
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
Q498: Folks, I won’t open attachments or click links unless I request them. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q497: gen fic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q496: Yeah, describing the plot of your story as simple, uninteresting, etc. because the *themes* are so important is not a good way to get me to read it. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q495: This query gave me the set-up to what could be a really cool ensemble UF, but I learned NOTHING about the plot. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q494: I’m not sure what a “picture book for young adults” is but I’m pretty sure I don’t rep it. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q491: If you don’t know your genre OR category and tell me it’s not important, I’m not going to rep you. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q490: YA C. Was supposed to be poignant, but I didn’t feel any connection with the MC. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q489: F. The idea wasn’t bad, but the world was missing and the writing was a bit clumsy. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q488: WF pitched as romance. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q487: Not addressed to me. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q486: I love me some magic schools, but this one is so vague and unremarkable. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q485: Psychological thriller. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q484: The idea of this C YA is fine, but the voice really makes this genre. This one didn’t quite get there. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q483: YA hist fic. Too short, and not enough of a hook. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q482: thinly-veiled memoir. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q481: WF do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q480: C F. ½ the length it should be. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q479: I love ghost stories, but this one didn’t feel creepy enough! Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q478: Litfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q477: Pitched as romance. Is DEF WF. Pass. #500queries
