Ask an Agent: Maddalena Cavaciuti from David Higham Associates

Friday, May 3, 2024

Maddalena Cavaciuti joined David Higham Associates in 2017 as Junior Agent Assistant to Lizzy Kremer, now Managing Director. After two years of working with Lizzy on her author list, Maddalena became an Assistant Agent and began to take on her own clients. She was...

Ask an Agent: Olivia Maidment from Madeleine Milburn

Monday, October 9, 2023

Olivia Maidment joined the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency in 2020. Previously, she worked with award-winning authors and global literary brands during her time at The Blair Partnership and United Agents. As well as representing a list of literary, upmarket and book...

#BPAFavouriteLines: Why We Chose Them

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

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...

Ask an Agent: Rebeka Finch from Darley Anderson

Friday, March 31, 2023

Rebeka joined the Darley Anderson Literary Agency as Darley’s Assistant in November 2019. She enjoys reading submissions, particularly new adult, contemporary romance fiction, and fantasy/romantasy fiction, and working on the Agency’s social media. Rebeka...

Away Day Guest Ana Garcia Signs with Joanna Swainson

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

We are delighted for novelist Ana Garcia, who has signed with literary agent Joanna Swainson after pitching to her at the BPA Away Day in October. Joanna judged the Pitch Prize in 2021, and we can’t think of a better match for Ana. Her debut novel BLANCA, a...