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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Q87: SF. Good idea, clumsily-written query. Pass. #500queries
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Q86: I’m all about some CRUEL INTENTIONS vibes, but the comps on this one were so off it threw me. Pass. #500queries
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Q85: YA that starts action as a teen and ends years later as an adult is, spoiler, not YA. Pass. #500queries
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Q84: YA para horror. I’m a sucker for atmosphere too, and this has a good one! Request!#500queries
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Q83: 70% of query is author bio, and the book is a genre I don’t rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q82: sequel to a book already pubbed. Which I ALSO can’t sell. Auto-no. #500queries
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Q81: Already pubbed, which means I can’t sell it. Auto-no #500queries
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Q80: Mass query. Didn’t read. #500queries
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Q79: Sorry team, but the near-future civil and/or world war idea is hitting too close to home lately. Pass. #500queries
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Q78: hook-y C YA, but not quite hitting home with the characters enough to get me to ask for pages. #500queries
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Q77: I’m a little burnt out on Greek stuff, even if this is a good concept. Pass. #500queries
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Q76: if my name’s not listed, I don’t read. Pass. #500queries
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Q75: Don’t query repeats, guys. I remember. #500queries
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Q74: mass query of a memoir. Pass. #500queries
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Q73: YA, I’m picky with my cult stories, and this one wasn’t quiiiite there. Pass. #500queries
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Q72: Sorry, but I don’t want to read a thinly veiled memoir about your drug use in the 60s. #500queries
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Q71: I love SF with social themes, but not when it’s ALL it’s about. I like characters, too. #500queries
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Q70: holy run-on sentences, batman. Pass. #500queries
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Q69: C YA. Friends. Secrets. My kryptonite. Request! #500queries
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Q68: Ah, a book with no genre. Not sure it has a plot either #500queries