2021 First Novel Award Longlist

Thursday, July 29, 2021

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...

Where are they now? – Catching up with the Winners of the BPA First Novel Award

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

With the deadline of the BPA First Novel Award 2021 approaching, we decided to catch up with some of our past winners and shortlisted writers. It always gives us a huge thrill to hear that a novelist who amazed us has signed with a literary agent or that a book that...

Carole Hailey Signs with Marina de Pass

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Congratulations to Carole Hailey for signing with Marina de Pass, literary agent at The Soho Agency. Carole reached the final stage of judging for the BPA First Novel Award 2020 but wasn’t selected by the judges for the longlist. However, her novel The Silence...

2020 Pitch Prize Winners

Friday, January 15, 2021

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...

2020 Pitch Prize Longlist

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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...