2023 First Novel Award Longlist

[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...

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...

2021 First Novel Award Shortlist

We are delighted to announce the BPA First Novel Award 2021 Shortlist. This year’s judges, literary agent Hellie Ogden from Janklow & Nesbit and award-winning author Kiran Millwood-Hargrave (The Mercies, The Girl of Ink and Stars), found it difficult to choose...

2021 First Novel Award Longlist

We are excited to announce the BPA First Novel Award 2021 Longlist. This year’s judges are literary agent Hellie Ogden from Janklow & Nesbit and award-winning author Kiran Millwood-Hargrave (The Mercies, The Girl of Ink and Stars). Prizes for the winners include...

2020 Pitch Prize Longlist

We are thrilled to announce the BPA Pitch Prize 2020 longlist. The standard of entries was incredibly high and it was difficult to select just twenty-four novels. We look forward to announcing the winners, who will receive a one-on-one with judge Jane Finigan, in...