9 Writing Prompts to Inspire a Sentence, a Scene or a Story

9 Writing Prompts to Inspire a Sentence, a Scene or a Story

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

These days inspiration is hard to come by, so if you have time to write but the words aren’t coming, here are some prompts to get you going. What you write could turn into a short story, a scene in your novel, a striking sentence or – nothing. It might remain an...
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott: The Writer’s Palette

Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott: The Writer’s Palette

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Who better than Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott, author of the masterful Swan Song, to chat to our BPA Long Writing Weekend crew about the writer’s palette? Kelleigh opened her session with a quote from writer Truman Capote, who inspired her fictionalised debut...
Agent Research: How to Create your Submission List

Agent Research: How to Create your Submission List

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Once you’ve decided your novel is ready to submit to literary agents, you’ll probably want to get going right away, but it’s important to take your time deciding who to submit to. It’s often advised to create a list of about ten agents, submit...
2020 Pitch Prize Winners

2020 Pitch Prize Winners

Friday, January 15, 2021

We are delighted to reveal the winners of the BPA Pitch Prize 2020. The longlist contained twenty-four brilliant novel openings, and it was difficult to make the final selection. The four winners will receive a one-on-one with our judge, literary agent Jane Finigan, a...