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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If your romance has an enemies-to-lovers and/or a forced-proximity trope I'm in. #MSWL

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If your romance hero is Wounded but Soft, I'm in #MSWL

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For adult romance, I am a sucker for:
-enemies-to-lovers
-forced proximity tropes
-banter
-MCs with cool, specific, and unexpected jobs, particularly in fields that are typically gendered
-verbal consent
#MSWL

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Joe Pack @JoePack
This good news is not out there enough. Congratulations to Caroline Ouellette π¨π¦ and Julie Chu πΊπΈ Olympic rivals, CWHL teammates who had their first child today. pic.twitter.com/57BeJUP5AHI would like a romance novel about this please and thank you #mswl

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Heroes and heroines of color in romance #MSWL

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Poly relationships both in and out of the romance genre #MSWL

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YA that has a romance but the two don't end up together in the end. Give me hopeful instead of an HEA #MSWL

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Kink in romance that is not B&D for beginners #MSWL

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Enemies-to-lovers and other banter-friendly tropes in romance #MSWL

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Straight romance where the hero and heroine occupy traditionally female and male spaces, respectively #MSWL

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LGBTQIA+ romance #MSWL

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Romance with vocal and enthusiastic consent (and safe sex!) #MSWL

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#mswl YA or adult romance about a hiplet dancer

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Do you have historical YA, romance, or SFF? Is it set in a place/time not often written about? #MSWL

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Fantasy adventures with slow-burn romance and ALL the sexual tension #MSWL

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Enemies-to-lovers romance. #MSWL

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Steamy romance with verbal consent, and a twist on the normal dynamic. DO you have a lady billionaire and her male secretary? #MSWL

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Being at a romance conference has made me figure out one thing: I basically want @ElliotWake as a romance hero #MSWL