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
Senior
Aileen OB
Aileen has always loved stories. From a book-obsessed child, she went on to a career as a magazine journalist. She has been privileged to be allowed into the lives of the famous and non-famous as they shared their experiences. As well as writing for magazine titles from Hello! to Ideal Home and TV Times, she is an experienced book editor. Aileen is a trained actress and has worked in theatres all over the country. Half Irish, she grew up in the Peak District and now lives in Hastings.
United Kingdom
Premium
David S
Born in Australia, David’s professional writing career has spanned 40 years, starting as a reporter/newsreader in Sydney, before moving to the UK for a stint of 20 years as a celebrity interviewer on the Sunday Express. He’s interviewed dozens of top TV stars such as Sir David Attenborough and Sir Kenneth Branagh, plus sporting icons including Sir Alex Ferguson. David has a BA in Communications from Charles Sturt University, and MA in Drama from London University. He’s also published a successful book, How To Succeed in Newspaper Journalism.
United Kingdom
Senior
Felice H
Felice’s career has been in journalism. She started as a sub-editor on Vogue and Brides magazines, followed by many years as a freelance travel writer. She has written for almost every national newspaper in the UK, and for magazines such as Condé Nast Traveller, Country Life, and House & Garden. She has written 18 travel guide books, and has just finished writing her own family memoir.
United Kingdom
Premium
Paddy M
Paddy has written for the Guardian, Observer, Independent and Telegraph. He was born in the Middle East, an experience that led to an insatiable wanderlust that’s seen him live in New York and travel to destinations as far flung as Eritrea, Ethiopia and Syria. These days, with two daughters, he’s more likely to be found in Devon, working on the third in his series of conspiracy thrillers (published by Fahrenheit Press), or practising as a psychotherapist. Paddy’s a great listener with a deep interest in what makes people tick.
United Kingdom
Premium
Dettie G
Dettie, writing as DG Coutinho, is an award-winning author, spoken word performer, and lifelong defender of human rights. Her writing career took flight when she won the Bloody Scotland Harvill Secker Crime Writing Award in 2021, paving the way for her twisty, satirical thriller The Light and Shade of Ellen Swithin, published in hardback in August 2024 and now out in paperback with Vintage. As a published novelist, ghostwriter, and curator, Dettie excels at crafting compelling narratives that blend imagination with lived experience. Beyond the page, she performs spoken word under the name DGC and proudly co-founded and MC’d Boisterous Ravens, a vibrant spoken word platform spotlighting Black, Brown, and Global Majority voices. In collaboration with NAZ Project London, she co-authored the children’s book Activists In Action: Prudence Mabele, celebrating the groundbreaking South African AIDS activist. Her creative work spans short stories, scriptwriting, and ongoing fiction projects, including her novel Prodigal Honey, longlisted for the Exeter Novel Prize in 2015. She is Proud of her South Asian Indian and West African heritage, she feels lucky that she is able to draw on both cultures to enrich her storytelling. When Dettie is not writing or performing, you’ll find her eating anything with cheese in it or on it, obsessing over Liverpool football club, or defending her title as a virulent coffee snob.
United Kingdom
Senior
Jennifer S
Jennifer is a freelance professional musician who studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She continued her post-graduate studies in the USA on a scholarship and has travelled internationally as an orchestral and solo musician. This has provided wonderful opportunities to develop her writing skills and her latest published novel is set in Italy. Jennifer is passionate about writing poetry and also contributes articles to various online platforms, including ‘Spotlight’. She now lives in rural Normandie, but continues to work in the UK both as a musician and writer.
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
Paul P
Paul is a fiction and non-fiction writer with an extensive professional background in cognitive skills and wellbeing. A personal epiphany in his thirties led him to undertake a series of epic adventures, testing his physical and mental endurance in the wild places of the world. For Paul, telling our own stories and hearing the stories of others is integral to finding meaning as we navigate a path through the trials and joys of life. By consciously placing ourselves at the heart of our own story, we can make sense of chapters gone and shape chapters yet to come.
Netherlands
Junior
Eelco C
Eelco heeft ruim vijftien jaar ervaring als muziekjournalist. Hij was hoofdredacteur van een platform voor elektronische muziek in Amsterdam en Berlijn, en werkte freelance voor festivals als TodaysArt en Dekmantel. In 2020 stond hij met een essay over zijn Indische familiegeschiedenis op de shortlist van de Joost Zwagerman Essayprijs. Over dit onderwerp verschijnt in 2022 een roman bij De Arbeiderspers. Naast boeken lezen, muziek verzamelen en hardlopen kijkt hij zoveel mogelijk wedstrijden van Ajax.
United Kingdom
Premium
Theodore B
Theo has been writing full-time for three years, working on short stories, travel articles, screenplays, historical pieces and a historical fiction series. Prior to that he was a lawyer in London, Moscow, Paris and Hong Kong. In 2010, he left the law, jumped on a bicycle and rode 10,000 miles across Asia and Europe to his home in Norfolk. Theo loves Scandinavia, Central Asia, 19th century history, armchair archaeology, opera, flying and all kinds of storytelling. He has a degree in archaeology and a master’s in modern history – both from Cambridge University.
United Kingdom
Junior
Iris G
Iris is a London-based freelance journalist, copywriter and aspiring novelist. Having grown up in France with a French father and Yorkshire-born mother, Iris moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA, before landing in London in 2017. Her work, which mainly spans lifestyle, wellness, relationships and pop culture, has appeared in a wide range of publications, including InStyle, Stylist, Metro, Cosmopolitan, SheKnows, Alma and more. When not firmly planted behind her pink laptop, she can be found at various fitness classes or at the cinema for the third time that week.
United Kingdom
Senior
George H
George is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where he studied human geography. He has worked in a national newsroom as a feature writer and is currently freelancing as an editor and ghostwriter, specialising in narrative nonfiction. He co-wrote Inside Allenwood, an Amazon bestseller about the life of a white-collar criminal, and has written and edited books which have sold thousands of copies and been turned into films. He also works as an editorial consultant with a UK literary agency. He lives in Norwich, where he spends frustrating Saturdays watching the football and relaxed Sundays reading.
United Kingdom
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George L
George is a prolific freelance writer and an award-winning radio producer. In a career that began in music journalism in the 1990s, George has interviewed hundreds of bands, as well as authors, scientists and political activists. In 2023, George won a Silver award at the “Radio Oscars”, the Audio & Radio Industry Awards. George lives in Buckinghamshire with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys baking, windsurfing, reading and listening to music.
United Kingdom
Premium
Traci O
An American poet living in the Channel Islands, Traci is the author of two poetry collections for which she received a Seed Funding Grant from Arthouse Jersey. Her writing appears in BBC Radio Jersey, Poetry, Literary Matters, The Jersey Evening Post, and elsewhere. She has two master’s degrees in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University and serves as an editor for multiple international literary journals. Traci loves to help others tell their stories. She has taught writing and literature in France and the Caribbean, and she currently teaches creative writing workshops in Jersey, writes for several lifestyle magazines, hosts a one-hour radio programme, and edits books for international authors.
United Kingdom
Senior
Peter H
Peter completed his MA in Creative Writing (with distinction) at MMU in 2004, after which he combined work as a freelance writer with a civil service career that saw him travel the world, forming life-long friendships with people from a range of cultural backgrounds. In recent years, he found publishing success in Hong Kong, where he co-edited two fiction anthologies and saw his latest novel released by an international publisher. These days, Peter lives in Lancashire – where at least some of his roots spring from – when he's not exploring his new roots in Argentina, from where both his amazing wife and globetrotting cat hail. He loves working on projects that offer a genuine connection, whether that’s creating inspiring educational texts for high school students, helping a Hong Kong shoemaker tell his rags-to-riches story, interviewing designers as an unlikely fashion correspondent, or producing a podcast that allows other writers, musicians and artists to talk about their life and work.
United Kingdom
Senior
Lara E
Athens-born to Lebanese-Canadian parents, Lara’s multi-cultural background is an asset in her worldly approach to being an active listener and writer. An accomplished singer, musician and composer, Lara is also a sought-after music journalist. With years of experience in establishing strong personal connections with fellow artists, journalists, and people all over the world, she is widely regarded as a passionate and unique storyteller. Lara holds a Degree in English Literature from the University of St. Andrews, and has worked as Editor and Senior Writer for Webzines ‘Backseat Mafia’ and ‘Jazz in Europe’. Lara is also a journalist for ‘Women in Jazz Media’.
United Kingdom
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Stefanie F
A graduate of the prestigious Cardiff School of Journalism, Stefanie can write eloquently on an array of diverse subjects. She has many years’ experience as a features editor and content creator so she can really connect with people and understand what they want to say – then write in their voice. You’ll find her work published across magazines (including food, Trencherman’s Guide and numerous bespoke publications), books (The Good Food Guide) and online (well-known names include National Trust, Travelodge and Visit Britain). She has also worked as a listening volunteer for Samaritans. She is also currently writing her first true crime novel. When not writing she’s walking the beautiful Devon coast and countryside, cooking and reading.
United Kingdom
Premium
Ian M
After university, Ian trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and worked successfully as an actor. Inspired by the words of great writers such as Shakespeare, Coward and Rattigan, he ran a new-writing theatre company at The Young Vic Studio, writing and directing ten plays. He wrote a book based on this experience, <em>Special Talents, Special Needs</em>, which was translated into several languages. He went on to write for the Guardian, the Independent, the Wall Street Journal et al. People’s stories fascinate Ian and profiles are one of his greatest passions.
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
Angela H
Angela developed a listening ear as a teacher and as a hospital volunteer. She enjoys hearing people’s life experiences, believing we should all cherish what makes us unique. Her short stories have been published in Prima, Fiction Feast, Kookie, Yours and in anthologies plus articles published in The Times Educational Supplement, Stella (the Sunday Telegraph) Woman Alive, The People’s Friend, The Dalesman, Writing Magazine and newspapers. Endeavour Press published two novels. Angela leads writing classes, enjoys travel, dog walks, swimming, reading and being a member of the WI.
United Kingdom
Senior
Josephine G
Josephine loves stories: both fictional and other people’s life experiences. Despite having careers in education and the travel industry, she always aimed to return to university and complete a writing MA. After graduating from The Manchester Writing School, she went on to have stories published in anthologies and literary journals. Her recent story ‘Going Downhill’ was chosen for The Best British Short Stories 2021. Having just successfully completed a ghostwriting project with a prestigious client, she welcomes the privilege and satisfaction of being trusted to bring personal stories to life.
Netherlands
Junior
Gijs vd L
Na een decennium docentschap (Aardrijkskunde), volgde Gijs in 2018 een lang gekoesterde droom: een autobiografische roman schrijven over de eerste jaren van een betekenisvolle vriend(schap), spelend in zijn studententijd (2002 – 2004). Geleidelijk werd duidelijk dat hij zou blijven schrijven, bij mooi weer en het liefst in de buitenlucht, zoals op de Franse camping. Hiernaast is hij geboeid door de mens en “het bestaan”, waarin hij zich intussen ook uitgebreid verdiept heeft. In het schrijven van levensverhalen van anderen komen beide samen. Hij gelooft dat velen eigenlijk een mooi boek verdienen.
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
Erica W
Erica left Oxford with a degree in English and a blue in ballroom dancing. She’s since notched up 16 years in the media, ever since the BBC selected her for its prestigious journalism training and set her writing for flagship shows like Breakfast TV and Radio 4’s Today. A long-running autobiographical series for ITV and thousands of hours of interviews under her belt, Erica is something of an expert when it comes to story-telling. She loves nothing more than helping people express their tales in a wonderfully captivating way.
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