Ms. Laura Zats
Headwater Literary Management
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General
Laura Zats
Headwater Literary Management
MN
- Website:
- www.headwaterliterary.com
- Twitter (X):
- @lzats
- AALA Member:
- Yes (Visit Site)
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Commercial
Contemporary
Erotica
Fantasy
• Fantasy, Contemporary/Urban
• Fantasy, Magical Realism
Historical
Horror
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Mystery
New Adult
Romance
• Romance, Category
• Romance, Contemporary
• Romance, Historical
• Romance, LGBTQ+
• Romance, Paranormal
• Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Science Fiction
Speculative
Thrillers/Suspense
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Contemporary
• Young Adult, Fantasy
• Young Adult, Historical
• Young Adult, Literary
• Young Adult, Mystery
• Young Adult, Paranormal
• Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
• Young Adult, Romance
• Young Adult, Science Fiction
Non-Fiction
none
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Known Clients (current & past)
Lily Anderson
Lyndsay Ely
Kira A Gold
Jasmine Gower
Aimee Hyndman
Patrick Nathan
Erin Petti
Jessa Russo
Tarun Shanker
Rivers Solomon
Allison Temple
Allie Therin
Daniel Wheatley
Keith Yatsuhashi
Kelly Zekas
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
beckytext
08/14/2025 04:49 PM
@afaningita FWIW I was at about 50 days when I got a full request (queried May, request in July) and I didn't have another offer. (It's definitely a huge bummer when the maybe-pile-wait leads to a rejection though.)
afaningita
08/13/2025 10:19 AM
Queried on 6/25. Still open as of today (49 days old). That appears to have put me firmly in her maybe pile, but at this point I'm guessing it's not going anywhere since it hasn't turned into a request yet. I queried her on a different project in early 2024, was in her maybe pile for that, and was rejected at 320 days.
I think she might be an agent who sits on potentially interesting/promising queries that she doesn't outright request, but then doesn't request fulls on most of those unless other agents have made an offer. Always a bummer when that happens.
I think she might be an agent who sits on potentially interesting/promising queries that she doesn't outright request, but then doesn't request fulls on most of those unless other agents have made an offer. Always a bummer when that happens.
mbtwrites
08/13/2025 09:01 AM
8/8: queried contemporary romance 79k
8/13: form rejection
8/13: form rejection
BookSquid
08/11/2025 11:10 PM
Q:11Aug25
Fantasy Dark Romance 130k
Fantasy Dark Romance 130k
dewshack
08/06/2025 09:05 PM
Query 08/06/25 - Sci-Fi Thriller 88K words
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 03/17/2025 - Open to queries.
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