Samantha Wekstein - Writers House

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Ms. Samantha Wekstein

Writers House

21 West 26th Street

New York, NY 10010

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Website: writershouse.com

Blog: www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/SamanthaWekstein

Twitter: SWekstein

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E-Mail: Yes

Online Form: No

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from kdprudolph (premium member)

Dec 12, 2018 1:34 pm

EQ 12-12-2018

Upper MG contemporary 50K

from askjudyww (premium member)

Dec 05, 2018 3:01 pm

MG Historical 27K
EQ: 10/18
Partial Request: 12/3

from Ninjenaiya (premium member)

Dec 01, 2018 2:00 am

EQ: 10/1
PR: 11/30 :D

Steampunk Western 84k

from redpandabear (premium member)

Nov 30, 2018 6:50 pm

EQ: 4/18/18
PR: 10/9/18
FR: 11/30/18

YA UF R, 78k

from CaptainFi (premium member)

Nov 21, 2018 1:42 pm

@breathsurgery: I don't think her rejection was unprofessional. Like @querier1234, it's on par with the other rejections I've received.

from querier1234

Nov 20, 2018 11:39 pm

@breathsurgery do you mind if I ask why you thought it was unprofessional? I thought it was on par with other rejections I've had.

from cmandrewslit

Nov 14, 2018 5:49 pm

EQ: 6/02
PR: 10/31
Notice of Offer: 11/14
FR: 11/14

YA Fantasy 97k

from breathsurgery

Nov 14, 2018 12:16 pm

Found her form rejection referencing her "need to be extremely selective with the types of projects I take on" because she's "building her list" a little unprofessional. Found her second rejection of the same initial query months later to be even more so. Does not bode well for the folks who are privileged enough to be welcomed to her Extremely Selective List.

from TGrace (premium member)

Nov 01, 2018 6:00 pm

EQ: 7/18/2018
PR (1st 50): 11/1/18
YA Contemporary Fantasy, 86K

from CaptainFi (premium member)

Nov 01, 2018 4:46 pm

On Twitter today (11/1/18): I have now reviewed all queries through 10/3/18 with 27 from earlier marked for further review!

from milli505

Nov 01, 2018 3:20 pm

EQ: 5/26
PR: 11/1 (first 50p)

YA contemporary, 76k

from annikab

Nov 01, 2018 3:06 pm

EQ: 5/25
ER: 11/1 (form)

YA SF 99k

from aalogan (premium member)

Oct 31, 2018 3:16 pm

EQ 6/3/18: 39k MG contemporary fantasy
ER 10/31/18

from LRSmith53015

Oct 28, 2018 4:08 pm

EQ: 10/28
80K Adult Contemporary Romance

from Jeanetto (premium member)

Oct 28, 2018 8:39 am

EQ: 10/28/18
MG SF 79,000

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