We are delighted to announce the winners of the First Novel Award 2019. Our judges this year were Nelle Andrew of Peters, Fraser + Dunlop and author Beth Underdown. More than 525 entries were received from around the world with all genres represented. The standard of entries was very high as reflected in a longlist…
Spring Writing Retreat at Grendon Court, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire. March 19 – 22, 2020, Contact us for bookings >
Our May retreat at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire took place last weekend. 10 writers spent four days in glorious sunshine in an inspiring and creative environment working on their novels and getting some help and advice from our guest tutors and BPA editors Sara and Emma. The highlight of the weekend was an afternoon workshop…
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 The German Midwife launching in the US and Canada on…
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 You”. This is such a huge success, and here is what Carly had to say about…
We interviewed author Samuel Pollen about his debut novel ‘The Year I Didn’t Eat’ which is about a teenager named Max who is suffering from an eating disorder. Based on Sam’s own life experience, the novel explores an often unrepresented voice within conversations surrounding eating disorders. We found the novel both heart-warmingly funny and deeply…
Sara writes about working with Fiona. When a literary agent called to ask if I was happy to work with Fiona I was excited. Fiona had already earned a reputation on the competition circuit. She was clearly talented but the agent felt she needed a little help. Fiona wasn’t convinced by the idea of persisting…