
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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- #500queries (3011)
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- #askagent (149)
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Q365 General fiction that I think the author thought I wanted because the MC was a teen? Pass. #500queries

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Q362 OMG NEVER use “I want to introduce you to my friend MG” as a log line. Blech. #500queries

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Q359 “I’m probably not the writer you want to hear from…” is a TERRIBLE log line. #500queries

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Q358 Sounds good, but I’m sick of Greek gods in YA. Pass. #500queries

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Q357 Angels. NEXT. #500queries

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Q356 YA romance is not my jam, even when the book sounds amazeballs and the characters are gay. Pass. #500queries

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Q354 Oh please, give me a story with 4 white MCs who have an “adventure” in a diverse part of town. Pass. #500queries

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Q353 I’m a bit bored of teens-die-and-become-maybe-ghosts books. Pass. #500queries

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Q352 YA Is not just a memoir of your youth. Pass. #500queries

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Q351 MG. Great idea, but a teeny bit prescriptive for my taste. #500queries

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Q350 MG. Excellent credentials, but WAY too short. Pass. #500queries

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Q349 YA C. Not bad, but not my style. #500queries

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Q348 I’ve discovered that I am not a fan of roadtrip YA. #500queries

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Q347 I don’t love dream-based fantasy, either. Saw a ton a year ago and am burnt out #500queries

Literary Agent
Q346 Similar to TWILIGHT and is for “people of every age” NOOOOOPE #500queries

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Q345 Retelling w/o enough of a twist. Pass. #500queries

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Q344 MG topic I love, but is too into wrapping it into a neat bow. Pass. #500queries

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Q343 I’ve said it once and will a billion more: I’m not invested in a secret w/o knowing what it is #500queries

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Q342 55K for SF is far too short. Pass. #500queries

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Q341 Erotica is a genre, not a book with a lot of sex in it. #headdesk #500queries
