Samantha Wekstein

About the Agent

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.

Represented authors

• Katie D. Campbell
• Ashley Sirah Chea
• Lani Forbes
• Korrie Leer
• Renee B. Lute
• Orlando Mendiola
• Jo Renfro
• Susan Shapiro
• Jessie L. Star
• Traci Van Wagoner