Tina P. Schwartz
The Purcell Agency, LLC
My Manuscript Wish List®
My name is Tina P. Schwartz, and I started The Purcell Agency in 2012 to help writers get their manuscripts published. I wanted as many people as I could help be seen and heard. A majority of my signed authors started out as debut authors, and now some have several titles to their credit. I am an author myself, so I know the trials and tribulations of being in the querying trenches. I think that helps me navigate the editing process and submission process with clear goals for the authors I represent.
Fun facts about me:
My first published book as an author was MOTOCROSS FREESTYLE, a nonfiction book for kids, because I let my 4 year old get a motorcycle and start racing. (What was I thinking?!)
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to www.querymanager.com/tinapschwartz
I am currently seeking Women’s Contemporary Fiction, New Adult contemporary fiction, Middle Grade & Young Adult fiction, Chapter Books nonfiction, and Adult nonfiction in categories of Self-Help, Medical, and some Memoir. I am open sporadically so check my Query Manager link to see if open or go to the agency website (www.ThePurcellAgency.com) and social media for announcements  of being open. Please include a query letter, the first 10 pages, and fill out the QM form. If I’d like to see more, I will request it. I respond to all submissions.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
#ownvoices, #wndb, Adult, Adult Rom Com, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Asian American Literature, BIPOC, Book Club, Chicklit, Children's, Children's Nonfiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction, Commercial MG, Commercial Women's Fiction, Commercial YA, Commercial adult fiction, Contemporary YA, Contemporary Young Adult, Disability, Diverse Protagonists, Funny MG, Grief, Health and healing, Humor YA, Inspirational Fiction, Issue-Driven, LGBT YA, LGBTQ Contemporary, LGBTQ Romance, LGBTQ+ rom coms, MG Action Adventure, MG adventure, MG contemporary, Mental Health, Middle Grade Adventure, Middle Grade Contemporary, Middle Grade Humor, Mothers and Daughters, Multicultural, Multiple POV, Multiple Timelines, Narrative Nonfiction, Personal Development, Rom-com, Romantic Comedy, STEAM, STEM, Self-help, Self-help for teens, Slice of life, Strong Females, Underrepresented Voices, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Women's Fiction, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Contemporary Romance with layers, YA Crossover, YA rom com, Young Adult, beach reads, book club fiction, celebrity, chapter books, children's diversity, comedy, coming of age, commercial, commercial middle grade, contemporary MG, contemporary middle grade, contemporary women's fiction, diverse, diverse and own voices, diverse heroines, diverse voices, enemies to lovers, friendship, memoir, narrative non-fiction YA/MG, queer narratives, realistic fiction, romantic New Adult, slow burn romance, small business
I’d like the next…
New Adult voice. I love that time in a person’s life — the early 20-somethings trying to make their mark in the world.
My favorites include…
I love books by Carly Fortune, Jennifer Weiner, Barbara O’Connor, Barbara O’Neal, Carolyn Mackler, S.E. Hinton, , David Levithan, Matt Eichledinger, Jack Gantos… (notice a mix of Middle Grade and Women’s fiction authors!); TV — I love Ted Lasso and Shrinking. I think head writer Brett Goldstein is genius!! (Saw him do stand-up comedy in Chicago. Brilliant!); Movies — I’m a sucker for anything Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, or 80’s teens that John Hughes created.
