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Tess Weitzner

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Frances Goldin Literary Agency·US

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upmarket fictionliterary fictionnarrative nonfictionhorrormagical realismcamp
+3 morekitschmiddle gradeyoung adult
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Tess Weitzner is Rights Director and Agent at Frances Goldin Literary Agency. She is primarily looking for upmarket fiction, literary fiction, and narrative nonfiction narrow and deep in scope that might use unreliable narrators, interrogations of power and violence, reclamations of identity, or dark-as-night humor. Fresh takes on horror, magical realism, camp, and kitsch are welcome. In children's books she is looking for contemporary middle grade and YA stories that are fun, engaging, seemingly quiet, and crack open larger questions or underrepresented experiences. She is not accepting science fiction, fantasy, or picture books at this time.
How to submit
Email Tess Weitzner at tw@goldinlit.com. Frances Goldin asks writers to submit to only one agency agent at a time. For fiction, memoir, essays, or narrative nonfiction, send a query letter and the first 10-15 pages in the body of the email. For other nonfiction, send a query letter and attach a proposal if one is prepared. Submissions must be original author work and not generated or co-written using AI tools.
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Last checked 8 Jul 2026·Last verified: 8 Jul 2026
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Tess Weitzner is a literary agent at Frances Goldin Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including upmarket fiction, literary fiction, and narrative nonfiction. Currently open to submissions, with response guidance listed as Frances Goldin tries to respond in 4 to 6 weeks; if you do not hear from an agent within 6 weeks, it means the agent is not the right fit.. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Middle Grade, Young Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within Frances Goldin tries to respond in 4 to 6 weeks; if you do not hear from an agent within 6 weeks, it means the agent is not the right fit.

Notes

Frances Goldin does not handle work that is racist, sexist, ageist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or otherwise intolerant. There is no charge for reading.

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