
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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Q291: FOURTH BOOK from same guy. Didn’t respond. #500queries

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Q290: THIRD BOOK from the same guy. STILL not what I rep #500queries

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Q289: Different book query from the same author, send one minute apart. Not in categories #500queries

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Q288: Query that author forwarded from emails sent to other agents. Pass. #500queries

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Q287: Gen fic not in my categories #500queries

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Q286: Not sure what this is, but it’s def not in my rep categories #500queries

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Q285: YA mystery with no grit. Pass. #500queries

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Q284: “very educational for young readers” is the kiss of death for my MG list #500queries

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Q283: MG that doesn’t feel like kidlit at all. Pass. #500queries

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Q282: YA with aliens. Super good premise, but I wasn’t excited for it. #500queries

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Q281: Don’t be mad, but I’m not super into Atlantis stories. #500queries

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Q280:22K for adult novel. Pass. #500queries

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Q279: Including a cover mockup with your query is never a good idea. #500queries

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Q277: On the fence about this C YA. Eventually sided on no, as the plot wasn’t plausible #500queries

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Q275: Superheroes. Pass! #500queries

Literary Agent
Q274: A “memorable character with a distinctive voice”? You don’t say! Pass. #500queries

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Q273: YA portal fantasy; the world is very S&S and I’m looking for something different #500queries

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Q272: YA SF. Meh. Just…meh. #500queries

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Q271: C R. Rape as character-building for heroine. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q270: YA F. Cool-sounding MC, but the world didn’t excite me. Pass #500queries
