
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
Q98: not addressed, did not read. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q95: SF. Too many terms, Got lost. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q94: author is still writing. Auto-no. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q93: More empaths. A blanket no in YA. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q92: I need a little quirk in my romance. This doesn’t have any. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q91: why, why must I receive so many thrillers? #500queries

Literary Agent
Q89: chapter books. Don’t rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q88: Tuned out half-way through reading. Definitely a pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q87: SF. Good idea, clumsily-written query. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q86: I’m all about some CRUEL INTENTIONS vibes, but the comps on this one were so off it threw me. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q85: YA that starts action as a teen and ends years later as an adult is, spoiler, not YA. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q83: 70% of query is author bio, and the book is a genre I don’t rep. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q82: sequel to a book already pubbed. Which I ALSO can’t sell. Auto-no. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q81: Already pubbed, which means I can’t sell it. Auto-no #500queries

Literary Agent
Q80: Mass query. Didn’t read. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q79: Sorry team, but the near-future civil and/or world war idea is hitting too close to home lately. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q78: hook-y C YA, but not quite hitting home with the characters enough to get me to ask for pages. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q77: I’m a little burnt out on Greek stuff, even if this is a good concept. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q76: if my name’s not listed, I don’t read. Pass. #500queries

Literary Agent
Q75: Don’t query repeats, guys. I remember. #500queries
