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!
- #mswl (213)
- #tenqueries (92)
- #100Queries (1)
- #100partials (20)
- #500queries (3011)
- #querytip (22)
- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
- #askprintrun (27)
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Q383: NA LGBT: Sounds good, but I'm not looking to have anything in my list where the plot is about being gay. #500queries
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Q382: As a rule, I won't request any YA/MG that was written to teach or bring awareness to something. #500queries
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Q381: NA F retelling. Not quite enough of a hook to grab me though. #500queries
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Q380: YA SF. Interesting, but super reminiscent of a book I already rep. #500queries
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Q379: YA F. Query was a little too much like a mini-proposal, but the idea is super intriguing, so I'll give it three chapters. #500queries
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Q378: R. Enemies to lovers trope, and a cool setting. Request! #500queries
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Q377: YA C. Not bad, but not great. No request. #500queries
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Q376: I will never request from a query that is signed with "sensually yours" #500queries
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Q375: query that's all about how it was created out of another book. I really don't care how you got your ideas, kids. #500queries
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Q374: Entirely unique MG that blurs the lines between fantasy and horror. Want. #500queries
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Q373: unsolicited R+R. Unless I say so, a no stands! #500queries
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Q372: YA UF. 125k and the story feels adult, not YA. pass. #500queries
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Q371: things I am tired of seeing in YA: empaths, elementals. #pubtip #500queries
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Q370: YA SF. MIGHT be a little too close to the dystopian stuff, but I'm tickled enough to see! Request! #500queries
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Q369: YA with clunky prose—makes me scared to see the actual book. #500queries
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Q368: I am SUCH a sucker for an unexpected YA retelling of a classic work. REQUEST ALL THE THINGS #500queries
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Q367: YA SF. Not bad, but I'm not intrigued enough to say yes to more. These are always the tough ones. #500queries
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Q366:F. Awesome idea, very poorly presented. Pass #500queries
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Q365: I really love morticians as characters--my bff studied to be one, and I find it fascinating. Request! #500queries
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Q364: YA circus book. It's on my #MSWL! Request! #500queries