BPA First Novel Award Winning THE ACCIDENT by Julia Stone is Out Now

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Julia Stone, winner of the BPA First Novel Award 2018, has released her second psychological suspense novel with Orion Dash. The Accident, which won the competition under the title My Poor Deluded Girl, is available now from Amazon, Bookshop.org and more.   ‘I...

BPA Client Kara Gnodde to be Published by Mantle

Friday, September 23, 2022

The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde will be published as Mantle’s lead debut fiction title for 2023. After completing the BPA mentorship programme with head editor Sara Sarre, Kara signed with Charlotte Seymour at Johnson & Alcock, and the...

FNA Shortlisted Jodie Matthews secures 2-book deal with Fourth Estate

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

We are thrilled to share the news that Jodie Matthews, who was shortlisted for the BPA First Novel Award 2021, has signed a two-book deal with 4th Estate. Jodie is represented by Olivia Maidment at Madeleine Milburn literary agency and her debut novel, Meet Me At The...

BPA Client Roxy Dunn Signs with Cara Lee Simpson of PFD

Friday, March 11, 2022

BPA client Roxy Dunn has signed with Cara Lee Simpson, literary agent at Peters, Fraser + Dunlop, after receiving editorial assistance from Fiona Mitchell and then Frances Merivale on her upmarket contemporary novel, Not Your Ending. Everyone at BPA was delighted to...

BPA First Novel Award Winner Jules Lampshire Signs a Two-Book Deal with Orion Dash

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Jules Lampshire, winner of the BPA First Novel Award 2018, has signed a two-book deal with Orion Dash. She will be releasing her debut psychological suspense novel, provisionally titled The Therapy Game, this summer, using the pen name Julia Stone. Everyone at BPA was...

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...