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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Q245: Adult histfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q244: I’m not quite feeling the tension in this YA F pitch. Pass. #500queries
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Q243: Hist YA is a hard sell for me, and this time period doesn’t quite land. Pass. #500queries
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Q242: HUNGER GAMES copy. Pass. #500queries
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Q241: I just flipped tabs to write about this YA and literally forgot what it was about. Pass. #500queries
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Q240: Short stories. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q239: I don’t mind a satirical SF now and then. This one I’ll give a hesitant shot at. Request #500queries
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Q238: Query not addressed to me in a category I don’t rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q237: I’m super over books about women fighting with other women. Pass. #500queries
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Q236: F. Sounds good to read, but not a good fit for my list. Pass #500queries
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Q235: F. All synopsis, no pitch, and no context for names and concepts. Pass #500queries
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Q234: Ugh. Demons. Pass. #500queries
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Q233: If you’re writing romance, I need to see some attraction in the pitch. No matter the subgenre. Pass. #500queries
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Q232: SF that just willfully ignores my trope requests. Pass. #500queries
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Q231: I really am not the right person for elves. Pass. #500queries
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Q230: Literary SF that is very much in my wheelhouse. Request. #500queries
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Q229: Like Ready Player One but not garbage. Request. #500queries
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Q228: Poetry. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q227: MG. Too cute. Pass. #500queries
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Q226: C R. The tropes are there, but I just didn’t feel the connection between the two MCs. Pass. #500queries