2022 First Novel Award Longlist

We are thrilled to announce the BPA First Novel Award 2022 Longlist. This year’s judges are literary agents Rowan Lawton and Marina de Pass from The Soho Agency and author Jo Bloom (Permission, Ridley Road). Prizes for the winners include agent introductions as well...
Ask an Agent: John Baker from Bell Lomax Moreton

Ask an Agent: John Baker from Bell Lomax Moreton

John Baker joined Bell Lomax Moreton in 2019 where, as a junior agent, he is focusing on building his own small, cultivated list, shaped around his passion for Science Fiction and Fantasy, alongside providing administrative support across the agency. John has built a...

Autumn Away Day for Novel Writers

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Ask an Agent: Charlotte Seymour from Johnson & Alcock

Ask an Agent: Charlotte Seymour from Johnson & Alcock

Charlotte Seymour is a literary agent at Johnson & Alcock and was named a Bookseller Rising Star in 2021. Editorially focused and passionate about literature in translation, Charlotte is building a list of literary and book club fiction, crime/thriller, and...
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...