[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” bg_type=”image” parallax_style=”vcpb-vz-jquery” bg_image_new=”id^45600|url^https://bluepencilagency.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/artist-shape-01.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^artist-shape-01|description^null” bg_image_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_image_size=”contain” seperator_enable=”seperator_enable_value” seperator_type=”xlarge_triangle_right_seperator” seperator_position=”bottom_seperator” seperator_shape_background=”#ffffff” css=”.vc_custom_1638074473333{background-color: #f7f4ee !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][ultimate_spacer height=”50″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”YOUNG ADULT FICTION” main_heading_color=”#2c3b81″ sub_heading_color=”#261433″ alignment=”left” main_heading_font_family=”font_family:Open Sans|font_call:Open+Sans|variant:600″ main_heading_style=”font-weight:600;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:34px;” sub_heading_font_family=”font_family:Open Sans|font_call:Open+Sans|variant:600″ sub_heading_style=”font-weight:600;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;”]

June 30, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. BST

Location: Zoom[/ultimate_heading][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”51631″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”right” style=”vc_box_circle”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1608128569676{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]What is UKYA and how can it compete with the New York Times bestsellers from across the Atlantic? Do we even want to compete or would we rather tell our own stories? And how do we make our stories compelling to all readers, not just those from the UK?

In this workshop we will look at how the YA market has moved on since Twilight and The Hunger Games were published and changed everything. We’ll discuss what readers are looking for now and how platforms like TikTok are putting books into the hands of people who might never have found them.

We will do some practical exercises designed to make you think about the story that you are trying to tell and how to make your book stand out in this crowded and constantly evolving market. 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Assistance to writers on low incomes and/or from communities under represented in publishing

We are offering a free place on each of our online tutorials and Q & A sessions for UK based writers on low incomes and/or from under represented communities in publishing.

Writers may apply for a free place on one of the sessions by contacting BPA with a short bio and a summary of their writing career to date.

Please click here to Contact BPA with your application and in the case of writers on low incomes, proof of financial eligibility such as: Jobseeker’s Allowance; Disability Benefit; Income Support; Working Tax Credit; Child Tax Credit; Proof of being a full-time student; Housing benefit; Proof of being a full-time carer.

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