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Samantha Wekstein

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Thompson Literary Agency·US

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young adultfantasymiddle gradepicture booksromancewomen's fiction
+3 morehistorical fictionscience fictioncommercial fiction
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Samantha Wekstein is Senior Agent at Thompson Literary Agency. In YA, she loves creative and epic fantasies and realistic stories with multi-dimensional female characters, and she is interested in elevating diverse voices, particularly through feminist narratives. She seeks middle grade of all stripes, especially stories about 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, science fiction, and fantasy.
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Submit through Thompson Literary Agency's official Query Manager route, the official submissions page says all Thompson agents are now accepting queries through Query Manager and points writers to the bios for agent-specific instructions.
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Last checked 8 Jul 2026·Last verified: 8 Jul 2026
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Samantha Wekstein is a literary agent at Thompson Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including young adult, fantasy, and middle grade. Currently open to submissions, with response guidance listed as Thompson Literary responds to projects that interest them within 4-6 weeks, with the exception of Senior Agent Samantha Wekstein, who responds to all queries.. Submissions via Online Form. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Books

Response Time

Usually responds within Thompson Literary responds to projects that interest them within 4-6 weeks, with the exception of Senior Agent Samantha Wekstein, who responds to all queries.

Notes

Thompson Literary does not accept submissions for screenplays or most poetry collections, and only considers picture books by established illustrators or authors with a proven publishing track or platform.

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