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Ask an Agent: Samantha Brace from Peters Fraser + Dunlop

Monday, January 16, 2023

Sam Brace is an Agent building a list of crime and reading group fiction. Alongside working on her own list, Sam looks after podcasts for Peters Fraser + Dunlop. At PFD’s digital-first imprint Agora Books, Sam launched the Lost the Plot Writers Competition as...
What are Comp Titles and How do you Choose Them?

What are Comp Titles and How do you Choose Them?

Monday, January 9, 2023

What are Comp Titles? ‘Comp’ is short for ‘comparable’. Comp titles are published books that would appeal to a similar readership as your novel. It’s a good idea to mention two or three comp titles in your cover letter when you submit a novel to a literary agent. It’s...

Away Day Guest Ana Garcia Signs with Joanna Swainson

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

We are delighted for novelist Ana Garcia, who has signed with literary agent Joanna Swainson after pitching to her at the BPA Away Day in October. Joanna judged the Pitch Prize in 2021, and we can’t think of a better match for Ana. Her debut novel BLANCA, a...