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
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
Sara W
Sara’s career as a journalist has taken her from the Insight investigative team on The Sunday Times to 5 years living in Miami and Washington DC researching and writing investigative non-fiction books to a continuing career as a contract writer for publications that included The Sunday Times Magazine and Conde Nast Traveller. Her research allowed her to travel the world while based in a medieval hilltop village in Provence, an experience she describes as a “privilege”. Back in London, she continues to find stories that excite and inspire her.
Netherlands
Junior
Shanna P
Shanna studeerde Taal- en Letterkunde (Nederlands – Duits) aan de Universiteit van Antwerpen en behaalde daarna een Master Meertalige Communicatie. In de jaren die daarop volgden werkte ze als Sales Representative. In haar vrije tijd las ze fictie en non-fictie boeken, was ze vast proeflezer voor een bevriend auteur en schreef ze zelf kortverhalen. Vorig jaar besloot ze dat ze van haar hobby haar beroep wilde maken. Begin dit jaar behaalde ze een diploma Copywriting. Haar interesses gaan uit naar psychologie, spiritualiteit en zelfverwezenlijking.
United Kingdom
Senior
Jackie H
Jackie abandoned a fashion design course to become a journalist, spending a decade reporting and sub-editing for several top news agencies. She has interviewed and written profile pieces on numerous key figures over her career, including Sir Anthony Hopkins. She then worked in-house for an agency before joining a local government corporate communications team. As a trained Samaritans listener, Jackie prides herself on being empathetic and connecting with people. A former international distance runner, she still enjoys jogging, swimming and cycling. She is also a town councillor.
United Kingdom
Senior
Victoria S
Victoria is a self-published young adult fantasy author from Manchester. After pursuing biomedical science at university, she soon realised how much she missed reading and writing, which led her to complete both an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in English Literature. Since then, Victoria has gained valuable experience in writing, marketing and editorial roles. Alongside ghostwriting, she currently works at a cat shelter as an animal care assistant and is studying to become a qualified therapist. Victoria approaches each StoryTerrace book with empathy and compassion, always recognising the beauty in every person’s story. As someone who is neurodivergent, she has a deep appreciation for how complex and unique the human mind can be. She treats every client as an individual, offering the care, patience and understanding they deserve.
United Kingdom
Senior
Gemma A
Gemma is a freelance writer and Post Production Supervisor, with a BA in Fine Art from Norwich School of Art and Design. Telling stories is her passion, whether they are written or visually expressed in film. Gemma has lived all over the world, in Europe, the US, and Asia. She worked for Jamie Oliver in London, editing his short videos, and writing for his online content. She now works in the film marketing world, based in London, and as a writer for StoryTerrace.
United Kingdom
Premium
John L
Born in Stoke Newington and brought up in Enfield, John has been writing for more than four decades. He was a singer and lyricist with a punk band before becoming a video journalist for the Reuters news agency, reporting from Iraq, Jerusalem, Hong Kong and elsewhere. As a corporate writer, he has helped scores of leading brands tell their stories. His short fiction has appeared in print and online magazines. He recently completed a creative writing course at the Faber Academy and is working on a novel set in 1938.
Canada
Premium
Samia M
Samia currently works at The Walrus, where she gets to edit magazine stories about everything from political protests and science explainers to personal essays. Before moving to Toronto, she lived in Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories—a long way from Syria, her home country—where she helped edit Up Here magazine, cross-country skied on frozen lakes in the winter, and canoed in the summer. When she isn’t typing things, she spends her free time trying (and failing) to grow cucumbers, learning about fungi, and making hummus.
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
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
Susan G
Susan began her working life in sales and retail management, but wanted to learn more about business, so took the leap and started an accountancy training contract with a mid-tier firm. After qualifying, she spent six years in various finance roles. In 2015, she began developing and audience-testing both comic and more dramatic scripts for theatre and short film. Committed to words and stories in their different forms, she retrained as a journalist and audio producer, works freelance, and is writing her first novel.
Netherlands
Senior
Bert K
Bert is docent Nederlands en geschiedenis in Schagen, maar ook schrijver van vele toneelstukken en een opera. Ook was hij jarenlang freelance journalist en schreef hij voor Metro en het Algemeen Dagblad. Eind 2014 verscheen zijn eerste roman – Zwijgen – die uitstekend is ontvangen door pers en publiek. In zijn vrije tijd traint hij voor halve marathons, schaatst hij veel tijdens de wintermaanden en gaat hij er ’s zomers graag op uit met de racefiets.
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
Birgit I
Birgit is AberdESTonian writer, and a published author. As a teenager, she discovered the power of stories, and she has used that power in every profession she’s had, including her career as a journalist for more than 13 years. In 2019, she followed her dream, and moved to Scotland. A few months later, she was a published author. As a ghostwriter, she enjoys writing memoirs and how-to business books the most. The only time when she's not thinking about writing is when she attends Latin Dance classes.
United Kingdom
Senior
Andy H
Andy has written extensively for Time Out, Metro, The Guardian, New York Post, easyJet Traveller, Clash and others, covering music, food, art, fashion, technology and travel. He studied history at London’s groovy Goldsmiths college, and spent the best years of his twenties crisscrossing the globe as a touring musician. Nowadays, Andy is cheerfully domesticated with two beautiful children, a smelly dog, and a piano that’s a hassle to shift so he’ll probably stay put in glorious Devon. He doesn’t have the accent – yet, anyway.
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.
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
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.
United Kingdom
Senior
Sharlene M
Sharlene is an experienced writer and former educator who is adept at teasing out the funny little anecdotes you’d almost forgotten. She is patient and sensitive with other people’s histories and likes to rebuild them with care. As an author of original fiction for learners, educational materials for teachers, articles for parents, lifestyle pieces and the odd children’s book, writing is simply the thing that she does best. Born in London, Sharlene grew up listening to her parents’ colourful tales of childhoods in Malaysia and Kenya. She believes that real life holds the very best stories and that sharing them is the ultimate legacy.
United Kingdom
Senior
Stephen D
Stephen attributes his love of words to his childhood years as a bookworm, hiding from the complexities of the adult world around him. Ironically, his chosen career took him in the opposite direction. Through journalism, he delved into the darkest corners of the psyche, interviewing both monsters and saints. His passion for helping others tell their stories led to a slew of awards and hundreds of stories, including magazine articles in the UK, hard-hitting journalism for regional papers in the American Midwest, and stories for the international edition of The Guardian.
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
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.
United Kingdom
Premium
Sarah M T
Sarah started her journalist career in 2000. From chatting with Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley for local radio to interviewing a Saudi Prince and Astronaut on television in Dubai – she is always prepared with a curve-ball question to get the conversation going. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and online, both under her byline and as a ghost writer for business leaders. Her work has appeared in many anthologies, and she has won several awards, including the Stafford Litfest fiction prize and the Sir Alan Ayckbourn Short Play Award.
United Kingdom
Premium
Stuart B
Stuart has been a journalist and writer for nearly 40 years after graduating in history and politics from Lancaster University. He has written a biography of former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and interviewed many of the great names in British sporting history. He is not just a sports writer, however, being a keen historian and genealogist, as well as having a love of the northern hills and an insatiable curiosity for just about everything!
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