Pitch Prize Winners 2023

Pitch Prize Winners 2023

Thursday, November 30, 2023

We are delighted to reveal the winners of the BPA Pitch Prize 2023. This year we saw many stories depicting art forgery, unreliable narrators, and the ways artificial intelligence may intrude deeper into our intimate lives… Our judge, literary agent Millie...
Pitch Prize Winners 2023

2022 Pitch Prize Winners

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

We are delighted to reveal the winners of the BPA Pitch Prize 2022. The standard of submissions was incredibly high. Our judge, literary agent Hattie Grünewald, and the team at BPA felt honoured to read so many compelling stories and promising pitches, and it was...
Pitch Prize Winners 2023

2021 Pitch Prize Winners

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

We are thrilled to reveal the winners of the BPA Pitch Prize 2021. The standard of submissions was incredibly high with some brilliant titles, striking prose, and memorable pitches, and it was difficult to make the final selection. The ten winners will receive a...

Mothering Sunday by BPA Founder Sara James Published by Orion

Thursday, March 4, 2021

While founding bluepencilagency and editing manuscripts for budding writers, Sara Sarre was also working on her own debut novel, and we are delighted to share that Mothering Sunday by Sara James is out now. Harriet Bourton, publisher at Orion Fiction, picked...
Pitch Prize Winners 2023

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...