2023 BPA First Novel Award Winners

Monday, October 2, 2023

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2023 First Novel Award Shortlist

Friday, July 28, 2023

We are delighted to announce the BPA First Novel Award 2023 Shortlist. This year’s judges, literary agents Eve White and Ludo Cinelli from the Eve White Literary Agency and author Luan Goldie (Nightingale Point, Homecoming, These Streets), found it difficult to choose...

2023 First Novel Award Longlist

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]We are thrilled to announce the BPA First Novel Award 2023 Longlist. This year’s judges are literary agents Eve White and Ludo Cinelli from the Eve White Literary Agency and author Luan Goldie...

#BPAFavouriteLines: Why we Chose Them

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Many of our BPA First Novel Award and Pitch Prize judges say they’re looking for an attention-grabbing opening and a stand-out first line. The first line of your novel is undeniably important, but terms like ‘attention-grabbing’ can be easily misconstrued. That’s part...

Author Q&A: Karen Pierce, runner-up of the BPA First Novel Award 2022

Monday, December 12, 2022

Karen Pierce won second place in the BPA First Novel Award 2022 after impressing the judges with her historical coming-of-age novel, Petal. She has since signed with literary agent Katie Fulford. We decided to ask her some questions about the novel and her journey to...