‘Escapism’ is one of the publishing industry’s favourite buzz words at the moment, and we’ve heard many literary agents using it when recounting their chats with publishers at the London Book Fair 2023. It seems a lot of commissioning editors, and therefore agents,...
When we read Amy Twigg’s submission to the Pitch Prize in 2021, we knew it was something special, and we’re delighted that Spoilt Creatures will be published by Headline’s Tinder Press as their lead fiction title for 2024. After the competition...
Many of our BPA First Novel Award and Pitch Prize judges say they’re looking for an attention-grabbing opening and a stand-out first line. The first line of your novel is undeniably important, but terms like ‘attention-grabbing’ can be easily misconstrued. That’s part...
The Spring Away Day is always a highlight of our year at BPA, and it was wonderful to meet so many writers from across the country at this year’s event on Saturday April 22. Author Emma Darwin began the day with a ‘First Draft to Final Draft’...
