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Shortlisted authors for First Novel Award 2018

Shortlisted authors for First Novel Award 2018

Emma Haynes

Emma Haynes

29 November 2018

Bluepencilagency announces the First Novel Award Shortlisted authors and titles. Our 2018 judges were Literary Agent of the Year, Madeleine Milburn and author of The Maid’s Room, Fiona Mitchell.

BREEDER                                          Mandy Robotham

DOLL                                                   Peter Leggatt

IN PLAIN SIGHT                              Rebecca Williams

LEAVE ME SLOW                            Chelsey Pippin

LIVING IN TWILIGHT                    Susan Barsby

MY POOR DELUDED GIRL           Jules Lampshire

WHAT HOME IS                               Tali Gumbiner

The judges were hooked, seduced and horrified in equal measure by the worlds inhabited by a colourful cast of characters with strong voices: Love tokens left on the underground, babies conceived to order, a romance between a man and a sex doll, stolen identity, teenage depression and suicide, a serial killer mother and a lively gang of motherless mixed race children.

Prizes for the winner and runner up include an introduction to Madeleine as well as £1,250 in cash and an editorial report. The Award is given to unpublished writers without representation.

We received entries from writers throughout the UK and from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada as well as Europe. Entries were across all genres including YA, dystopian, fantasy, literary fiction, historical, psychological, crime and comedy.  Our longlist of 25 titles was announced on September 14, 2018.

 

 

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Emma Haynes

Emma Haynes

Emma is responsible for BPA’s bespoke programme of literary events and retreats as well as managing the First Novel Award and submissions to literary agents. With a background in communications and special events she has an eye for detail and a desire to give writers the best possible experience in an imaginative programme of events. Her retreats at Asthall Manor, the childhood home of the Mitford sisters with guest tutors including Tessa Hadley and Claire Fuller have set a new benchmark in literary experiences. The First Novel Award now in its third year has proved remarkably successful for writers with five of the 2018 shortlist gaining agent representation. With an up to date knowledge of what literary agents are looking for, Emma offers a reading service and advises writers with a polished manuscript which agents to approach and how best to ensure your work gets read. She also contacts agents on behalf of writers where there is a potential match.

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