BPA Client Sophie Keetch signs with Marina de Pass

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...

BPA client Jane Lomas launches a blog

Here at BPA, we’ve been enjoying a new writing blog set up by client Jane Lomas, and we wanted to let you know about it too! Jane has been in our mentorship programme over the past year while working on a contemporary novel, and she recently took a field trip...
July Success Stories

July Success Stories

  Neil Daws Neil Daws, who is represented by Nelle Andrew of Rachel Mills Literary after being commended in last year’s BPA First Novel Award, has signed a three-book deal with Amazon Publishing imprint Thomas & Mercer. In Spite of all Terror, the novel he...
Success for BPA client Carly Reagon

Success for BPA client Carly Reagon

We are thrilled to announce that BPA client Carly Reagon has signed with Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown. The news followed the announcement that Carly was also shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize for her entry “I’ll Find...
Ruby Speechley Signs with Hera

Ruby Speechley Signs with Hera

We are delighted that author and BPA client Ruby Speechley has been signed by Hera for two psychological thrillers, the first of which will be published in July 2019. This success comes just less than a year after Ruby signed with agent Jo Bell from the Bell Lomax...
Success for Carolyn Kirby’s Novel ‘The Conviction of Cora Burns’

Success for Carolyn Kirby’s Novel ‘The Conviction of Cora Burns’

Yesterday evening we had the pleasure of attending the launch for Carolyn Kirby’s debut novel ‘The Conviction of Cora Burns’. We are incredibly pleased about how far both the novel and Carolyn have come since we awarded her first prize in the inaugural blue pencil...