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
Q500: Email was not in the shape of a query, and the MS is too long by half. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q499: This query doesn’t follow conventions and doesn’t sound like a fun F at all. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q498: WF. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q497: Oh good, another person promising me sales like the bible. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q493: Don’t requery with the same MS. We remember. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q492: angels. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q488: I would have requested this C R, but the pitch was too staccato and too vague. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q487: Claiming that your F is different that all other F books and then querying a book that is, indeed, just like other F means I probably don’t want to work with you. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q485: WF. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q484: This YA is a bit too close to something I already rep. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q483: No new twist for this post-apocalyptic novel. Pass. #500queries
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Q482: I’m unclear what genre this book is, but it’s definitely not one I rep. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q481: Nonfic, and not addressed to me. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q480: histfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q479: nonfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q478: WF. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q477: I’m not the right place for big allegories. Pass. #500queries
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Q476: This historical fantasy didn’t have enough fantasy in it for me. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q473: YA SF with a thriller edge. Fine, but didn’t get me jazzed to read more. Pass. #500queries
Literary Agent
Q472: this C YA isn’t quite quirky enough to find a good home in my list. Pass. #500queries