Pitch Prize Readers’ Choice Winner

We are excited to announce that we have a clear winner for the Pitch Prize Readers’ Choice vote! Many congratulations to Emily Roe who won the vote with the opening of The Stym, a dystopian novel. BPA will award Emily a short report on her opening 10,000 words....
Pitch Prize Winners 2024

Pitch Prize Winners 2024

We are delighted to reveal the winners of the BPA Pitch Prize 2024. This year we received a record number of more than 550 entries. Recurring themes include unhappy marriages, dysfunctional family trips, strong women overcoming adversity, bucket lists, myth...
“Micro” reports and mentoring

“Micro” reports and mentoring

Last month, we looked at the “macro” and the benefits of receiving a full manuscript assessment. However, there are also advantages to focusing on a portion of your work. In this blog post, we ask our clients why they wanted feedback on an extract instead...
Why get a full manuscript assessment?

Why get a full manuscript assessment?

Twenty years ago, editors at publishing houses had time to work with an author on their manuscript, if they saw promise. As the market has become more and more saturated, this job has moved to literary agents. Now, agents are so busy they often don’t have the...
The Seven Basic Plots

The Seven Basic Plots

In 2004 Christopher Booker published his momentous book, The Seven Basic Plots. It is reputed to have taken him 34 years to complete. Through an extensive analysis of stories originating from around the world, he stipulates that all stories can be reduced to seven...