describing everyday events, love and loss, complex plots or mystery drama, when used effectively, the writer’s palette paints a vivid and vibrant picture in the mind of the reader evoking emotion and engaging the reader in a new experience.Date: Sunday September 27Time: 2.30 – 4.00pmLocation: ZoomCost: £30BOOK NOW…
Psychic Distance with Emma Darwin – October 29
The Power of Psychic DistanceGuest tutor: Author and writing coach Emma DarwinDate: Thursday October 29Time: 11 am – 1pmLocation: ZoomCost: £38BOOK NOW Psychic Distance: the fiction writer’s secret sauce Over the years Emma has found that learning to work with psychic distance – often called narrative distance or emotional distance – is the game-changer for…
2020 First Novel Award Longlist
We are delighted to announce the First Novel Award 2020 Longlist. This year’s judges are literary agents Caroline Wood and Carrie Plitt from Felicity Bryan Agency and best selling author, Anna Hope (Expectation, The Ballroom, Wake). Prizes for the winners include agent introductions as well as cash and an editorial report. The Award is given…
A Literary Marriage: agent Jane Finigan & author Claire Fuller – November 7
A Literary Marriage – Agent and Author Q & AAgent Jane Finigan and best selling author Claire FullerDate: Saturday November 7Time: 2.30 – 4.00 pmLocation: ZoomCost: £30BOOK NOW Find your dream agent and establish your writing career Jane Finigan from leading literary agency Lutyens & Rubinstein and best selling author Claire Fuller (Bitter Orange, Swimming…
Plot, Structure & Storytelling with Emma Darwin – November 28
Plot & StructureGuest tutor: Author and writing coach Emma DarwinDate: Saturday November 28Time: 11 am – 1pmLocation: ZoomCost: £38BOOK NOW Worrying about plot, structure and storytelling isn’t only for writers who’ve been told they have a saggy middle. Some writers can’t get writing at all until they’ve got everything sorted out; some writers can’t think…
Submissions Q & A with Eve White Literary Agency
Submissions Q & A with agents and readers from Eve White Literary Agency Wednesday May 6, 2020 6 pm – 7 pm on zoom. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED. PLEASE CONTACT US TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON FUTURE EVENTS Our May retreat and workshops have been rescheduled to September. In the meantime we’re planning…