BPA has offered me value for money in the past when I played for an editorial read. Prices seem a bit higher... but I got nuts and bolts advice-no being nice because you are paying for this. What I would have gotten from an agent, I think.
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So I thought this one would separate me from £12. Now I'm not so sure.
I took a look at previous winners and shortlisters, and none of them have an X chromosome. Does BPA primarily serve female authors? Would they welcome me? I'm bloo, after all.
EDIT: Ugh! I meant none have a Y chromosome. I guess the disappearing y really is a thing
Theory of the "rotting" Y chromosome dealt a fatal blow | Whitehead Institute
I took a look at previous winners and shortlisters, and none of them have an X chromosome. Does BPA primarily serve female authors? Would they welcome me? I'm bloo, after all.
EDIT: Ugh! I meant none have a Y chromosome. I guess the disappearing y really is a thing
Theory of the "rotting" Y chromosome dealt a fatal blow | Whitehead Institute
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Go for it. I know someone that won it.
Was the winner a man or woman 
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