Laura Katz

An agent with Writers House LLC (see other agents at this agency).

About

Writers House is one of the largest independent literary agencies in the world, with in-house international licensing, media, contracts, and accounting teams. I joined in 2021, working first as an assistant in the contracts and accounting departments. Since 2022, I’ve supported Simon Lipskar and his list of award-winning and bestselling clients, and I'm now actively building my own list of adult fiction.

Country & Year Established

United States

Agent since 2026

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I'm currently seeking authors of book club, upmarket, and literary fiction. My favorite books tend to sit in the range between plot-driven stories with deep emotional intelligence (If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio) and character-driven yet propulsive novels with complex themes (Circe by Madeline Miller). I enjoy voices ranging anywhere from atmospheric to earnest to wry, and I particularly love:
Mystery/suspense influences, or crime fiction that leans literary (The God of the Woods by Liz Moore)
Contemporary stories with a strong hook and complicated relationships (Kiley Reid’s novels, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett)
Speculative or spooky elements thrown into a world that otherwise resembles our own. True high fantasy, sci-fi, and undiluted horror are probably not right for me. (Babel by R. F. Kuang, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke)
Vivid, specific settings that allow me to explore a new place or see a new angle on a familiar one (My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan)
I’m also open to select rom-coms, though I’m more likely get excited about a project if the romance is mixed with/secondary to other plot elements. In any case, the intelligence, character growth, and humor need to be front and center (Ali Hazelwood’s dialogue is my gold standard!)
If this sounds like your work, I’d be thrilled to see it!

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Slipstream
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Subgenre: Romantic Comedy
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Aug 2026

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