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Jennifer Weis

An agent with The Weis Agency

About

Jennifer has always had a passion for all things literary. After receiving her BA and MA in English from Yale University, she worked at St. Martin’s Press, serving as an Executive Editor and publishing bestselling titles like Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris, Climate of Hope by Michael Bloomberg, Baby Teeth by Zoe Stage, and Renia’s Diary by Renia Spiegel. Jennifer founded the Weis Agency in 2023 and has represented a wide range of authors in both the nonfiction and fiction spaces.

In the last few years, Jennifer has represented nonfiction books of various categories–including but not limited to narrative, memoir, and health–representing new provocative ideas from authors with novel experiences and the platforms to share it. She is on the hunt for high-concept, cleverly plotted fiction of all categories; suspense and commercial women’s fiction being top of the list. Above all, Jennifer is looking for books with a hook, a strong voice, and a powerful plot.

Outside of the literary world, Jennifer is on the executive board of Project Lyme, a non-profit based in NYC that focuses on awareness, education, and advocacy. She also chairs the UJA Executive Committee for Publishing and is a UJA board member. She is based in NYC and a member of the board of the Southampton Arts Center (SAC).

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United States

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Collapse section Fiction Open

We are seeking high-concept, intricately plotted fiction of all categories, including psychological and domestic suspense, women’s fiction, and selected young adult. We need a hook, a consistent voice, and characters that readers care about and connect with. We love high-concept thrillers set in unusual or rarified settings. We also take romance fiction — sexy or not — and prefer the positive conclusion to the dark or tragic. Above all, we are drawn to a powerful plot, one that’s engaging, complex, and provocative but whose central concept can be distilled in a few lines.

Some of our favorite recent bestsellers include Drowning by T.J. Newman and Not a Happy Family by Shari LaPena, as well as Bonnie Garmus’s Lessons in Chemistry.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cozy, Detective
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Romantic Suspense
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Domestic Thriller, Psychological, Romantic Suspense

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

In nonfiction, we are looking for new voices and new angles on provocative subjects, authors with a platform, and compelling narratives that read like fiction. People on a mission and with a message are welcome here! Areas of specialty include but are not limited to:

Health and wellness

Psychology

Memoir

Current events with a fresh angle and perspective

Narrative nonfiction of special interest to women.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Health/Medicine.
Lifestyle: General, Mind-body-spirit, Self-help.
Memoir.
Psychology.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.
Society/Culture: Crime, Current events.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Jennifer Weis Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 1 report within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Pending
3 responses are pending (26 min | 125.7 mean avg | 50.0 median | 301 max days waiting | 202.4 std dev) from 3 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 56 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 20 Nov 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Jun 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:08 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026

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