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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Q382: This thriller isn’t SF enough for me to rep it. Pass. #500queries
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Q381: I can’t rep an already-pubbed book. Pass. #500queries
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Q380: Now THIS is the type of C YA love story I’m looking for! So many things make it feel really special to THIS story and THIS character. Request. #500queries
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Q379: Not addressed to me. Pass. #500queries
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Q378: I always think I’m not going to be drawn in by cults in queries, and I always, always am. Request. #500queries
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Q377: I like the idea of this contemporary fantasy, but really disliked the tone of the query, so pass. #500queries
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Q376: perfectly fine query, if a little long, but this SF didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries
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Q375: I liked the pitch of this YA F, but was missing the world. Pass. #500queries
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Q374: This is litfic with a speculative bent, not SFF. It’s also meh. Pass. #500queries
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Q373: This might sound harsh, but I don’t want your novels you wrote for you own therapy. I want novels you wrote for other people. Pass. #500queries
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Q372: I like a romance in my YA, but I need there to be more to the plot than that. Pass. #500queries
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Q371: I really thought I wasn’t going to like this F, but I surprised myself in how much I wanted to know more. Request. #500queries
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Q370: I was on the fence with this one, came back to it, and was still on the fence, so It’s a pass from me. #500queries
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Q369: YA needs to have a POV of a teen. Not an entire family that has some teens in it. Pass. #500queries
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Q368: thriller. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q367: this had potential; I just wish I had learned more about the actual plot. Pass. #500queries
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Q366: this hist wasn’t speculative enough for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q365: Another erotic memoir! Pass. #500queries
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Q364: another devil/angel book. Pass. #500queries
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Q363: I’m not into this particular combination of fantasy and realism. Pass. #500queries