Eloy Bleifuss is a literary agent with Neon Literary. He represents both fiction and nonfiction.

On the fiction side, Eloy is especially interested in literary fiction along with character-driven, elevated genre fiction. His favorite novels are ones that bridge the high and the low, the real and the imaginary, the trashy and the serious.

In nonfiction, Eloy is always eager to be introduced to an under-explored subject, no matter the exact field of studyÑso long as the writer can make their passion infectious. HeÕs looking for obsessives who can take a single topic and explode it into a vast, multidisciplinary inquiryÑwhether theyÕre writing about science, the arts, pop culture, history, or current events. He is especially drawn to the works of experts writing authoritatively and legibly about complex systems like capitalism, identity, and the climate crisis in a way that renders them down to the human scale.

Most of all, Eloy is looking for writers, whether of fiction or nonfiction, who are clear-eyed about the realities of the world but still hold onto a certain amount of hard-earned hope. He also has a special affinity for writers who look beyond borders and write stories about crossing or existing between countries and cultures.

Prior to joining Neon, Eloy worked at Janklow & Nesbit Associates for five years and at Simon & Schuster for another two before then. Born and raised in Chicago, he is a graduate of Vassar College, and he has spent periods teaching English in Madrid and studying in Montevideo. Eloy now lives in (well, surprise) Brooklyn.