
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
Q4: Ah, the first “fictional novel” of the year! Vague pitch outside my categories. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q1: Vague WF. Don’t rep, didn’t req. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q499 I sure do get a lot of coming-of-age novels from MRAs. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q497 Perfectly lovely romance, but not a good fit for my list. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q495 Been seeing lots of Jinn lately. Really has to stand out to get a req. This one didn’t. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q494 C Rom. Not enough of a hook. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q493 Already pubbed. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q492 MG F that is sciency, but didn’t grab me. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q491 Most of the query is about why the book was written. This does not get a req. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q490 I am all for suspension of disbelief, but this YA premise is WAY too out there. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q489 C YA, but no hook! Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q488 Chapter book. Don’t rep. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q487 MG. Too cute. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q486 More time travel, and this one is thoroughly unremarkable. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q485 Mass query. No. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q484 Setting is important for books, but it’s not enough to be only selling point. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q483 Very confused about what this book is. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q482 About 12 characters introduced in this query. Can’t follow, so don’t req #500queries

Literary Agent
Q481 NA—don’t rep anymore unless it’s trope-driven romance. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q480 WF, don’t rep. #500queries
