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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Q94: YA special snowflake high fantasy. Pass. #500queries
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Q93: As someone who spends 5 months in the snow, I don't REALLY want a book about snow survival. I already live it. #500queries
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Q92: Second book from author I've already rejected at least twice. Auto-delete. No means no, folks. #500queries
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Q91: Query I've already rejected at least twice. Pass. #500queries
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Q90: C R not quite hook-y enough. #500queries
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Q89: YA SF thriller. Skeptical, but intrigued. The hook, if done correctly, will be MAGICAL. #500queries
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Q88: Super duper picky about time travel. I get only about 1/yr that I want to read. This is not it. #500queries
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Q87: lady-bro story. It's sad that I find books w/ constructive female friendships refreshing. request! #500queries
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Q86: Query about a "compassionate rapist" BLECH. #500queries
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Q85: 1K query about werewolves. No. #500queries
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Q84: C R. Feminist heroine who makes mistakes. WANT. #500queries
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Q83: From #sffpit. Shx retelling in space. GIMME. #500queries
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Q82: Been seeing a lot of setups like STARDUST, and none have grabbed me as much as @neilhimself did. Pass. #500queries
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Q81: Mermaids. Pass. #500queries
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Q80: And, as always, I continue to be SUPER PICKY about Para Rom. #500queries
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Q79: While I enjoy reading them, I don't think that sarcastic SFF is the best fit for my list. (note: still <3 sarcastic MCs) #500queries
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Q78: Super fun historical YA idea, but the sample sent along was telly for my taste. #500queries
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Q77: MG with lessons. Blech! #500queries
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Q76: Voodoo, but was adult that felt too YA, and didn't make me NEED to read more. Pass. #500queries
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Q75: MS doesn't know whether it is YA or MG—show me you know the market! Pass. #500queries