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Headwater Literary Management
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A boutique literary agency built to meet modern writers where they actually are. Founded by Laura Zats and Erik Hane.

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I'm also offering a 30-minute AMA--come ask me questions about your book! We can workshop your query! We can fill in some plot holes! The world is your oyster! www.32auctions.com/organization...
30 Minute Agent AMA
Auction item '30 Minute Agent AMA' hosted online at 32auctions.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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For the @litagentsofchange.bsky.social auction, I'm offering tickets to an online class about comp titles! If you've ever been frustrated/afraid/confused about how to use comps as you're querying, grab a ticket! It'll be fun! www.32auctions.com/organization...
All About Comps Agent Seminar
Auction item 'All About Comps Agent Seminar' hosted online at 32auctions.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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🚨🚨🚨Erik is back open to queries!🚨🚨🚨

Send him your most Scandinavian of fiction, real or fake bird stuff, Communist everything, and a bunch of other stuff listed below!
Today I am officially open again for new book pitches. You will find details on how to do that on our site. I am going to do a quick thread here on some things I'd love to see in my query inbox this year.

www.headwaterliterary.com
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Headwater Literary Management is a boutique literary agency built to meet modern writers where they actually are.
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March 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Today I am officially open again for new book pitches. You will find details on how to do that on our site. I am going to do a quick thread here on some things I'd love to see in my query inbox this year.

www.headwaterliterary.com
Headwater Literary Management | Literary Agency
Headwater Literary Management is a boutique literary agency built to meet modern writers where they actually are.
www.headwaterliterary.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy publication day to Eoin Higgins, whose new book OWNED is now available wherever books are sold! If you want to understand how we reached this crisis point at the confluence of tech, media, and venture capital, this is THE book.
OWNED is out today. The result of years of research into tech, media, the right, it traces how billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Marc Andreessen have used their wealth to influence the media to their ends.

I hope you check it out
Owned
A “devastating” (Nation) examination of how a cabal of tech-billionaires is colluding with once-idealistic journalists to create an entirely new media ...
www.boldtypebooks.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We've got a cover for @lucylehane.bsky.social's THIRSTY!
🎉 Cover reveal!! 🎉
I'm beyond thrilled to share the cover for THIRSTY, my forthcoming vampire romcom!! Huge shout-out to cover designer Olga Grlic and illustrator Colin Verdi 🩸🦇💘
Preorder now! read.macmillan.com/lp/thirsty-9...
February 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
congratulations to @smhallow.bsky.social on the deal announcement! this will be a very fun one
Big one from @smhallow.bsky.social and @lzats.bsky.social. Very excited that it's announced now.
One of my biggest-kept secrets of 2024 went live today! Congrats @smhallow.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
January 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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One of my biggest-kept secrets of 2024 went live today! Congrats @smhallow.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
January 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We've learned that someone is impersonating Erik over email and maybe even by phone. We are working to address this of course. In the meantime, remember that no reputable agent--including and especially a Headwater agent!--will ask you for up-front money as part of a rep. agreement.
IMPORTANT: I have just been made aware of someone using my name to try to scam writers into weird contracts with fees. If you receive an email from an "Erik Hane" asking you to sign something with up-front costs attached, that is extremely not from me. Do not give anyone your money! Jesus christ
November 21, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Tbh writing any book for traditional publication is by definition a long shot. And every single element of our lives is politicized, so from where I’m sitting? Write the book you can’t stand to not write. If it’s off-trend market-wise, just wait. It’ll come around again.
Is it worth writing anything with a political bent anymore? Like, books about book banning or racial politics: are they more trouble than they’re worth, or were they always a long shot?
November 15, 2024 at 3:20 AM
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Hi, I'm Erik. I'm a literary agent and one of the founders of @headwaterlit.bsky.social. I also host @printrunpodcast.bsky.social, a show about the publishing industry that, if you followed me because of that publishing starter pack, you will love. I do both these things with @lzats.bsky.social.
November 19, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Headwater is excited to be on Bluesky finally! We'll use this account to share agency news, whether that's from our authors or our agents. Thanks for following.
November 11, 2024 at 3:07 PM