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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United Kingdom
Premium
Melanie L
Melanie is a highly experienced and qualified writer, coach, facilitator and retreat director. She has been helping others tell their stories for twenty years. Her debut novel, ‘Little Dancer,’ the fictionalised story of Marie van Goethem, the girl behind Degas’ iconic sculpture, will be published in 2022 and available in all good bookshops.
United Kingdom
Senior
Shikainah C
When Shikainah is not practicing as a psychologist with the NHS, specialising in trauma and refugee groups and contributing to the World Health Organisation’s global clinical practice network, she works as a freelance writer and theatre reviewer. Shikainah speaks fluent Hindi, Urdu and Tamil, devours Agatha Christies, savours Earl Grey tea at 4pm and cooks for her family and friends. She held on to her little Nokia phone until 2019, at which point she was finally forced to upgrade to a smartphone in order to keep up with her work.
United Kingdom
Senior
Cathal C
Cathal has written articles on cultural and educational issues for a range of publications such as Irish America and Ireland’s Own over the past decade, including three books with The History Press. After completing his degree in English and Modern History at Queen’s University Belfast, Cathal worked as a genealogist for Irish World Heritage Organisation, interviewing clients and researching online records to trace their family history, leading to a successful weekly series in The Dungannon Observer. He is passionate about libraries, and campaigns to promote better awareness of Critical Literacy.
United Kingdom
Senior
Ruth M
Ruth has always written for a living, having worked in PR, and as a communications specialist, in the NGO and charity sectors in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the UK. She’s recently published her debut novel, Sweet Charity – a humorous, character-driven satire set in a fictitious London charity. A graduate of the University of Cape Town, Ruth recently moved north from London, and she now lives in Gourock in Scotland with her husband. They have two adult sons. When she’s not writing, or thinking up puns, Ruth’s reading, singing in a choir, walking, or planning another trip to Cape Town.
United Kingdom
Junior
Zoe K
Born and raised in the US, Zoe moved to Cardiff to get her BA in Journalism, Media and English Literature. She has written for a number of online publications, covering everything from current events to book and theatre reviews. She likes to have a finger in every literary pie, having published poetry as well as writing and directing her own one-act play. When she’s not writing, you can find her feeding the local birds, baking, or curled up with a book.
United Kingdom
Senior
Deborah S
Deborah grew up in the music industry. As a professional writer she understands the importance of good communication when getting to the core of a story. Her passion for writing led her to build her own PR Company and she has written for professional audio magazines including Audiofile and Audio Media International. Her innate ability to sniff out a good story led her to begin her own pro-audio magazine Behind the Glass. Deborah has also written memoirs for the famous and published her own book about living with a child who has mental health difficulties to help other parents.
United Kingdom
Junior
Iris M
Having moved to London from the Philippines to pursue a BA in Creative Writing, Iris is a writer who mainlines poetry, screenplays and short stories. Her works are often inspired by religion, mythology, water, and films. Consistently published and shortlisted in various zines and anthologies since 2010, Iris spends the majority of her time wrestling with her muses and participating at local literary events. Snacking is also a favourite pastime. Iris is currently finishing up her Masters in Creative Writing at Brunel University, and aims to begin her PhD soon afterwards.
Netherlands
Senior
Joep B
Joep B schreef een portret van Neelie Kroes in De Nederlandse Eurocommissarissen en in 2016 verscheen zijn biografie van Jan Terlouw. Hij is redacteur van Biografieportaal.nl, interviewde schrijvers, tekende persoonlijke verhalen op en publiceerde in onder meer NRC Handelsblad en Trouw. Joep werkte voor provincies, het rijk en de Europese Unie. In 2017 volgt hij de post doctorale opleiding journalistiek aan de Erasmusuniversiteit.
Netherlands
Junior
Julia-Beth H
Born in Cape Town, as the youngest of a lively family, Julia-Beth’s first role was that of observer. Crafting this attentiveness into a lifelong practice of writing and documenting ultimately led to a study in creative writing at the International Writer’s Collective in Amsterdam, where she’s now based. With a background in Graphic and Fashion Design, her words embody a visual, multi-layered quality, which brings the everyday anecdote to life. Julia-Beth works as creative copywriter for art instituions such as Nxt Museum, she also does commissioned poetry for dance and fashion performances. As a seasoned bed and breakfast owner, Julia-Beth’s enthusiasm for stories from varied backgrounds meets her passion for writing in bespoke ghostwriting services.
United Kingdom
Senior
Russ S
Russ is a self-confessed geek who loves to explore subjects in detail. He has written for publications as diverse as Encyclopedia Britannica and Private Eye, for national newspapers including the Times, Guardian, and Financial Times, and for a large number of magazines and websites. He has edited engineering and scientific magazines, and is the author of The Physics Behind…, a book explaining the science that makes the modern world tick. He grew up on Tyneside, and lived and worked in Scotland, Sheffield, and London before settling in Nottinghamshire. He enjoys walking his dog and tinkering with motorbikes.
United Kingdom
Senior
Juliet E
Former journalist Juliet is a writer, editor and proof-reader who has earned her living through words for 25 years. Credits range from Woman’s Own to the Guardian and Berkshire Life. She’s the author of two non-fiction books, graduated from Winchester University’s Creative Writing MA and has won or been placed in various writing competitions. She was bitten as a child in Sri Lanka by Arthur C. Clarke’s monkey, but has since recovered from the experience. Other adventures have included cycling across Cuba and spending the night on a Land Rover roof in Costa Rica.
United Kingdom
Junior
Samira E
Samira is a qualified and accomplished English tutor and freelance content writer with many years experience in higher educational establishments across the UK and for the British Council in Northern Sudan. Prior to this, a professional career in both Broadcast and Print Journalism working for Al Jazeera International (London), BBC London FM, and the BBC World Service, included travel to various places in Europe and Africa. Samira’s expertise in writing ranges from Culture, Relationships, and Travel & Lifestyle.
United Kingdom
Premium
Craig M
Craig has written 1,001 stories with people from all walks of life. He has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Sussex, and his novel, The Belle Hotel, is a family saga set at a seaside hotel over three generations (described as ‘a great read’ by Matt Haig). Craig ran custom publishing for Rough Guides/Penguin Random House and has been writing the story of people, families and businesses since the last century.
United Kingdom
Senior
Stuart W
Inspired by history's great legal dropouts, Stuart trained as a lawyer before not going back to the office one lunchtime. He soon found a new home in the arts therapies where he worked as a social and artistic researcher for 25 years. Somewhere between drafting client statements, drawing out complex thoughts and feelings in health care, and listening between the lines of social research, he landed at the simple joy of shaping people's stories so that they can be shared with others. Over the years he has written a PhD thesis, a full length academic book about music, health and society; original research papers published in leading international journals, major reports, and numerous chapters for text books. As a ghostwriter he has written blogs and opinion pieces for charities, companies and individual professionals about various corporate and creative topics, and a full length memoir which is to be published in 2025. His original novel is shaping up nicely.
United Kingdom
Senior
Rosie P
Rosie is a novelist and yoga teacher. When she isn’t writing, she is either boxing in London Fields or teaching maths to thirteen-year-olds. Rosie studied English at Cambridge University and her first novel, What Red Was – the story of a young woman overcoming the trauma of sexual assault – was published by Vintage in 2019. Rosie has written for Red Magazine and the Paris Review, and is an adamant believer in the power of narrative as a means of both processing and celebrating the extraordinary experience that is being human.
Netherlands
Senior
Erik R
Erik is an American fiction writer living in Amsterdam with his three sons, his wife, his dog, and his cat. He has been teaching writing for nearly twenty years and has been published widely including The Atlantic Monthly and the New York Times. He often writes about autism, disability, cycling, family, and being an ex-pat. His latest novel, To The Mountain, is about a father who loses his autistic son in the mountains of Colorado during a blizzard.
United Kingdom
Junior
Fiona B
Fiona’s passion for words was born in childhood, as she made up bedtime stories to help her brother sleep – though sometimes they kept him awake instead! She has a Master’s degree in English, and spent years honing her skills as a copywriter, then as creative director, at top international advertising agencies like BBDO, Young & Rubicam, and Ogilvy & Mather. Since moving to the UK from South Africa in 2019 (and staying at home like the rest of the world), she has rediscovered the art of storytelling purely for the love of it.
United Kingdom
Premium
Tamasin F
Tamasin is a journalist, presenter and filmmaker, with more than 25 years of experience of writing, reporting and interviewing people for the BBC. She lived in West Africa for nearly a decade, first in Liberia and then in Ivory Coast as the BBC’s stringer. She was a regular contributor to the Guardian and NPR from across West Africa. She now works on award winning documentaries in the BBC’s investigation unit and trains aspiring journalists when she’s not being one herself. She’s currently writing her first novel while trying to instil the love of storytelling in her two young children.
United Kingdom
Junior
Rosemary ME
Rosemary trained as an actor, then became a teacher of drama and speech. Between lessons, she began writing fiction and taking creative writing courses, including at the Open University. Reading Alison Weir’s books about medieval and Tudor women was a turning point; facts can be more extraordinary than fiction. Currently, Rosemary writes about personal finance for the web, the stuff of everyday life. Her favourite biography is Virginia Woolf’s Flush, an account of the life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s dog.
United Kingdom
Junior
Nicola H
After a teaching career in secondary education, and ten years as a senior examiner for the UK’s largest examination board, Nicola studied MA Psychology at London Metropolitan University. Then she found a new passion for social history through a new role as a funeral celebrant, helping families to tell their loved one’s story and celebrate their lives. Nicola loves to read, walk her dog and plan the next adventure in her campervan, with her husband.
United Kingdom
Premium
Anthony S
Anthony started standup comedy at sixteen years old. He has appeared on Comedy Central and sold television scripts to 20th Century Fox, Castlerock Entertainment, and the FX network. Anthony holds an MFA from Columbia University and has ghostwritten award-winning memoirs, novels, and poetry collections. For ten years, he taught gifted kids in Colorado. He now lives in London with his fiancée and their rescue dog, Sunny.
United Kingdom
Junior
Cailean C
Cailean is a Kilkenny-based journalist who began his career in 2018 with Goldenplec and has since gone on to contribute articles to both national and international publications including District, The Irish Times, Gigwise, Clash and The Line of Best Fit. Cailean is also the editor-in-chief of Soul Doubt Magazine, which focuses on Irish music and Irish culture through the lens of the creative. He has also got an MA in Applied Psychology from University College Cork, with a thesis on cross-border congenital heart disease in Ireland.
United Kingdom
Senior
Olivia C
Olivia has long been a lover of prose and the power of words to elicit a feeling. Her enthusiasm was sparked by the stories her grandad told her as a little girl and it evolved into a full-time career as a writer and editor. Olivia has headed up editorial teams in London and Paris and more recently she has used her talents as a force for good in the environmental sector. When she’s not writing, Olivia can be found growing cut flowers - a pastime she finds enjoyable and frustrating in equal measures.
United Kingdom
Senior
Nadine W
Formerly an editor for a trade publication, Nadine turned to becoming a professional storyteller after delving into her own mother’s survival as a baby during the Second World War. Nadine loves any human-interest story but her heartfelt passion is to tell the stories of those brave individuals who have been able to overcome trauma to lead full lives. She is most at home tapping a way on her rose-coloured laptop, creating legacies for the people she has had the privilege of meeting.
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