Laura Zats

@LZats

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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· 16 Feb 2023

In all things, I am looking for compassionate writing, community-focused politics, strong BIPOC and LGBTQ+ representation, and to have lots of feelings and/or fun while reading

LGBT
BIPOC

· 12 Sep 2018

If everyone in your book is queer, I want to see it #MSWL

LGBT

· 22 Feb 2018

I want YA with NB protagonists. I want to see the whole LGBTQ+ spectrum normalized and represented. #MSWL

YA
LGBT

· 12 Sep 2017

Reverse coming-out story (straight kid in queer family and has to come to terms with their outsider status and relative privilege) #MSWL

Family
LGBT

· 12 Sep 2017

LGBTQIA+ romance #MSWL

Romance
LGBT

· 19 Jun 2017

T.S. Ferguson @TeeEss

Also me: Someone write me a YA about two queer boys who are trying to be just friends but keep falling into bed with each other.

· 13 Sep 2016

I'd also love to see queer relationships in YA. Especially the sweet, ugly-crying kind #MSWL

YA
LGBT

· 25 Jul 2016

Being a witch is a very gendered thing. Send me a book about a genderqueer or trans witch trying to find their place as Not Female #MSWL

LGBT
Witch

· 11 Feb 2016

#mswl Bisexual MCs in all genres. Asexual MCs in all genres. Pansexual MCs in all genres.

LGBT

· 11 Feb 2016

Many trans* people are not planning/do not wish to transition via surgery/hormones. More books about these people, please. #MSWL

LGBT