Book launch and an agent signing for Mandy Robotham

Book launch and an agent signing for Mandy Robotham

2018 First Novel Award runner up Mandy Robotham has signed with agent Broo Doherty of DHH Literary Agency. Sales of her first book A Woman of War have surpassed expectations – e.book and paperback sales in UK are now at 81,000, with the paperback edition titled...
Ruby Speechley signs with agent Jo Bell

Ruby Speechley signs with agent Jo Bell

Client Ruby Speechley posts about her journey to landing an agent “It’s been a long journey to find the right agent, but once we connected, it was a fairly swift process. I’m delighted to have signed with Jo Bell and the team at Bell Lomax Moreton Literary...
Advice to writers from 2018 First Novel Award judge Fiona Mitchell

Advice to writers from 2018 First Novel Award judge Fiona Mitchell

We asked author Fiona Mitchell, author of The Maids Room to give some tips to writers entering the 2018 competition: What will you be looking for in the competition line up? I’d love to see a brilliant character-led novel with a dynamic, original voice. I adore...
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...
Congratulations Triona Campbell and Jayne Swinton

Congratulations Triona Campbell and Jayne Swinton

We had a successful end to 2017 with two clients signing with agents in the same week. Congratulations to Jayne Swinton and Triona Campbell, both of whom are on the road to publishing success. Sara worked with Jayne on two of her novels and it was while chatting to...