Author Q&A: Julia Kelly, 2021 First Novel Award Winner

Author Q&A: Julia Kelly, 2021 First Novel Award Winner

Julia Kelly won the BPA 2021 First Novel Award, coming first out of more than 1,000 entries. She then signed with that year’s competition judge, literary agent Hellie Ogden. In 2024, Julia signed a six-figure publishing deal with the publishing house Harvill...

Author Q&A with Jacquie Bloese

Jacquie Bloese is a friend of the BPA family and worked with our editors Sara Sarre and Frances Merivale on her debut novel, The French House. We were delighted to hear that Jacquie has signed a two-book deal with Hodder & Stoughton and decided to ask her some...