Samantha Wekstein An agent with Thompson Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Samantha Wekstein (Senior Agent) grew up in Westchester, NY. She attended the University of Maryland, College Park and received a B.A. in English. She now lives in NYC with her husband and dog. After internships with Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency and Rowman & Littlefield, she began her career in 2013 at Writers House LLC. She then briefly worked as an assistant at The Agency Group (now UTA) before returning to Writers House for the next 5 years where she began supporting the CEO, and then the Founder, before becoming an agent. She’s been lucky to work with a variety of best-selling and award winning authors across all genres. She joined TLA in 2019 where she’s excited to grow her list. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower Samantha Wekstein's overall average response time is slower than most agents. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed In YA, she loves creative and epic fantasies, but she is also drawn to realistic stories with multi-dimensional female characters. She is always interested in elevating diverse voices, particularly through feminist narratives. She is seeking middle grade of all stripes, but especially stories that deal with themes of friendship, adventure, or encountering tragedy for the first time. She is also on the lookout for whimsical, meaningful, and funny picture books. On the adult side she is drawn to commercial voices in Romance, Women’s Fiction, Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi and Fantasy.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Women's Fiction Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres Romance Open to all/most Subgenres Science Fiction Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream. Excluding: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History. Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues. Society/Culture: Pop culture.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:X (Twitter) @SWeksteinInstagram @thompsonlitagency For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Samantha Wekstein Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 131 min | 168.6 mean avg | 139.0 median | 298 max days (115.9 std dev) Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 42 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.) Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 17 Feb 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 04 Oct 2025. Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 16:10 UTC (3 hours, 10 minutes ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! 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