FNA Shortlisted Jodie Matthews secures 2-book deal with Fourth Estate

We are thrilled to share the news that Jodie Matthews, who was shortlisted for the BPA First Novel Award 2021, has signed a two-book deal with 4th Estate. Jodie is represented by Olivia Maidment at Madeleine Milburn literary agency and her debut novel, Meet Me At The...

BPA Client Roxy Dunn Signs with Cara Lee Simpson of PFD

BPA client Roxy Dunn has signed with Cara Lee Simpson, literary agent at Peters, Fraser + Dunlop, after receiving editorial assistance from Fiona Mitchell and then Frances Merivale on her upmarket contemporary novel, Not Your Ending. Everyone at BPA was delighted to...

BPA Client Sophie Keetch signs with Marina de Pass

We are delighted for our editorial client Sophie Keetch, who has accepted representation from literary agent Marina de Pass with her stunning debut novel, a feminist retelling of Arthurian mythology. Our editor Fiona Mitchell, who provided feedback on Sophie’s...

5 Exercises to Try Before Writing Your Novel

Once you have drafted your novel and and received feedback on it, there are bound to be issues that you wish you’d thought about more before you began. Of course, so much of a story develops in the process of writing it, but there are exercises worth doing...
Common Mistakes Writers Make: A Q&A with BPA’s Editors

Common Mistakes Writers Make: A Q&A with BPA’s Editors

Blue Pencil Agency offers editorial reports to writers who want their manuscript to be in the best shape possible before they approach a literary agent or self-publish. Our editors are bestselling authors and industry experts with shrewd eyes and a passion for...