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Opening of Shortlisted Titles – First Novel Award 2019

By Emma Haynes September 23, 2019

2019 Longlist- 23 titles

By Emma Haynes July 12, 2019

The Oceans Between Us by Gill Thompson

Shortlisted author Gill Thompson talks about her publishing success

By Emma Haynes May 19, 2019

Beth Underdown’s advice for writers entering our First Novel Award

By Emma Haynes February 5, 2019

BPA - First Novel Award Winners 2018

2018 First Novel Award Winners Announced

By Emma Haynes November 30, 2018

Shortlisted authors for First Novel Award 2018

Shortlisted authors for First Novel Award 2018

By Emma Haynes November 29, 2018

2018 First Novel Award Longlist

By Emma Haynes September 14, 2018

Fiona Mitchell

Advice to writers from 2018 First Novel Award judge Fiona Mitchell

By Emma Haynes February 22, 2018

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"Writing is communication, not self-expression. Nobody in this world wants to read your diary except your mother."
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Congratulations to this year's ten Pitch Prize win

Congratulations to this year's ten Pitch Prize winners!
Judge Millie Hoskins and the BPA team were incredibly impressed by their pitches.
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“I hate writing, I love having written.”
– Dorothy Parker, Author of Laments for the Living.#authorquote #writing #writinglife #writersofinstagram

📣 2023 Pitch Prize winners revealed! 📣The

📣 2023 Pitch Prize winners revealed! 📣The 10 winners will have a one-to-one with competition judge, the literary agent Millie Hoskins, to pitch their novel and receive expert editorial feedback. Thank you to everyone who submitted, and congratulations to the winners and longlisted writers! 🥳Follow the link in our bio to read the announcement.
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📣What's that now? The Pitch Prize winners are t

📣What's that now? The Pitch Prize winners are to be announced tomorrow? Entrants had better keep a close eye on their emails and social media accounts!
We wish all of you the best of luck and we can't wait to share these amazing pitches! 😊#bpapitchprize #writingcompetition #pitch #Novel #wip #draft #writersofinstagram

📣Congratulations to author Victoria Goddard (wh

📣Congratulations to author Victoria Goddard (who came to our retreats!) for the publication of her crime/thriller novel, Still Small Voice, out in UK bookshops TODAY!We can't WAIT to read it!🥳@voyagergoddard #shoutout #publication #publicationdate #crimenovel #thrillerbook #writersofinstagram

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
– Anaïs Nin, Author of the Diary of Anaïs Nin.#authorquotes #quote #anäisnin #writing #writinglife #writersofinstagram

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You've finished your novel – what next?Join us this Thursday 6-8pm for an online workshop on revising & editing! You will go away with plenty of tips for diagnosing problems, lots of tools for solving them, and a clear plan for how to set about the revising process.To sign up, click on the link in our bio or go to our website!
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