Author Q&A with Pitch Prize Winner Ella King

Author Q&A with Pitch Prize Winner Ella King

fter winning the BPA Pitch Prize in 2019, Ella King signed with literary agent Hellie Ogden, who secured a publishing deal with HarperCollins. There’s not long to wait now; Bad Fruit is out in hardback on 18th August 2022! If you enjoy character-driven...
2021 Pitch Prize Winners

2021 Pitch Prize Winners

We are thrilled to reveal the winners of the BPA Pitch Prize 2021. The standard of submissions was incredibly high with some brilliant titles, striking prose, and memorable pitches, and it was difficult to make the final selection. The ten winners will receive a...

Author Q&A with Ella King

Ella King won the BPA Pitch Prize 2019 with the first 500 words of her brilliant first novel, Bad Fruit. Since then, she has accepted representation from literary agent Hellie Ogden (after receiving seven offers) and signed a two-book deal with HarperFiction (in a...
2021 Pitch Prize Winners

2020 Pitch Prize Winners

We are delighted to reveal the winners of the BPA Pitch Prize 2020. The longlist contained twenty-four brilliant novel openings, and it was difficult to make the final selection. The four winners will receive a one-on-one with our judge, literary agent Jane Finigan, a...