Laura Zats
Literary Agent
Headwater Literary Management
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
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Q105: i didn’t know I needed a YA about a girl and her emotional bro squad, but I def do, Request! #500queries
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Q104: 30K over, I was on the fence for this YA F. But the comps are great, and the world feels fresh, so I’ll give it a try. Request. #500queries
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Q103: memoir. Do not rep. #500queries
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Q102: If you’re writing dragons, there needs to be a fresh hook. This one didn’t have that. Pass. #500queries
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Q101: hist YA is a hard sell. This one happens to be about a time and place I’ve always loved. Request. #500queries
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Q100: Litfic. Do not rep. #500queries
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Q99: I HATE queries that pitch in terms of rhetorical questions. Pass. #500queries
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Q97: CF YA. I actually really love this idea. The perfect blend of magic and reality. Request! #500queries
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Q96: I like humor in my books. I don’t like when the humor is about being the smartest, best person in the room. Pass. #500queries
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Q95: SF. One of the few concepts that I’m just not interested in outright. Pass. #500queries
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Q94: F. Unmemorable. I switched tabs to type this and I literally forgot everything about the story. That’s a bad sign. Pass. #500queries
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Q93: YA SF. Really good idea, actually. Just not for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q92: YA F. Clear stakes, comps I love. Request! #500queries
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Q91: Ugh. I am so, so sick of Greek and Norse gods. Pass. #500queries
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Q90: SF. Didn’t grab me, so I’ll pass.#500queries
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Q89: C Rom. Query was on the border of too wordy, but I could feel the heat, so I’ll give it a few pages. Request. #500queries
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Q88: there wasn’t anything wrong with this YA F, but it just didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries
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Q87: With hist F, if there are colonial underpinnings, I want them to be ANTI. Pass. #500queries
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Q86: This F has such a simple premise, but I find myself charmed. Request! #500queries
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Q85: After five years, I’m not often baffled. This one, though...I am baffled. Pass. #500queries