.png)
Write Human: Pitch & Synopsis
Wed 14 Oct
|Bàrd Books
In this practical workshop at Bàrd Books, our Pitch Prize judges, literary agents Kat Aitken and Seren Adams from Lexington Literary, will teach you how to get your cover letter and synopsis agent-ready.
Time & Location
14 Oct 2026, 19:00 – 21:00 BST
Bàrd Books, 341-343 Roman Rd, Bow, London E3 5QR, UK
About the event
Write Human: Build Your Literary Toolkit - Part Two
We often hear that your pitch has to be perfect or an agent won’t even open your opening chapters. This can be frustrating but it skips the more useful point: a pitch you can’t write is often a novel that hasn’t decided what it’s about.
In the second of three evenings at Bard Books, BPA directors Sara and Frances are joined by agents Kat Aitken and Seren Adams of Lexington Literary to look at what makes a strong pitch and synopsis – and at how the work of writing these can sharpen the book behind it. We’ll also get practical about AI: where it genuinely helps in shaping a pitch and synopsis, and why it can only help once you already know the heart of your story.
Bring what you have. You’ll have a chance to work on your…
Tickets
General Admission
£15.00
+£0.38 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00
.webp)
Assistance to writers on low incomes or from under-represented backgrounds
We’re offering a minimum of 20 free entries for UK based writers on low incomes or from communities currently under-represented in publishing. Applications will be reviewed and the most promising submissions will be selected by the BPA team. Please click here to Contact BPA with your application and, if relevant, 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. All details will be kept confidential.