Samantha Wekstein

Samantha Wekstein – Editor

Literary Agent at Thompson Literary with more than a decade of industry experience. I love finding creative solutions to elevate a story!

Overview

Hello writers!


Given my 11+ years of publishing industry experience at literary agencies, and my current work as a Senior Agent at Thompson Literary Agency, I feel comfortable editing across all genres (including nonfiction), but I have a particular love for middle grade, YA, romance, women's fiction, SFF and historical. I've been lucky to work with a variety of best-selling authors throughout my career.


As an editor, I'm extremely collaborative, and love nothing more than coming up with concrete plot-based solutions that will help elevate your project. I will assist you in creating a road-map for revisions by providing line-edits as well as big picture editorial suggestions.


Please note that I follow the AAR cannon of ethics, so if you are planning to query me, please don't hire me here.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Fantasy Historical Fiction Middle Grade Romance Science Fiction Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English (AUS) English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Thompson Literary Agency

Oct, 2019 — Present

I work as a literary agent, sorting through queries, editing projects and preparing them for submission, matching authors with publishers, negotiating contracts, and overseeing the process as a book moves from draft to published manuscript.

Writers House LLC

Jan, 2017 — Oct, 2019 (almost 3 years)

I worked as a junior agent, building my list while supporting Senior Agent and Founder, Al Zuckerman.

Writers House LLC.

Apr, 2014 — Jan, 2017 (almost 3 years)

I supported the CEO, Amy Berkower working with her bestselling list and then moved to assist Al Zuckerman with his.

Samantha has 5 reviews

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Ed M.

Ed M.

Feb, 2025

Samatha was extraordinarily helpful in review my raw transcript. I incorporated many of her suggestions which made for a superior story.
Dave H.

Dave H.

Jan, 2025

We had a successful collaboration on my query letter, and I've noticed an increase in responsiveness!
Jacquelyn G.

Jacquelyn G.

Oct, 2024

Great to work with! Would definitely hire again!
Alyssa E.

Alyssa E.

Aug, 2024

Working with Samantha was really great! She was extremely thorough in her edits and did a good job explaining where things needed to improve. She easily met my deadline and always responded to my questions in a timely manner. Would recommend!
E. Darya S.

E. Darya S.

Feb, 2024

Did great work for the price! Went beyond by critiquing my synopsis in addition to the (contracted) query letter.

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