Submission Guidelines:

Our submissions openings are sporadic. WHEN each agent announces openings - usually on Twitter, please go to QueryTracker.net to fill out form.

​AGENT'S WISH LISTS AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES:

1. Genres for Agent TINA P. SCHWARTZ:  Query to the following address:  http://QueryManager.com/TinaPSchwartz​ [MG, YA, & Some Women's Fiction (mostly book club)] Non-Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Coming-of-Age, Sports, Romance, Friendship, Family, #ownvoices, and LGBTQ​, 
2. Genres for Agent CATHIE H. ARMSTRONG: Query using this link:  http://QueryManager.com/QueryCathie 
   1. YOUNG ADULT: Issue-driven, Romance, RomCom;
   2. WOMEN'S ROMANCE: Contemporary & Historical, Enemies to Lovers, Best friends to Lovers, RomCom, Suspense, Paranormal, etc. Varying heat levels accepted. NO erotica, please.
   3. WOMEN'S FICTION: Commercial, relationships (Family and Friends), Suspense;
   4. ALWAYS SEEKING: Own Voices, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC   
   5. No fantasy or dystopian, please.
3. Genres for Agent BONNIE SWANSON:  (Not open to submissions yet)
   1. PICTURE BOOKS: not looking for any more right now
   2. YA / NA: Issue driven, romance (anything but erotica), speculative fiction, magical realism, paranormal, rom-com, suspense, mystery. (If it's not on this list and you think I'd like it, send it!)
   3. ADULT: Romance, Speculative Fiction/Suspense (think Dean Koontz), Humor (combine all three and now we're talking!)
   4. Always accepting LGBTQ, #ownvoices, and BIPOC
   5. ONLY if submission opening announced on Twitter!

   
     4.     Genres for Associate Agent VICKY WEBER: https://querymanager.com/query/vweber
            1. PICTURE BOOKS: Anything heartfelt, educational, or lighthearted.
            2. YOUNG ADULT: Fantasy, Mystery, Horror, Thriller, Suspense,
            3. MIDDLE GRADE: Fantasy, Mystery, Magic
            4. ADULT: Fantasy and Thrillers.

            ALWAYS SEEKING: Underrepresented authors, BIPOC, LGBTQ+

            No erotica, romance, or memoirs please. Vicky is not the best fit for potty humor, graphic novels, or nonfiction adult books.


GUIDELINES:

1. ALL Submissions should be emailed to specific Agent's Email address AND...
2. In "Subject Line" of Email, please include: AGENT 1st NAME, AUDIENCE, GENRE, TITLE, AUTHOR, WORD LENGTH (Example: TINA, MG Fictn, Bullying/Friendship, THE YEAR I HAD NO FRIENDS, by Jane Doe, 35,000 words)
3. For Fiction, please submit: Query Letter with first THREE chapters pasted INTO THE BODY of the email... no attachments accepted upon first submission! Also, include Word Count of the full manuscript.
4. For Non-Fiction, please submit: Query, Table of Contents, Intro, Sample Chapter, Competing Titles, Author's credentials -- why YOU are the right person for this project! Intended word length.
5. Audiences We're Looking for:  Picture Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult and Women's Fiction (+ some New Adult for Cathie H. Armstrong and Some PBs for Vicky Weber when she opens to queries.)
6. Please Double-Space submissions (if formatting gets messed up with pasting in e-mail don't sweat it, but give it a try.) 
7. Please use a 12 pt font, Times or Times New Roman, or something EASY to read!
8. Black type is best, no colors please.
9. Have fun with submission... Don't be afraid to show your personality! :) 

Only send Sci-Fi or Fantasy to Bonnie Swanson or Vicky Weber. They are the only agents interested in those genres. Regarding Picture Books, Vicky Weber is the only agent open to those queries.

NOTE:  Any "mass" generic submissions received to "Agent" with a HUGE list of agents attached will NOT be read OR responded to, they will be deleted unread. The same goes for unsolicited ATTACHMENTS, they will be deleted. You are to paste sample pages into body of email... UNTIL more pages requested and attachment approved. By following these simple directions, you ensure your submissions to be read more quickly. GOAL: New subs to be responded to within 6-8 weeks.


Thank you! ~ Tina P. Schwartz, Founder & Literary Agent, The Purcell Agency, LLC