Shortlisted author Gill Thompson talks about her publishing success

Shortlisted author Gill Thompson talks about her publishing success

Gill Thompson was shortlisted for the inaugural First Novel Award in 2017. Her novel The Oceans Between Us was published by Headline Press in March on the same day as The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby, our 2017 winner! “I had wanted to write a novel...
Carolyn Kirby, talks about winning BPA Award 2017

Carolyn Kirby, talks about winning BPA Award 2017

We asked Carolyn to tell us what winning the inaugural Award meant to her: “Winning the 2017 Bluepencilagency First Novel Award marked a real breakthrough in my writing life. The slightly overwhelming news that I had won first prize (I found myself shaking...
Thoughts on writing and winning the First Novel Award

Thoughts on writing and winning the First Novel Award

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3423″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Carolyn Kirby, Winner of the First Novel Award for Half Of You “I started writing as my...
Competition – First Novel Award Winners Announcement

Competition – First Novel Award Winners Announcement

A historical thriller, Half Of You by Carolyn Kirby has won the Bluepencilagency First Novel Award. The runner up is a comedy crime thriller, The Wrong Guy by Neil McLennan. The Award, judged by literary agent Eve White and best-selling author Saskia Sarginson, is...