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The Purcell Agency may be open or closed to submissions separately by agent. See each Agent's QueryManager.com Account to see if open or not. We do take pitches at conferences, so watch Twitter for upcoming events, and our list of appearances below.
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES & PITCH SESSIONS
TINA P. SCHWARTZ'S APPEARANCES:
June 13, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop in California ONLINE, Tina taking pitches virtually, Link: https://californiawritingworkshop.com/
June 20, 2026 - Chicago Writer's Association (at Steppenwolf Theater) in Chicago, IL, Tina taking pitches in person at this one day event. Link: https://www.chicagowrites.org/conference
July 25, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop in New England ONLINE, Tina taking pitches virtually, Link: https://thenewenglandwritingworkshop.com/
AMY NIELSEN'S APPEARANCES:
April 18, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop (Tampa, FL - in person pitches) LINK: https://floridawritingworkshops.com/agents-and-editors-in-attendance/
PAIGE BROADBENT'S APPEARANCES:
April 10, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop (Buffalo, NY - In person pitches) LINK: https://buffalowritingworkshop.com/
April 11, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop (Toronto, ON - In person pitches) LINK: https://torontowritingworkshop.com/
May 2, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop (Detroit/Novi, MI - In person pitches) LINK: https://michiganwritingworkshop.com/
June 13, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop in California ONLINE, Tina taking pitches virtually, Link: https://californiawritingworkshop.com/
June 20, 2026 - Chicago Writer's Association (at Steppenwolf Theater) in Chicago, IL, Tina taking pitches in person at this one day event. Link: https://www.chicagowrites.org/conference
July 25, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop in New England ONLINE, Tina taking pitches virtually, Link: https://thenewenglandwritingworkshop.com/
AMY NIELSEN'S APPEARANCES:
April 18, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop (Tampa, FL - in person pitches) LINK: https://floridawritingworkshops.com/agents-and-editors-in-attendance/
PAIGE BROADBENT'S APPEARANCES:
April 10, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop (Buffalo, NY - In person pitches) LINK: https://buffalowritingworkshop.com/
April 11, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop (Toronto, ON - In person pitches) LINK: https://torontowritingworkshop.com/
May 2, 2026 - Writer's Day Workshop (Detroit/Novi, MI - In person pitches) LINK: https://michiganwritingworkshop.com/
AWARDS & NEWS about TPA books...
Leslie Johnson Piotrowski's ESCAPE FROM THE COTTON FIELDS won SCBWI-IL's "Many Voices Prize"
IN THE RING (Young Adult fiction by Sierra Isley) made it on the American Library Association's Rainbow Book list in 2025... drive.google.com/file/d/1QAQLQpcBi2MnzW3GhWQ8xK6NQe2rzo67/view
IN THE RING (Young Adult) by Sierra Isley has been named on a "Must Read" list. Use Link to See... https://georgiacenterforthebook.org/honors-awards/books-all-georgians-and-young-georgians-should-read-2024
A MARK IN THE ROAD (Young Adult) by Angelique Burrell has been honored as ILLINOIS' "Soon to be Famous" Illinois Author Project Winner 2023.
https://soontobefamous.info/
TPA Bi-Annual Scholarship Winner:
Brea Ruddy
January 2026
Scholarship Winners to Date: Jan. 2022 - Dannie Olguin, July 2022 - Paul DeStefano, Jan. 2023 - Brittany Plumeri, July 2023 - Ellen Zheng; Jan 2024 Christine Alemshah; July 2024 Jamie Bills; Jan.2025 Melissa Trempe, July 2025 Steven B. Salmon; January 2026 Brea Ruddy
Third Annual TPA Writer's Retreat - June 2024
Hyatt-Regency Hotel, Deerfield, IL
Second Annual TPA Writer's Retreat - July 2023
Embassy Suites in Deerfield, IL
Photos from FIRST ever TPA Writer's Retreat (Oct'22)
Forthcoming Titles (waiting for cover art)
coming from TPA Authors...
2026
THE CONSEQUENCES OF NORMAL, Women's Fiction, by Elle Baade (Lake Union Publishing; Amazon)
A devoted mother fights to change hearts and minds while protecting her transgender child in a hopeful and poignant novel about family, finding your voice, and the illusion of normalcy.
Forthcoming
THE NORTHBOUND TRAIN, Picture Book, by Leslie Johnson Piotrowski (Abrams Books)
THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN, Picture Book, by Leslie Piotrowski (Abrams Books)
I'M GOOD; AND THANKS FOR ASKING - The Road to 988, A Story from the One Left Behind, Memoir by Kristina Woodahl (Blackstone Publishing)
LEWIS & CLARK and Their Flying Litterbox - (ABDO Publishing)