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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Q182: Not quite enough steam for me in this hist romance pitch. Pass. #500queries
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Q181: This YA might have been excellent, but the query was WAYYYY too long and I lost interest halfway through. Pass. #500queries
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Q180: I’m really picky about books that contain Nazis. This was not the one for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q179: query sent in an attachment. Did not read. Pass. #500queries
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Q178: NF. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q177: this YA reminded me a lot of BREAK by Hannah Moskowitz. Request! #500queries
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Q176: I really want something special I can hang my hat on in YA fantasy queries. This one only gave me the tropes. Pass. #500queries
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Q175: A little too FAULT IN OUR STARS for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q174: YA SF that didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries
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Q173: This YA F just didn’t feel fresh. Pass. #500queries
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Q172: NF. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q171: This was a synopsis, not a query letter. Pass. #500queries
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Q170: I’m missing the fantasy part of this fantasy query. Pass. #500queries
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Q169: I just felt meh reading this YA F. Pass. #500queries
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Q168: Hist fic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q167: I like the idea for this YA C, but the MC didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries
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Q166: I got nervous with this one because there were a good number of racial implications in the writing that weren’t part of the plot. Mistake? Probably. Casually racist? Definitely. Pass. #500queries
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Q165: This romance might be excellent, but I didn’t learn anything about one of the partners. Pass. #500queries
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Q164: Too many proper nouns in this SF query. Pass. #500queries
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Q163: While you don’t have to always write #ownvoices, books about Native people + Native struggles DO need to be to get on my list. Pass. #500queries