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...

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...

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...

BPA Client Maggie Richell-Davies Publishes Debut Novel with Sharpe Books

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The Servant by Maggie Richell-Davies was published by Sharpe Books on April 23rd 2020 and is available to purchase here. BPA editor Frances Merivale enjoyed working on the novel back in 2019, and the whole team at BPA is delighted that The Servant is now in...

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...

BPA Client Sophie Keetch signs with Marina de Pass

Thursday, February 25, 2021

We are delighted for our editorial client Sophie Keetch, who has accepted representation from literary agent Marina de Pass with her stunning debut novel, a feminist retelling of Arthurian mythology. Our editor Fiona Mitchell, who provided feedback on Sophie’s...