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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Q127: thinly veiled memoir. Pass. #500queries
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Q126: poorly-written YA query with a lesson. Pass. #500queries
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Q125: another book about hell. Passssss. #500queries
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Q124: YA F. Really well-written but about 20K too short, and didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries
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Q123: I don’t accept books sent on behalf of other people. Pass. #500queries
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Q122: Romance, but no twist. Pass. #500queries
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Q121: Solid query from someone I workshopped with at a con. Request. #500queries
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Q120: Adult thriller. DO NOT REP. #500queries
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Q119: YA thriller that doesn’t feel fresh. Pass. #500queries
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Q118: Romance with a story I’ve seen before. Pass. #500queries
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Q117: YA. Claims quirk, has no charm in the query. Pass. #500queries
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Q116: YA F. Reminiscent of Megan Whalen Turner, but not as good. Pass. #500queries
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Q115: Ugh more fantasy about hell. Pass. #500queries
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Q114: Addressed to an agent that is not me. DNR. #500queries
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Q113: Sex-positive YA. Request! #500queries
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Q112: great comps, terrible pitch. Pass. #500queries
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Q111: F. No info about the book itself, but I know where it’s written! #500queries
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Q110: great story, but it’s not this author’s story to tell. Pass. #500queries
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Q109: YA. Great title, too short, #500queries
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Q108: I’m not the correct person for pink, sparkly, girly MG, I don’t think. #500queries