Samantha Wekstein

Lastly, I'd love to see books featuring characters with celiac disease (which I have)--especially in the rom-com space. How does one navigate kissing on a first date when your partner has had gluten? This also goes for other autoimmune diseases and chronic illnesses. #MSWL

I'm always on the hunt for deeply romantic stories with a focus on a continuously building chemistry. #MSWL

Along the same lines, I think with tariffs on China where most books are printed, it will be more costly for publishers to invest in long projects. I'd love to see shorter SFF (under 100K words). #MSWL

I'd like to see more standalone fantasy. Not standalone with series potential. A true standalone. #MSWL

I am looking for escapist, high concept projects. It needs to have a really strong hook to differentiate itself in today's crowded market. #MSWL

Across the board, I'd like to see more funny books, but especially in picture book and middle grade. #MSWL

At the top of my wishlist is book about trans kids by trans authors #MSWL

A little Query update! I am still catching up on my query inbox (have reviewed through 10/11/24), but I am planning to open from March 1st-March 7th and will continue trying out opening just for the first week of every month. We’ll see how it goes. Will do a little #MSWL .

I'm officially open to queries! Check out my Manuscript Wishlist manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/samantha-wekstein/ and previous #MSWL Tweets mswishlist.com/agent/SWekstein

Hello! On Monday I reopen to queries. So, here's a link to every #MSWL Tweet I've ever made. All are still very much desired. mswishlist.com/agent/SWekstein

Happy New Year! As some of you noticed, I've reopened to queries. Here's a collection of all of my former #MSWL Tweets. Still actively looking for these! mswishlist.com/agent/SWekstein

#MSWL More cozy fantasy in the vein of THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA.

And middle grade high fantasy too, especially featuring Queer or BIPOC main characters. #MSWL

More high concept high fantasy in the YA space. I get a lot of plots that feel familiar and therefore unpitchable. I want something with a really strong hook. #MSWL

Anything that can comp to any TV show written by Mindy Kaling #MSWL

Character focused ensemble casts with uplifting, earnest, funny plot lines like Ted Lasso or Our Flag Means Death. #MSWL

An adult rom com set on a show similar to The Ultimatum, Love is Blind or The Circle. #MSWL

I'd love to see more books featuring joy from marginalized creators. #MSWL

HEARTSTOPPER gave me butterflies the whole way through, so I'd love to see something in this vein in YA. #MSWL

Just read an article in the NYT about humor and Judaism and it made me think about how badly I'd like to see a Jewish Rom Com in the vein of My Big Fat Greek Wedding with a big Jewish family, lots of humor, and the concept of welcoming an outsider into a new culture. #MSWL