The Largest Selection of Specialist Writers In The World
With the largest selection of specialist writers in the world, we can match you with the perfect biographer for your book based on your background, goals, personality and location. You can work with junior, senior and premium writers.
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Netherlands
Senior
Ruud K
Na zijn opleiding tot leraar en tolk/vertaler Duits stapte Ruud over naar de journalistiek. Als schrijver en eindredacteur werkte hij jarenlang op de redactie van Dagblad De Limburger. Daarna was hij actief voor vrijwel alle grote kranten van Nederland en België als externe leverancier van featuremateriaal. Nadat zijn bedrijf opgegaan is in een grotere speler op de markt, heeft Ruud weer plaatsgenomen achter zijn laptop om zich te wijden aan zijn liefste werk, het schrijven van waar gebeurde verhalen.
United Kingdom
Senior
Linda I
Linda Innes lives in Northern England, where a sense of humour comes with the territory. She used to be a high-school English teacher, but she’s recovered now. She’s been an arts manager, education officer, bid-writer, life coach, spiritual channel and NLP trainer. She was even a stand-up comedian, but now sits down a lot. A published novelist, poet and produced screenwriter, Linda has been a full-time professional ghostwriter for 10 years. She’s particularly interested in changing the world one person at a time. Or all at once.
United Kingdom
Junior
Lee W
Lee is a former literary agent of Pendle Hill Literary TV & Film Agency and has been a Member of the Chartered Medical Board for the last two decades. As a chartered musculoskeletal & orthopaedic specialist with interests in respiratory and mental health, Lee has had a long career as a medico-legal expert for the law courts. A prolific writer of true life, and fantasy fiction too, Lee holds an MA and Ph.D in English Literature and Creative Writing, and is the founder and host of Parchment-Inks Mentoring group. Additionally, Lee is a former British Heavyweight Gold Medallist Mixed Martial Arts Champion - a world champion contender - a former firefighter, and fell runner.
United Kingdom
Premium
Mehrad V
Mehrad had nothing to do with writing until the age of 25. He was an engineer in Iran. In 2003, he moved to the UK to study history at Royal Holloway University of London. He got lucky and joined the BBC World Service, but quit two years later and went back to Royal Holloway for a history PhD. He’s written for History Today and the Guardian among others. Iran Unveiled, a documentary he co-produced for ITV in 2019, was nominated for a BAFTA and an Emmy.
United Kingdom
Senior
Peculiar M
Peculiar is an accomplished author of over ten books and a pioneer in regional journalism, with experience at The Tide, ThisDay, and The Abuja Inquirer, where she became a UK correspondent. As a versatile writer skilled in health, business, Christianity, and women-focused topics, she is also an experienced ghostwriter with expertise spanning developmental editing and customer operations. She holds a BA (Hons) and an MSc in Mass Communication and volunteers as a career coach, which reflects her commitment to helping others while showcasing her unique creative flair in storytelling.
United Kingdom
Premium
Peter B
Peter has published 20+ titles, either as named author or ghost writer, by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, Macmillan, Bloomsbury, Orion and others. Peter has also written for The Guardian, The Independent, and Kensington & Chelsea Today and has wide commercial experience in the fashion industry, publishing, furniture and antiques retailing. An enthusiastic walker, Peter has undertaken a number of long walks, most notably from Sarajevo to Medjugorje in Bosnia; now widely in Wales and the Marches.
United Kingdom
Junior
Stephan K
Stephan is a Creative Writing graduate who has been writing and reading ever since he first picked up a book and discovered the joy of the story at a very young age. Since finishing his degree at the University of Winchester, he has pursued many avenues of writing – from fiction and poetry, to journalism and copywriting for social media, to video scriptwriting and blogs. Stephan is also a passionate LGBT+ activist, and has been invited to speak at various events, both in person and online, to discuss gender identity, sexuality, and how to navigate the world as a person from a marginalised community.
United Kingdom
Premium
Barbara J
With 20 years as a foreign correspondent in Africa, and a war reporter in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, Barbara was always drawn to the human stories, exploring the emotional ingredients that motivate people - the great, the good and the man in the street. She has ghost-written four biographies and enjoyed putting aside any personal ego or judgement to properly portray the person telling his or her own story. Barabara has a home in rural France where the pace of life is almost medieval, and a seaside home in East Sussex within easy reach of London and its inviting energy.
United Kingdom
Premium
Emma M
Emma is an experienced ghostwriter and author of twelve high-profile non-fiction books. Born in Uganda, Emma grew up in London and Shropshire, and worked for nine years as a senior editor for Pan Macmillan Publishers. As a freelancer, she has edited and written a broad range of books, from autobiography and history to humour and lifestyle titles. She enjoys the interview process and delights in capturing people’s memories, stories and past adventures.
United Kingdom
Senior
James H
James’ ten years in journalism have largely been about exploration. They’ve been about life and travel outside the comfort zone, getting backstage with rock bands, dropping into North Korea, or exploring climate change in El Salvador, yet one of his biggest and proudest achievements remains becoming a rare English face in Ireland’s GAA press boxes. Amongst others, his work has appeared in the Irish Independent, NME, RTE, Newstalk and the Sunday Business Post.
PRO
Premium
Jason O
Jason is an award-winning author and ghostwriter of ten books under his own name and has ghostwritten several bestsellers for leading political, business, and media figures. He wrote the authorised biography of an Irish Prime Minister (Transworld) and has ghostwritten a #1 title on The Irish Times bestsellers list for a senior government minister, a #2 bestseller for an iconic TV broadcaster, and the life story of Fr Shay Cullen, a four-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee. His book The Gilligan Tapes was adapted into the three-part Amazon Prime documentary Confessions of a Crime Boss, which he also directed. Jason holds an MA in Political Communication and a BA in Humanities from Dublin City University.
United Kingdom
Premium
Joy P
Joy remembers sitting in various classrooms, too shy to raise her hand. It was only as an adult that she realised those years spent listening had helped her to develop the skills to read between the lines – to glean what people didn’t say. Her journalistic spans nearly three decades and has garnered her two awards. She currently works as a freelance journalist and copywriter and has been commissioned as the biographer for a book that celebrates the lives of people working within the NHS, to be published in 2021. Joy has been told on several occasions by interviewees that she is, ‘Better than a therapist,’ which she considers high praise. She lives by the sea on the English south coast with her family and tortoiseshell cat.
United Kingdom
PRO
Premium
Marie E
Marie is a number 1 Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter with over 15 years of experience as a writer, journalist and editor. She’s written articles and books on a range of topics, including science and technology, health and nutrition, renewable energy, mental health, cooking, business and more. Her storytelling abilities are myriad, pulling from her experience as a journalist and theatre performer, and her strength as a ghostwriter lies in her natural curiosity and active listening skills. She has a master’s degree in literature from the University of Sussex and a bachelor’s in English from the University of California. When she’s not writing for clients, she’s either working on her fiction novel or participating in park runs with her husband and two children.
United Kingdom
Senior
Ram V
Ram is an author and graphic novelist who debuted in 2012 with a comic-book series in India. In 2015 he wrote his first novel as a part of a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from City University London. Before he was a writer, Ram was a chemical engineer whose work gave him the opportunity to travel all over the world. He now writes prose, comics, graphic novels and screenplays from his home in London. He also dabbles in illustration and harbours unlikely ambitions of being a blues guitarist one day.
Canada
Senior
Ashley O
Ashley is a Nigerian born writer and journalist. She has written about everything from immigration, education, and politics to beauty and lifestyle. Her work has appeared on WNYC, Quartz, and other news sites. She holds a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School, as well as a degree in Journalism and Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers University-Newark. When she is not writing, Ashley is nose deep in her favorite books or out looking for her next story.
United Kingdom
Senior
Emily K
Emily’s love of books and the written word has taken her across the globe on trips both physical and fictional. She started her career editing poetry chapbooks and literary fiction for Brick House Books in Baltimore, Maryland, but when a job to copy edit and proofread non-fiction books in Dublin came across her desk, she leapt at the chance to explore a new country. Now settled in England, via New Zealand, Emily spends her days writing and editing romance, historical fiction, and narrative non-fiction books.
United Kingdom
Senior
Jane I
Jane is a writer from London. Her work has appeared in Mechanics Institute Review and Idle Ink. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck. For many years Jane worked in film and tv where she was commissioned to write original screenplays and scripts for BBC and Channel Four. She has created and developed multiple comedy series with Tiger Aspect, Talkback and Objective, among others. Jane recently completed her first novel and is currently working on a short story collection. She loves reading and running, although not at the same time. She is also a massive film junkie. Her favourite pastime is enjoying a glass of Gavi at sunset under a blushing Tuscan sky.
Netherlands
Senior
Liesbeth W
Liesbeth werkte jarenlang als film-editor en monteerde speelfilms en televisieseries als Baantjer, All Stars, Gooische Vrouwen en In Therapie. Daarnaast schreef ze verhalen en ontwikkelde ze scenario’s voor korte films. Sinds 2014 richt ze zich enkel nog op haar grote passie: schrijven, en in datzelfde jaar won ze de ‘Opzij Verhalenwedstrijd’. Liesbeth heeft een grote belangstelling voor levensverhalen die ontroeren, het hart raken. Ze groeide op in Tilburg en woont sinds 2006 in Amsterdam. Haar geboortestad en het dialect van de streek waar ze haar jeugd doorbracht, blijven trekken.
United Kingdom
Senior
Lauren S
Lauren has been in love with the written word since childhood, a passion for storytelling that has come to define every aspect of her life and career. Following a BA in English Literature and an MA in publishing, she has spent many happy years as both a staff and freelance ghost writer specialising in memoir and biography. Lauren has written for a range of private clients and public figures, including political activists, models, inventors and artists. She is committed to amplifying unheard voices, and a creative process rooted in curiosity and compassion.
United Kingdom
Junior
Lizzie H
Lizzie is a writer, poet and lover of sentences. Her short story ‘Probably Just Foxes’, came third in the 2021 Aurora Prize from Writing East Midlands. In her years working for national charities, Lizzie has helped hundreds of people tell their stories. She’s an expert interviewer and knows just the right questions to ask to get to the heart of the story. As well as studying Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, Lizzie is working on her debut novel.
United Kingdom
Senior
Lorraine L
Lorraine has always been creative. In fact, at the age of thirteen, she won first prize in a songwriting competition. Before becoming a writer, Lorraine worked as a nurse, receiving university qualifications from both Dublin and Galway City. Her passion for writing has taken on a whole new level in recent years. She self-published her childhood memoir in 2020 and her adult memoir in 2021. Lorraine is truly an altruistic writer combining compassion with professional editing. She now works as a freelance author, specialising in memoir creation.
United Kingdom
Premium
Garth C
Garth is a New Zealand-born, London-based, award winning journalist and author. Widely travelled and conversant with people from all walks of life, Garth contributes to The Guardian, The Telegraph, The New European and many other publications. His books include <em>Going For a Song: A Chronicle Of The UK Record Shop; Miles Davis: The Complete Photographic History</em> and <em>More Miles Than Money: Journeys Through American Music</em>. Garth loves to work with people to tell their stories, noting that one of his skills is being “a good listener.”
United Kingdom
Junior
Maisie P
Maisie is a seasoned journalist and copywriter with a portfolio of published work for leading publications such as HELLO! Magazine, Stylist, HELLO! Fashion, and The C Word. She is currently writing for the leading digital wedding planning platform, Hitched. Throughout her work, Maisie has interviewed celebrities and drawn upon her own experiences to destigmatize the topic of women’s health - particularly around the subject of hormones, sexuality, and mental health.
United Kingdom
Junior
Georgia R
After studying American Literature and History at Kings College London and the University of California, Berkeley, Georgia decided to pursue a career in film and TV. She currently works as a Producer/Director and has made a variety of content including hard-hitting documentaries such as ‘Learning to Grieve’ for BBC Three and more light-hearted content such as ‘Mimi on a Mission: Digital Detox’ for BBC iPlayer. Georgia is passionate about storytelling and has been a writer for Story Terrace since 2018.
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