Four Evening Craft Tutorials January – April 2021
Online Craft Tutorials and optional One on One Editorial Review, January to April 2021, Contact us for bookings >
2020 BPA First Novel Award Winners
Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award 2020 The BPA First Novel Award is open to unrepresented and unpublished authors for a novel in any adult fiction genre. We are thrilled to announce the winners of the First Novel Award 2020. Our judges this year were literary agents Caroline Wood and Carrie Plitt of Felicity Bryan…
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 submitted to the award, will be published in September 2021,…
Online Writing Long Weekend – September 24 – 27 2020
Writing Weekend Online Tutorials – September 24 – 27, 2020, Contact us for bookings >
Agent submissions
Agent Submissions The inside track on getting an agent Guest tutor: Nelle Andrew, agent at Rachel Mills Literary AgencyDate: Tuesday July 14Time: 11 am – 12.30 pmLocation: ZoomCost: £30BOOK NOW Nelle discusses the dos and don’ts of submitting to agents, how you can make your submission stand out from the pile, and what you should…
Highlights from our Zoom Q&A with Eve White Literary Agency
Mid lockdown and following the postponement of our May retreat and workshops we were delighted to offer 14 clients and BPA subscribers the chance to “meet” our literary agent friends Eve White and Ludo Cinelli and readers Aisha Bushby and Sarah Revivis-Smith from Eve White Literary Agency. As a gesture of thanks, all participants donated…
Ask an Agent: Hannah Weatherill from Northbank Talent
Hannah Weatherill is a literary agent at Northbank Talent. She is currently building her list of Fiction and Children’s clients and is keen to work with a twisty thriller, an emotional reading group or women’s fiction novel, or something entirely different. Can you describe your personal taste in fiction and also what you’re currently…
Author Q&A with Iain Maloney
Iain Maloney is the author of three novels – The Waves Burn Bright, Silma Hill, and First Time Solo – and a haiku collection called Fractures. Iain is also one of our BPA editors. In anticipation of his latest work, a memoir entitled The Only Gaijin in the Village, we asked him a few questions about his experiences as an author. …
Author Q & A with Saskia Sarginson
How and why did you get into writing? I’ve always wanted to write. When I was little, I used to entertain my younger brother and sister with made-up stories. Despite loving writing, I didn’t believe ‘author’ was a viable career choice. I knew I needed to earn a living, so I went into journalism. I…
Pitch Prize Winners Announced
Christmas has come early for eight lucky winners of our inaugural Pitch Prize. Super agent Nelle Andrew of Peters, Fraser & Dunlop has selected her winners from over 300 entries across all genres. Each of the writers will have a one on one meeting with Nelle in the New Year. At the meeting writers will…