Peter Tallack

An agent with Curious Minds (see other agents at this agency).

About

Peter studied genetics at University College London before spending a decade on the editorial staff of Nature, where, among other things, he edited the commentary and book review sections. In 1998 he was appointed publishing director of Weidenfeld and Nicolson at Orion Publishing, commissioning many acclaimed popular science titles. Three years later he joined the London-based literary agency Conville and Walsh as an agent and a director. He founded Curious Minds in 2008 (as ‘The Science Factory’) in the United Kingdom, relocating it a few years later to Hamburg, Germany. A published author himself (In the Womb, National Geographic, 2006), he has also written book reviews for many publications including The Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and The Economist and was editor of The Science Book (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2001).

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Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Professional Associations

Member of AAA

AI Policy

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Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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