BPA client Jane Lomas launches a blog

Monday, November 9, 2020

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...

2020 BPA First Novel Award Winners

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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July Success Stories

Friday, July 24, 2020

  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...

Over 300 submissions for Pitch Prize

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Our inaugural Pitch Prize with Peters, Fraser + Dunlop agent Nelle Andrew attracted over 300 entries. Writers submitted their opening 500 words and synopsis for the chance to pitch their novel and receive feedback from Nelle. Up to 10 winners will have a one on one...

Book launch and an agent signing for Mandy Robotham

Saturday, May 18, 2019

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...

Success for BPA client Carly Reagon

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

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...