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Eli Keren is a literary agent at Curious Minds who specialises in adult non-fiction. A former research scientist himself, he mostly works with experts, academics and researchers on ideas-led books in the fields of smart science, cultural history and current affairs, with a particular interest in LGBTQ+ books. He enjoys books written by writers who are obsessed with a niche subject and skilled enough communicators to make others fall in love with their subject too, and is keen to find books that are going to change the world for the better. In 2022 he wrote and delivered Jericho Writers' How to Write a Proposal course, in 2023 he was elected treasurer of the UK’s Association of Authors’ Agents, and he has been a returning judge for the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship since its founding. Eli doesn't often work with memoir, and probably isn't the right agent for books on religion or spirituality.
Eli works with select fiction authors in genres ranging from commercial psychological thriller to experimental literary horror, and has previously worked broadly across fiction genres, but is no longer seeking new fiction clients. He does not have much experience with writing for children.