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...
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...
[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...
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...
