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
Junior
Stephanie
Stephanie is a Creative Writing BA graduate with a 1st class degree, specialising in non-fiction. After her dissertation, focused on her great-aunt’s experiences in a Russian gulag, Stephanie worked as a freelancer: writing for video games, translating from French to English, personal comedic tales and accounts of experienced trauma. She wrote her first book aged 7, stappling the pages together and scribbling in an ISBN number on the back. Needless to say, writing is her passion. Stephanie is currently studying an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hull.
United Kingdom
Premium
Rhiannon H
Rhiannon is a published author with Penguin Random House and worked in non-fiction publishing for many years before becoming a freelance editor and ghost-writer. History enthrals her, from Regency sea captains’ diaries to stories of the social fallout from 20th century conflicts. Since learning about her Cornish and German ancestors who arrived in Australia in the nineteenth century, and great-grandparents who lived in India during the British Raj, she’s been fascinated by family histories. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, she now lives in London.
United Kingdom
Developmental Editor
Nicola Doherty
Nicola has over twenty years’ experience in the publishing industry, both in trade publishing, and as an award-winning and bestselling author in her own right. She began her career working for Hodder & Stoughton, where she launched the literary careers of bestsellers Max Pemberton and Rae Earl, and worked with authors including Andy Riley, Graham Norton and Al Murray. She has also published eight novels in total, most recently with Penguin/Michael Joseph. She has worked as a consultant editor for the Romantic Novelists’ Association, Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, Curtis Brown Creative and HarperCollins among others. She loves working with authors and storytellers, finding that the best approach starts with positive feedback and a careful listening ear.
United Kingdom
Premium
Johnny A
Johnny is a highly experienced author and journalist who has written or co-written 17 published books under his own name. He has also ghostwritten for everyone from Prince Charles to a celebrity Thai chef. An ex-Times obituarist, he is equally at home capturing the essence of a person’s life and character in a few paragraphs or writing an 80,000 word biography. His specialities include popular history, food and sport, but people and their life stories are what really float his boat.
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
Junior
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Wendy R
Wendy graduated from Swansea University with a First in Media Studies and has gone on to chase her writing dreams. Wendy wrote a successful family lifestyle blog for six years, working on campaigns with big brands such as Mumsnet and Emma’s Diary. As a blogger, Wendy wrote passionately about maternal mental health and grew a large readership of like minded mothers. Now, Wendy works as a freelance copywriter, creating website content for various clients and she regularly interviews foster carers for the company she has worked for since 2019. In her spare time Wendy likes to practise yoga and write short stories, rarely at the same time.
United Kingdom
Senior
Christopher L
Christopher has spent many years as an agency and freelance ghostwriter, helping people find their voice and tell their story. He established the editorial department at a publishing house for empowering, survival-against-the-odds stories – not misery memoirs as some people call them! He’s worked with a few people you may have heard of – including ex-Blue Peter and Sky Sports presenter, Simon Thomas on the Daily Mail’s ‘most moving book’ of 2019. After three decades writing, Christopher remains just as thrilled to be telling so many unique, powerful, and moving stories.
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
Senior
Akua M
Akua believes that everyone has a story to tell. But not everyone has the ability or the will to tell theirs by themselves. And this is where she comes in. As a TV Presenter, Akua helped people tell their stories, from stories of overcoming adversity to famous people sharing their success tips. As a writer, Akua was awarded “Best Journalist” by the Ghana-UK Society for her monthly column in New African Magazine. She holds an MA in Development Communication and a BA (Hons) in Social Science.
United Kingdom
Senior
Aude K
Aude is a writer and workshop facilitator. Aude’s first novel was published by the publishing company Dagan. Aude designs and leads creative communications training and workshops for Expedia, UK Black Pride, Amnesty International, Stonewall, Livity, etc. She writes scripts and directs films. Her newest short film, Pearls, was selected at Bafta-qualifying festival Iris Prize, Wxool festival, and more. Her articles has been published in magazines such as Complex UK, Style Caster, Gal-Dem, Okay Africa, and The Guardian. She likes traveling, swimming, learning new languages and going to the museum.
Netherlands
Senior
Neda N
Neda has been telling stories with her work from the very beginning: first in TV, then in print and online. Fascinated with language and the possibilities it creates, it has taken her on many adventures: she has worked as a journalist in London, Sofia, Paris and Istanbul, an academic copywriter for Cambridge University, and is now teaching in Brussels. Her writing is published internationally in the London Review of Books and VICE, among others, and her literary translations can be found in bookshops in the UK and Bulgaria.
Netherlands
Senior
Igor D
Igor schrijft sinds 2015 levensverhalen en heeft er ondertussen meer dan vijfentwintig op zijn actief. Daarnaast werkt hij als redacteur mee aan tal van boeken. Zoals Over Tinnitus, over mensen die lijden aan oorsuizen en Op zoek naar vaste grond, een portret van de Somalische vluchtelinge Ayan. Beiden publicaties van Uitgeverij Manteau. Igor is ook docent van een cursus portretschrijven en schrijft in opdracht van tal van organisaties en bedrijven. Hij houdt van fietsen en droomt er nog altijd van om ooit de bolletjestrui in de Tour de France te winnen.
Netherlands
Senior
Willem C
Willem is schrijver, journalist en columnist. Het liefst schrijft hij verhalen waarin hij het kleine (zoals een treffende anekdote) kan verbinden aan het grote (zoals een ingrijpende gebeurtenis in iemands leven). Speciale belangstelling heeft hij voor familieverhoudingen, geschiedenis, identiteit en afkomst. Zelf is hij afkomstig uit een boerengezin. Willem studeerde journalistiek en geschiedenis. Hij schrijft columns voor De Gelderlander en publiceerde een roman en twee verhalenbundels. Naast zijn werk houdt hij zich bezig met lezen, films kijken, muziek luisteren en beachvolleyballen. Hij is getrouwd en heeft twee kinderen.
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.
United Kingdom
Senior
Vanwy A
Vanwy is an award-winning writer who has performed her work alongside Daljit Nagra, Imtiaz Dharker and Ian MacMillan. Her work has been exhibited in various art spaces and museums in London and Cornwall. She has been placed in many writing competitions and is published in a variety of anthologies. Vanwy has been a writer in residence at the Bloomsbury Festival many times. She obtained her Writing MA from the acclaimed Warwick University Writing Programme and her post-graduate qualification in teaching writing from the University of Cambridge. Vanwy teaches writing and her course, ‘Writing a Successful Memoir’, has been identified by the Workers Education Association as one of the most popular courses it has run nationally.
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.
Senior
Nivriti B
Nivriti drifted into newspapers 20 years ago, not knowing what else to do with a college degree in English Literature. She's been a reporter, editor, columnist at national dailies in India and the UAE, where she lives. A part of her last role was helping authors structure and convey their thoughts, and drafting editorials for the newspaper, often on the bleak state of the world. Interests: reading, writing, doodling, stationery, Wordle, Scrabble, swimming, learning things, visiting places, roaming around bazaars, taking pictures of street scenes, watching people, making notes.
United Kingdom
Junior
Tom K
Tom is a ghost-writer, screenwriter and film producer with a passion for personal and unexpected true stories. In film and TV he has worked with the likes of Sky and the BBC, as well as production companies including Double Dutch, Happy Prince, Moonriver TV, Watford & Essex and 108 Media. Through his experiences working on a true WW1 story about motorcycle racers who went to the front lines - a story passed down the generations of a friend’s family – he discovered a desire to find and help people tell their own story. He has learnt that everyone has an amazing story – and believes everyone should have the chance to tell theirs.
United Kingdom
Senior
Rachel B-D
Rachel grew up in Hong Kong and has experience of transitioning from one culture to another. Rachel predominantly writes narrative non-fiction and has had two pieces published in the anthology Notes from a Barren Rock. She also writes short stories and has been published online through Fairlight Books and Words for the Wild, and also in the print anthololgy In the Kitchen. She has been highly commended in a number of competitions, been published on the Mslexia website, and shortlisted for the Bridport short story prize.
United Kingdom
Senior
Sam E
Sam is a screenwriter, award winning filmmaker, and (almost) award winning stand-up comedian. He lived in Paris for many years, producing theatre and running comedy shows. However he returned to London because he missed the food and good weather. He studied film production at university and has an MA Screenwriting from the National Film and Television School. He’s taught English, worked in advertising and now freelances as a writer and video editor. Basically, Sam speaks in visuals but he has also been known to speak in broken French.
United Kingdom
Senior
Clare P
Clare’s interest in the written word is evident from her BA in English Literature, MA in Creative Writing, and previous careers working in an independent bookshop and as a proof-reader and production editor. She has been longlisted and shortlisted for international short-story competitions, and has a novel in embryonic stage. With considerable experience as a ghostwriter, she prides herself on adapting to people from all walks of life, and all ages. Her compassion, combined with her big fat sense of humour, has proved to be invaluable when working with those who wish to leave a written narrative of their lives.
United Kingdom
Junior
Xenia R
Xenia is a journalist, poet and neurodivergent activist. She currently working as an investigative journalist/researcher with the global journalism and production studio, ‘Project Brazen’ and regularly guests on the ‘Unpacking Neuroqueerness’ podcast. Of Russian origin, Xenia attended an international school in Moscow before moving to London for her Bachelors in History and Masters in Digital Culture & Society (MA) from King’s College London.
Canada
Premium
Vicky C
A native of San Francisco, Vicky is an experienced storyteller with a past life as an executive in the entertainment industry. She worked on TV movies as Vice President of Movies at a company owned by HBO. World traveler, screenwriter, and content marketing professional, Vicky believes everyone has an interesting story to tell.
United Kingdom
Senior
Kelly R
Kelly began her writing career contributing sketches for radio and television programmes, and had work produced by the BBC for the Russ Abbot Show. With a genuine interest, some may say nosiness, in other people’s lives, she has recently found her passion for ghostwriting, and is currently working on her fourth celebrity autobiography. Kelly loves theatre and was a judge for the Great British Pantomime Awards in 2018. She has been invited again for the 2021 season. In her spare time, she is a member of Bournemouth Rock Choir.
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