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)
- #100Queries (1)
- #100partials (20)
- #500queries (3011)
- #querytip (22)
- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
- #askprintrun (27)
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Literary Agent
Q461: gen fic, don’t rep. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q460: I was on the fence about this YA SF but came back and still didn’t love it, so pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q459: Witches. What can I say? Request #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q458: This C R was a little too WF for me. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q457: Contemporary romance, fresh, excellent hook, yes yes yes! Request. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q456: super solid, very fun-sounding YA F. Request. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q455: genfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q454: This rom features a few tropes I don’t normally gravitate to, but I like this one. Request. #500queries
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Q453: I really liked the voice of this para, but I was missing some plot, so I didn’t feel comfortable req’ing. Pass. #500queries
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Q452: I’m really, really not the right place for Christian-based fantasies. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q451: I wish I had more information on what all the terms in this YA F mean. Pass. #500queries
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Q450: Uninspired HANDMAID’S TALE redux. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q449: More devils and angels. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q448: If the only think that makes your book for adults vs teens is the sex, you don’t quite understand what you’re pitching your book as. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q447: Quite honestly, the formatting of this email made this one impossible to read, so I didn’t. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q446: Very little plot in this fantasy query. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q445: This YA para felt very dated. Pass. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q444: Mystery. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q443: I was not at all expecting to love this setting, but when paired with the fantastical elements of this YA, it worked and felt really refreshing. Request. #500queries
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Literary Agent
Q442: thriller. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries