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
Michael H
Michael has been writing professionally since the early 1990’s. Published and syndicated around the world, he has worked as a columnist and contributor for The Guardian and other UK papers including The Sunday Times and the Mail on Sunday, is a magazine features writer. He has been a contributing editor at Esquire for over a decade, as well as working as a screenwriter, author, and teacher. As a journalist, Michael specializes in arts and creative coverage as well as real life reportage, interviews, profiles, and biography. He has a particular interest and experience in issues relating to mental health and psychology. He has both won and been shortlisted for journalism awards in the UK including PPA and PTC writer of the year. Accustomed to working with A list and emerging talent as both a journalist and collaborator, Michael has rewritten feature projects for Warner Brothers and Disney as well as independent productions.
United Kingdom
Junior
Jayne S
Jayne has always lived in London; her academic direction being English Literature. She attended The University of Westminster and later worked in advertising as a copywriter. Her engrained enthusiasm to write led her to dedicate her abilities to construct personal accounts into characterful, yet notable biographies. Jayne recently interviewed her grandmother who at 94, may sadly soon lose the ability to engage and communicate her memories. With a list of poignant questions stemming from childhood memories, Jayne recognises the value of hearing her story.
United Kingdom
Senior
Peculiar M
Peculiar is an accomplished author of over ten books and a pioneer in regional journalism, with experience at The Tide, ThisDay, and The Abuja Inquirer, where she became a UK correspondent. As a versatile writer skilled in health, business, Christianity, and women-focused topics, she is also an experienced ghostwriter with expertise spanning developmental editing and customer operations. She holds a BA (Hons) and an MSc in Mass Communication and volunteers as a career coach, which reflects her commitment to helping others while showcasing her unique creative flair in storytelling.
United Kingdom
Senior
Colette D
Colette has worked in magazine publishing for over 20 years – a career that’s given her the opportunity to meet scores of fascinating people. She’s equally at home chatting to famous faces such as Fleet Street editor turned TV presenter Janet Street-Porter and Dragons’ Den doyenne Deborah Meaden, as she is finding out about the life stories of chefs, artisans or cruise ship captains. When not working, Colette loves travelling; she never tires of the thrill of going to a new destination, exploring the local sights and sounds and enjoying authentic foodie experiences.
Netherlands
Senior
Enno de W & Marry D
Enno de Witt schrijft al ruim dertig jaar allerhande verhalen over van alles en nog wat voor uiteenlopende media. Hij is de auteur van ondermeer De grens, langs de randen van Nederland (Athenaeum – Polak & Van Gennep) en werkt momenteel aan een nieuw boek over ruzie in de vaderlandse geschiedenis. Enno is een ervaren interviewer en helpt bij het schrijven van levensverhalen. Zijn laatste boekproject was de bestseller Menthol van Frank Drake. Voor StoryTerrace werkt Enno samen met zijn partner Marry Dijkshoorn: tevens schrijver en biograaf. Ze vullen elkaar aan en zullen als duo een persoonlijk en getailleerd boek maken voor onze klanten.
United Kingdom
Senior
Liz R
Liz started her journalistic career almost by accident. Having had a somewhat itinerant childhood that cost her significant chunks of her education, she abandoned school altogether at the age of 17 with no idea where her future lay. She’d always loved writing, so when she spotted an advert for a ‘cub’ reporter on her local newspaper she jumped at the chance – and the rest, as they say, is history. Over 50 years later, Liz is a ‘weel kent’ face within the Scottish media industry, with a wealth of experience as a news reporter, features writer, editor and public relations expert. Her own troubled childhood inspired her to join the Children’s Panel – Scotland’s unique system of juvenile justice – and she served for 25 years, often dealing with the most harrowing cases of abuse and neglect. During her long and varied career, Liz visited Kosovo while serving as PR person with the Black Watch Regiment, witnessing the horrific aftermath of the Balkans War, and even spent several years as editor of a caravan magazine, travelling the length and breadth of Scotland and beyond. Now semi-retired, Liz has four wonderful grandchildren and lives happily with her two rescue dogs (both of indeterminate parentage) near Loch Leven in Kinross-shire, famous for its links with Mary, Queen of Scots. She’s currently writing a book about life with her narcissistic mother; you can read part of its prologue below.
United Kingdom
Senior
Kathryn K
Kathryn wrote her first story at age five. Her favourite subject at school after English literature was history but she was more curious about the people who never made it into the history books. Who would write their stories? She's gone on to write and teach writing and has helped people start writing through creativity coaching and understands how daunting writing can be. This shouldn't stop anyone from getting their story on the page and she'd love to help you write your story. Kathryn is the author of Palimpsest, a novel; holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Creative Writing; and leads workshops on Stoic journalling, memory writing, meditative and therapeutic writing, and writing to leave behind a legacy.
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
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
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
James M
James is an experienced writer and scriptwriter from London. After a degree in Creative Writing and working as a primary school teacher, he combined his skills to write editorial and scripts for children, for brands from the BBC to Disney. He balances that with developing some slightly more grown-up scripts and prose, working to capture humour and heart in equal measure. Alongside writing, James loves playing music, cooking, running and the immensely popular and very serious sport of dodgeball. He cites Kurt Vonnegut and Haruki Murakami amongst his literary heroes.
United Kingdom
Senior
Annabel H
Since training as a journalist on an evening paper in South Wales in the 70s, I've focused on feature writing for newspapers and magazines, specialising in one-to-one profiles. I've always enjoyed the interviews as much as the writing, and for that reason, I have invariably ended up with far more background information and interesting quotes than I actually needed! I live in the country near the English/Welsh border. I'm an animal lover, a keen amateur photographer and painter, and a fan of many sports, with a lifelong interest in history and current affairs, languages, and all aspects of the performing arts.
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
Junior
Darius A
Darius' journey as a writer kickstarted with his desire to extend the memory of his existence past his lifetime, and with the mantra, "There is nothing more permanent than words inked onto paper". Studying English & Creative Writing at University College Dublin, Darius worked as a journalist, and has since published several short stories and poems online, and has worked on multiple long-form projects, as an active member on the Fiverr and Medium platforms. Darius hopes to extend his mission to others, and help them jot down their names and stories in such ways that would never be forgotten.
United Kingdom
Premium
Jason J
Jason is a novelist, journalist and best-selling ghostwriter. He is a career storyteller with plenty of experience in bringing memories, ideas and personalities to light. Before turning to professional ghostwriting, he worked with national UK and Irish newspaper titles and penned comedy sketches and factual script for regional BBC TV and radio. His ghosted memoir Slave was an Amazon best-seller and the primary source for a 2018 primetime BBC drama. You’ll find Jason easy-going, creative and absolutely committed to helping you tell your story your way.
United Kingdom
Senior
Crispin OT B
Being a writer is all Crispin ever wanted, and after two decades in the wrong profession, his wife convinced him to go full time. Now an award-winning novelist with his dark humour series <em>A Very English Necromancer</em>, Crispin has a near-perfect career. A ghostwriter of multiple published novels, and a copywriter with a successful business, Crispin is a diverse writer who thrives when there’s something to learn. Writing memoirs is part of that, feeding his passion for experiencing and understanding the world through others’ unique perspectives.
United Kingdom
Premium
Amanda L
Amanda is the author of five bestselling novels and three works of non-fiction. She holds a degree in drama, appears regularly on BBC radio and LBC and was a contracted writer to the hit series Weekending on Radio 4. She researched and edited the leading directory for banks, The Banker’s Almanac, for Euromoney publications while also covering stories for them. She has written for, or contributed to, The Evening Standard, The Times, New Woman, US Cosmopolitan, Vagabond and Company Magazine as well as numerous online publications.
United Kingdom
Senior
Ram V
Ram is an author and graphic novelist who debuted in 2012 with a comic-book series in India. In 2015 he wrote his first novel as a part of a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from City University London. Before he was a writer, Ram was a chemical engineer whose work gave him the opportunity to travel all over the world. He now writes prose, comics, graphic novels and screenplays from his home in London. He also dabbles in illustration and harbours unlikely ambitions of being a blues guitarist one day.
United Kingdom
Senior
Chris W
Chris is an author and journalist based in the historic city of Oxford, UK. He holds a BA (Hons), first class, in Creative Writing from the University of Derby, and has many years of experience in the book trade, covering all angles. He has worked as an editor, proof-reader, specialist book-seller and freelance writer, with several published works to his name. He enjoys music, reading, theology, history and designing robots with his son. Chris has too many guitars, too many books, and not enough cats!
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
Mabinty TK
Mabinty is a self-published poet and copywriter with a knack for using cleverly crafted words to tell stories and create heart-warming content. With over 7 years writing experience, Mabinty is able to turn words into stories and believes we should celebrate the essence of who we are. This is what informs her writing style and process.
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.
Canada
Senior
Angela J
Angela is a writer, an entrepreneur and the author of the nonfiction book <i>Trillions on the Table</i>. She loves her son, her cats and her red wine. Angela created and instructed her own serving course and wrote a dating blog with 90k+ reads. Currently, she is a consultant and a lifestyle blogger for Sixty and Me, with an online community of over 500k readers. Her Forbes hotel background allows her to connect easily with clients; active listening and genuine interest is how your story will be crafted, in your voice.
United Kingdom
Premium
Ian S
Ian has written for the Financial Times, the Independent, and won the London round of The Stage newspaper’s New Theatre Critic Search 2016. He also writes fiction, and his short stories have appeared in numerous books and magazines. Sally Rooney praised his story Cute on The Stinging Fly Podcast, and his piece Legs and Feet Dangling was read out at legendary Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company. Ian has been interviewed by Litro magazine about his work and is seeking a publisher for his first collection of short stories.
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