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
Pauline J
Born and raised in France, Pauline holds a BA in English Language, Literature, History and Culture from the Université Paris Diderot and an MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. She has lived in France, Australia, Scotland, and England, where she now works in educational publishing. Her writing has been published in a number of publications, and she is the founder and editor-in-chief of Middleground Magazine. When not reading, writing or working, Pauline can be found enjoying a long walk, a kickboxing class, or a trip abroad.
United Kingdom
Senior
Emily D
Emily recently returned to the UK to study for an MA in Writing at Warwick University, after having spent the last two years living, teaching and sweating in Saigon, Vietnam. She balances out her love of all things sedentary by setting herself outlandish physical challenges. This year she ran the Amsterdam Marathon (she at least picked a flat one), trekked in Japan and Nepal and climbed Mount Fansipan – the tallest mountain in Indochina – in her pyjamas. Her superpower is the ability to complete cryptic crosswords.
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.
United Kingdom
Premium
Annabel V
Annabel has worked as a journalist for 25 years, mainly as a self-employed freelancer, writing general and historical features, travel features, and ghost-writing for the Daily Mail, The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent and the FT. She also does book serialisations and extracts and appraises books for their serialisation potential. She has also written two acclaimed books, Following the Drum: The Lives of Army Wives and Daughters, and To War With the Walkers: One Family’s Extraordinary Story of the Second World War, which was named as one of the Books of the Year in The Telegraph, The Times, The Mail and Mail on Sunday. She enjoys travelling (and travel writing), family history and meeting and talking to new people.
United Kingdom
Senior
MaryAnn I
MaryAnn is a Nigerian writer with a deep love for languages, psychology, and film. She is fluent in Spanish and has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Hertfordshire. MaryAnn has been published in the African Writer’s Magazine and the Kalahari Review. She was shortlisted for the 2011 UBA National Essay Writing Competition, the 2017 African Rubiz Prize for Prose, and, most recently, the 2023 Fab Prize for Children’s Fiction. Her novella, An Estate of Ironies, was also a finalist for the 2024 WTAW Alcove Chapbook Competition, while her short story Mykonos in Congealed Blood was published as part of Flame Tree Publishing’s African Ghost Stories Anthology in April 2024. MaryAnn is a long-distance mom to two adorable cats and currently lives in England, where she spends time teaching, traveling, writing, and daydreaming.
United Kingdom
Junior
Helen F
As a published author of several books, two of which were oral histories, articles and short stories, Helen is adept at engaging people into relaying their stories in a relaxed and interesting manner. A Diploma in Creative Writing from the Regent Academy, London and a background as a legal secretary, has given Helen the skills to write professionally and precisely. Free time is spent researching her Italian ancestor from newspaper archives, online resources and original material; sewing with her vintage machines; enjoying time with the family exploring the outdoors, driving and maintaining their classic vehicles.
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.
United Kingdom
Premium
Andrew C
A Yorkshireman in training by way of Chicago, USA, Andrew is a historical researcher and author with a unique specialty for telling the stories of businesses, inventors, and entrepreneurs. As the founder and curator of the Made In Chicago Museum, he has written extensively for more than a decade about the hundreds of manufacturing businesses that helped create that city’s industrial standing in the 20th century. One of those businesses, the famous candy giant Mars Inc., commissioned Andrew to write an official company history book to mark the closing of its original Chicago factory. The Mars Wrigley Candy Factory - Chicago: A Farewell Yearbook, was published in 2024. Andrew was also proud to write the first official company history book for one of the pioneers of automated music: Roll with the Punches: The Story of QRS Music (2024). Across a varied 20-year career, Andrew has always embraced the opportunity to tell previously untold story. Whether as a music journalist, sports writer, researcher, DIY museum curator, or copy-editing desk jockey, his central pursuit is the unique character of the subject and the relatable, engaging (and factually accurate!) translation of that subject’s experience. When writing about a business or organization, he takes particular care in digging beneath the usual bullet points of “About Us” company bios to find the human experiences of the people involved; the risk takers who developed an idea, overcame obstacles, and achieved something significant—be it worldwide fame or just a steady living for themselves and their family.
United Kingdom
Senior
Allie M
As a kid Allie wanted to write stories instead of playing outside. She started copywriting in 2008, and since then she's written everything from software reports to self help books. She's helped many coaches, therapists and business leaders bring their stories to life, with practical advice their readers can use to improve their life or business. When Allie is not writing, you’ll find her watching sci-fi or hanging out with her betta fish.
United Kingdom
Premium
Mark C
An experienced ghostwriter, investigative journalist and editor, Mark has written books on subjects as diverse as organised crime, business and sport. He has also written for most UK national newspapers including The Guardian, The Observer and The Sun. Mark qualified (NCTJ) as a journalist in 1998 and has spent decades covering some of the biggest issues around the world. He specialises in current affairs, politics, public policy, business and crime. But Mark is never more at home than when listening to, and bringing to life, remarkable personal stories.
United Kingdom
Premium
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John
John has always enjoyed writing since he was a boy growing up by the seaside in East Yorkshire. He spent 25 years as a sports reporter on regional titles in the North of England where as well as interviewing personalities, he attended major events including the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. A fan of films, John was a runner-up in the Lloyds Bank National Screenwriting competition, while a co-authored short - ‘Bicycle’ - reached the final of the IMDb Script to Screen Award. John has self-published three novels and is working on a fourth featuring problem child Chris Roberts as he tries to make sense of adulthood.
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
Senior
Jennifer L
Jennifer is an author and environmental writer with a background in nature conservation. Throughout her varied career in magazine publishing, she has written for Vogue, The Week, Dazed, BBC, Wildlife Trusts, and RSPB to encourage people to get outdoors and explore nature in order to de-stress their lives. Her book The Wheel, on her year exploring Pagan practices and reconnecting with nature, will be published by September Publishing in October 2021. In June 2018, she won a Northern Writers’ Award for her children’s fiction, which looks at destigmatising mental health issues for a younger audience.
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.
Netherlands
Senior
Kees V
Kees is als docent Engels gepokt en gemazeld in het voortgezet onderwijs. Naast zijn liefde voor de Engelse taal en literatuur gaat zijn belangstelling ook uit naar de geschiedenis van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. En met name naar de Shoah. Naast schrijver en co-auteur van verschillende toneelstukken over dit onderwerp heeft hij ook drie historische werken op zijn naam staan. Eén over de Jodenvervolging in zijn woonplaats (Waar ze ook heen gaan, ze hebben in elk geval mooi weer, 2012), één over een Alphense arts die ook in het verzet zat (Pilon, arts en verzetsman, 2016). Zijn meest recente boek bevat tientallen verhalen van bewoners en medewerkers van de Martha-Stichting, een voormalig kindertehuis in Alphen aan den Rijn (Het Boek der Martelaren, 2017). De drie boeken die hij heeft geschreven zijn gebaseerd op de verhalen die mensen hem verteld hebben. In zijn woonplaats geeft Kees regelmatig lezingen en gastlessen over de onderwerpen die hem bezighouden.
United Kingdom
Senior
Divya G
Divya holds a First Class degree in English Studies, an MA in Creative Writing and an MPhil in Literary Studies. Her novel in progress has been longlisted and shortlisted for six literary awards. She lives between the UK and Berlin and teaches creative writing for The Reader Berlin. She also co-hosts STRIKE short story club for the UK’s leading literary salon, The Word Factory. Divya writes fiction, non-fiction, and is a trained oral historian. She is currently finishing her novel and doing freelance writing and editing work.
United Kingdom
Premium
Omar
Omar is an accomplished writer with over 20 years of expertise in film and travel journalism. He is a Law graduate who has contributed to prestigious publications including Empire, Radio Times, Evening Mail, BBC Online, and Metro Newspaper. His career highlights include interviewing Bollywood luminaries and writing comprehensive travel reviews for major destinations and hospitality brands worldwide. Omar enjoys reading and loves a good thriller especially by John Grisham. He combines his passion for cinema, travel, and cultural studies to craft engaging narratives that bridge diverse perspectives and experiences.
United Kingdom
Premium
Tiffany C
Tiffany is a bilingual, prize-nominated writer, who grew up in Hong Kong and moved to London at sixteen. After receiving her MSc in Strategic Marketing from Imperial College, she worked as a digital marketer for several years, before transitioning to writing full-time. She has completed two novels since, one of which was “highly commended” in Faber & Faber’s Fab prize in 2020. As a plant-based vegan, Tiffany is a huge advocate for sustainability and wellbeing, and now copywrites and creates content for change makers and kind businesses.
United Kingdom
Junior
Vanessa K
What Vanessa fights for more than anything is a decent education and an ordinary life for her autistic son. Malaysian-born and now based in Scotland, Vanessa took up writing when she had to give up work in the NHS Biochemistry laboratories to care for her son, and made a success of both her son and her writing. She has seven fantasy books published, with others on submission. She holds a BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, and was recently awarded an MSc (Dist) in Forensic Science. She has a Dip in Literature & Creative Writing.
United Kingdom
Senior
Maddy F
Maddy studied African history at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London before becoming a journalist. She has written for the Daily Telegraph, the New Statesman and Time magazine, to name a few, and loves finding the unique at the heart of the ordinary in people’s lives. Passionate about theatre, film and TV, she co-founded ScriptWright, a business helping screenwriters and playwrights make their ideas flourish. In a spare moment, she can be found singing, working on her novel, making podcasts and mixing cocktails. She dreams of one day having an owl as a pet.
United Kingdom
Senior
Amanda T
Amanda started her career in newspapers, then moved on to medical journals in the UK and Middle East. As well as writing short stories for women’s magazines in the UK, she worked for the Royal Mail, the UK Police Force and the NHS on their in-house magazines and has taught creative writing in prisons. Amanda’s clients range from a former MI5 agent to a brain tumour sufferer. Amanda loves meeting new people and has a passion for helping them tell their own unique stories.
United Kingdom
Senior
Charlotte B
Charlotte has worked as a journalist for a number of publications from the Independent to Prima, as well as organisations within the non-profit and charity sector. She is the author of four children’s books, in the Ultimate Football Heroes series, which tell the biographical stories of professional female footballers. Most recently, she wrote Great British Spirit: Acts of Kindness and Heroism, a compendium of stories featuring British figures from the 20th century and today. She probably couldn’t write or live without music and loves playing her favourite songs on piano.
United Kingdom
Junior
Charlie T
Charlie is an author of a best-selling psychological thriller and has four cosy crime mysteries coming out this year. Her favourite part about writing is capturing the authentic voice. She studied Theology at Oxford University and has taught Latin, worked promoting literacy within a prison, and is a counsellor for a children’s charity. Charlie is a morning person and gets up at 5am to commit fictional murder. She loves coffee, carrot cake and walking in rural Leicestershire with her cavapoo, Otto.
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.
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