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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- #tenqueries (92)
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- #querytip (22)
- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
- #askprintrun (27)
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Q121: in 2019 I’m going to need more out of a YA plot than a summer romance. Pass. #500queries
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Q120: This F is WAYYYYYY too long. Pass. #500queries
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Q119: This YA thriller will be perfect for someone else, but it’s not for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q118: This YA might be too close to one I already rep, but I’ll give it a shot. Request. #500queries
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Q117: I like to keep sexism out of my romance, thanks. Pass. #500queries
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Q116: Please don’t requery stories. I remember. Pass. #500queries
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Q115: I like the tropes here in this romance, but I’m not drawn to the characters. Pass. #500queries
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Q114: I’m a hard sell on straightforward portal fantasies, but I liked this one enough and loved the comps, so I’ll bite! Request. #500queries
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Q113: I don’t love this YA pitch, but I like all the element, and I’m in a generous mood, so I’ll look at the partial. Request. #500queries
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Q112: This is partially a me thing and partially a market thing, but I don’t want an elemental book. Pass. #500queries
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Q111: I CAN’T BE SPECIFIC HERE BUT I LOVE THIS YA WITH EVERY PIECE OF MY COLD, COLD HEART AND I SKIPPED THE PARTIAL AND REQUESTED THE FULL HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY #500queries
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Q110: this was one of those queries that was fine, but I guess I just didn’t care about it? Pass. #500queries
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Q109: MG, do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q108: This query didn’t come with comps but it felt like a cross between THE MAGICIANS and THE SKULLS, so, uh, request. #500queries
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Q107: If your comps are only HP and THE HUNGER GAMES, you get an auto-no. Pass. #500queries
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Q106: too many proper nouns makes my eyes glaze over. Pass. #500queries
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Q105: this F might be too similar to a book I already have, but hey, I like what I like! Request. #500queries
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Q104: queries that are repetitive worry me. What will reading the whole book be like? Pass. #500queries
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Q103: thriller. Do not rep. #500queries
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Q102: WF, do not rep. Pass. #500queries