
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)

Literary Agent
Q364: MG that was perfectly fine, but not quite hook-y enough for me. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q362: I don’t think I’m the only agent who really, really hates when writers stretch to fit ALL my MSWL requests in their book. It doesn’t fit. That’s okay. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q360: YA F that had a good premise but the plot goes a bit left, so it lost me. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q359: Not complete MS. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q358: F. Not bad; a little repetitive, and not for me. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q357: This SF is just a touch too vague. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q356: Query in attachment. Did not read. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q355: Portal fantasies need to be really special for me to bite. This wasn’t. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q354: Superheroes. As far as queries go, this is a good one, but the market is pretty well saturated. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q353: Sorry, but it just weirds me out when you give your MS a gender and a personality. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q352: Not addressed to me. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q351: I’m a bit confused by this F. Either way, it’s too long. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q350: Boring superpower pitch. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q349: I was into this until we got to “allegory”. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q348: Gen fic. Still don’t rep it. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q347: This alien book was ALMOST there--just focused on the wrong things. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q346: Gen fic. Def do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q345: YA is too general, with no hook. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q344: Nothing wrong with this F, but I just didn’t love it. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q343: I wish the author of this SF was less interested in themes and more interested in story. Pass. #500queries
