Author Q&A: Karen Pierce, runner-up of the BPA First Novel Award 2022

Monday, December 12, 2022

Karen Pierce won second place in the BPA First Novel Award 2022 after impressing the judges with her historical coming-of-age novel, Petal. She has since signed with literary agent Katie Fulford. We decided to ask her some questions about the novel and her journey to...

Author Q&A: Georgina Maynard

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

I Will Keep Her by Georgina Maynard is out now with The Conrad Press. Thriller meets romance, it tells the story of a frantic search for a kidnapped teenager. Georgina worked on the novel with BPA editor Oliver James, and we’re delighted that it is now out in...

Author Q&A with Pitch Prize Winner Ella King

Thursday, August 11, 2022

fter winning the BPA Pitch Prize in 2019, Ella King signed with literary agent Hellie Ogden, who secured a publishing deal with HarperCollins. There’s not long to wait now; Bad Fruit is out in hardback on 18th August 2022! If you enjoy character-driven...

Author Q&A with Carole Hailey

Monday, April 11, 2022

After impressing in the BPA First Novel Award 2020, Carole Hailey was highly commended in the Bridport Prize and signed with literary agent Marina de Pass. Her novel The Silence Project will be released by Corvus as a lead title in February 2023. We were delighted...

Author Q&A with Jacquie Bloese

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Jacquie Bloese is a friend of the BPA family and worked with our editors Sara Sarre and Frances Merivale on her debut novel, The French House. We were delighted to hear that Jacquie has signed a two-book deal with Hodder & Stoughton and decided to ask her some...

Author Q&A with Ella King

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Ella King won the BPA Pitch Prize 2019 with the first 500 words of her brilliant first novel, Bad Fruit. Since then, she has accepted representation from literary agent Hellie Ogden (after receiving seven offers) and signed a two-book deal with HarperFiction (in a...