Laura Mazer
WSA | Wendy Sherman Associates
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Laura Mazer is a literary agent at Wendy Sherman Associates and a former acquisitions editor at Hachette Book Group. Over nearly two decades in publishing, she has helped shape bestselling, award-winning, conversation-driving nonfiction for Big Five and independent publishers.
Laura represents nonfiction across a wide range of categories, with particular interests in culture and pop culture, health and wellness, personal development, history, celebrity memoir, and humor. She is especially drawn to bold ideas, distinctive voices, and thought leaders of every kind—from creators building influential platforms through podcasts, newsletters, and social media to academics and institutional experts.
In fiction, Laura seeks commercial and upmarket novels with unforgettable voices that explore class, women’s friendships, family, sisterhood, and the complexities of coming of age—at any age. She loves intelligent romance, comic realism, and fresh reinterpretations of classic literature, and is always eager to read stories inspired by writers such as Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf, and William Shakespeare.
Laura is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents and serves on the board of The OpEd Project.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to submissions@wsherman.com
Please send a query and complete proposal to su*********@******an.com, and include “Laura Mazer” in the subject line.
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Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
"Big Idea/Think", #ownvoices, 'big think', Accessible Literary Fiction, Adult, Adult Rom Com, Adult Romantasy, Art history, Author-Illustrator, Biography, Biography & Memoir, Book Club, Books about books, California, Career Development, Character -Driven History, Chick Lit, Chicklit, Commercial Women's Fiction, Commercial adult fiction, Commercial and Literary, Complicated Relationships, Contemporary Culture, Contemporary Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Cultural Criticism, Dark Female Friendships, Dark Humor, Dark topics with a light touch, Domestic Fiction, Drink, Essay collections, Essays, Family Drama, Female Friendships, Feminism, Feminist, Film & Theater & TV, Film/TV, First Person, Folklore, Found Families, Geek Culture, Grounded fantasy, Health, Health and Wellness, Health and healing, Historical (as long as the period is of consequence), History, Home Arts, Humor, Illustrated, Illustrated/Gift, Illustrator, Illustrators, Illustrators and Author/Illustrators, Inspirational, Inspirational Fiction, Intersectional Feminism, Intersectionality, Investigative Journalism, Issue-Driven, Layered Family Stories with multiple narrators, Layered Rom-Coms and Comedy of Manners with a cultural component, Leadership, Lifestyle, Literary Crossover, Literary Fiction, Marginalized Voices, Mind/Body/Spirit, Minority Voices, Modern Dating, Modern Retellings of Fairy Tales, Modernized Mythologies, Mothers and Daughters, Multicultural Romance, Narrative, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature, Nature Writing, Near future, Neurodiversity, Outdoors, Own Voices, Parenting, Personal Development, Politics/Current Affairs, Pop Culture, Pop History, Pop Psychology, Pop Science, Popular Science/Psychology, Regency Romance, Religion, Retellings, Rom-com, RomCom, Romance, Romantic Comedy, STEM, Scottish, Self-help, Sexuality, Shakespeare Retellings, Smart Beach Reads, Social Emotional Learning, Social Issues, Social Justice, Somatics, Southern Fiction, Southern Literary, Strong Females, Sustainability, Tarot, Time Travel, Time Travel Romance, Trauma, True Crime, Underrepresented Voices, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Upmarket Nonfiction, Upmarket Women's Fiction, WWII, Wellness, Wisdom, Women's Fiction, Women's Issues, alternate history, book club fiction, campus novel, celebrity, classic retellings, comedy, coming of age, commercial, commerical, commerical women's fiction, company history, contemporary, contemporary women's fiction, cook book, craft, crossover adult, culinary, current affairs, dark academia, dramedy, family saga, family stories, feminine narratives, folklore history, friendship, friendship stories, gender, hagiography, health and fitness, historical, historical romance, invisible disability, just one bed, literary, locked room, love stories, music, narrative non-fiction, nonfiction, psychology, quirky, realistic fiction, rivals to lovers, rom-coms, romantasy, slow burn, slow burn romance, small-town romance, soft science, two people one bed, upmarket genre fiction, upmarket/book club with female protagonist, witchcraft, witty, writing publishing
I’d like the next…
I’d like to represent the next …
- Iconic empowerment guide, like What Would Frida Do?: A Guide to Living Boldly by Arianna Davis
- Positive psychology, like You Only Die Once: How to Make it to the End with No Regrets  by Jodi Wellman
- Commentary on gender and culture, like Shame On You: How to Be a Woman in the Age of Mortification by Melissa Petro
- Pop culture fascination, like From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Women Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars by Virginia Grohl/foreword by Dave Grohl
- Reality-Based Rom-Com: Sharp, grounded love stories that infuse the rom-com with wry humor and modern themes, à la Curtis Sittenfeld’s Romantic Comedy
- Health, Wellness, and Longevity, with breakthrough insights that redefine how we care for minds and bodies, like Dr. Nicole Cain’s Panic ProofÂ
- Psychology, especially practical yet profound ideas for deeper joy, like Charles Duhigg’s Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
- Culture & Pop Culture, with exciting dives into the magic and madness of modern society, from rock-star biographies to celebrations of cultural touchstonesÂ
- Popular History, with playful, practical revelations about the past, like Romaine Wasn’t Built in a Day: The Delightful History of Food Language
- Revised History, with newly informed stories about famous people or events (fiction or nonfiction)
