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
Shikainah C
When Shikainah is not practicing as a psychologist with the NHS, specialising in trauma and refugee groups and contributing to the World Health Organisation’s global clinical practice network, she works as a freelance writer and theatre reviewer. Shikainah speaks fluent Hindi, Urdu and Tamil, devours Agatha Christies, savours Earl Grey tea at 4pm and cooks for her family and friends. She held on to her little Nokia phone until 2019, at which point she was finally forced to upgrade to a smartphone in order to keep up with her work.
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
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
Senior
Danny T
Danny is a married father of four from Coventry and a trained journalist with just under a decade of experience in professional writing. He is from a working class background and always secretly wished he could be a writer but assumed people like him, from where he is from, couldn't possibly make their living by writing things other people wanted to read. When he found himself out of work aged 28 due to health reasons, Danny decided to go and get some qualifications and completed a sociology degree at the University of Warwick. Since then he’s become an influential journalist, interviewed prime ministers and held powers to account all while writing to audiences of millions.
Netherlands
Senior
Cato T
Cato is historicus en werkte als programmamaker, interviewer en redacteur bij de publieke omroep (KRO, VARA). Ik ben gespecialiseerd in verhalen van mensen en werkte voor human interest programma’s als De Reünie, Memories en De Wandeling. Cato deed research voor een biografie van een verzetsheld en heeft onlangs een boek gemaakt over het levensverhaal van een onderduikkind uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
United Kingdom
Premium
Alice J
Alice is a skilled writer with a keen eye for detail. She is a self-confessed stickler for spelling and grammar and has a degree in English Literature. She worked in the Middle East as a journalist and freelance writer for almost a decade, reporting and developing stories from people in the GCC and Afghanistan. Alice has researched and written several non-fiction books for corporate clients and her most recent biography The Real Agatha Christie will be published by Pen and Sword in 2026.
United Kingdom
Senior
Mark F
Mark has loved creative writing for as long as he can remember, with short stories published in diverse outlets, from Scotland to Canada. He has also ghostwritten many biographies, recently completing a memoir based on his own mental health experiences. Passionate about the crucial role storytelling plays in maintaining wellbeing and preserving memories, he has been invited to promote his work in schools, community groups, prisons, and in radio interviews. Away from his laptop he loves music – his claim to fame was his band once playing a session on BBC Radio 1.
United Kingdom
Premium
Francis W
Francis used to be found roaming Southeast Asia, where he lived and worked as a journalist for six years, writing for The Guardian, TIME and others. He published his first book in 2017, on the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and now lives back in London where he continues to write. He has a deep love of the craft of storytelling, and uses journalism as an excuse to sit for hours and talk with people about the worlds they inhabit.
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.
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
Alison A
Having studied French and German at Oxford, worked for more than 25 years in financial communication and translation, as well as publishing a memoir of three transformational years living in Sweden with her family (So Sweden – Living Differently) Alison has a real passion for language and helping people tell their stories. She has lived abroad in France, too, and her work with Story Terrace has encompassed the stories of people from Denmark, Lebanon, Iran, Vietnam, Russia and Australia with the particular themes of family roots and culture which their international lives have brought, as well as those of people who have spent part of their lives in Germany, America, India, Pakistan, Wales and all around the UK. Her work has also included books with a business focus, including an insight into fintech regulation, a book inspiring people to set up their own small businesses and another exploring what it takes to start from nothing in business in a foreign country. She has also edited a number of books. Alison has written 25 books so far and loved every minute of the privileged relationship a StoryTerrace writer develops with their story tellers, and the amazing perspective people have when they have lived through decades of great change. An avid traveller, gardener, cook and lover of the arts, she spends her free time with her family, playing tennis, walking her dog Twiglet, reading, and going to concerts, the cinema and theatre as often as possible.
United Kingdom
Premium
Hilda K
After gaining a BA (Hons) in English, Hilda studied newspaper journalism. She has had a career as a journalist and communications professional for over 20 years that has taken her to 50 countries, a visit to Chernobyl and Bosnia and working on a global campaign to ban landmines spearheaded by Princess Diana. Hilda is the author of three children’s picture books in the Donna and Dermot series, a memoir and co-author of three anthologies of poetry. She relaxes by singing in a choir, reading, yoga, meditation and hiking.
Canada
Senior
Ashley O
Ashley is a Nigerian born writer and journalist. She has written about everything from immigration, education, and politics to beauty and lifestyle. Her work has appeared on WNYC, Quartz, and other news sites. She holds a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School, as well as a degree in Journalism and Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers University-Newark. When she is not writing, Ashley is nose deep in her favorite books or out looking for her next story.
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.
Senior
Mai N
As a bilingual Vietnamese-English writer with 5+ years of experience, Mai has created and translated content spanning marketing, education, and life stories. She believes in the timeless power of words to connect, inspire, and endure beyond moments. Her passion lies in creating writing that lives, breathes, and continues to speak long after it’s read. Every project is an opportunity to shape meaning and share the quiet magic that only words can hold.
United Kingdom
Premium
Jean E
Jean has been writing stories since she was a child. In 2017, she published Goodbye Burma, a fictionalised account of her family’s evacuation from wartime Burma. Starting out as a historian, she spent two years in India searching for private papers and interviewing politicians active in the independence movement. Since then, Jean has travelled widely in Africa and South Asia and has two published books on communities in the north of England. Jean has been working as a freelance writer and editor for eight years, and enjoys bringing family histories and stories to life.
United Kingdom
Premium
Peter B
Peter has published 20+ titles, either as named author or ghost writer, by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Hodder & Stoughton, Headline, Macmillan, Bloomsbury, Orion and others. Peter has also written for The Guardian, The Independent, and Kensington & Chelsea Today and has wide commercial experience in the fashion industry, publishing, furniture and antiques retailing. An enthusiastic walker, Peter has undertaken a number of long walks, most notably from Sarajevo to Medjugorje in Bosnia; now widely in Wales and the Marches.
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
PRO
Premium
Ashani L
Ashani is an award-winning London-based novelist. She graduated from Cambridge University in 2019. Her debut novel, WINTER ANIMANLS, won the Betty Trask Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award. She has also won the Tower Poetry Prize, the Alpine Fellowship Prize, the Bedford International Prize, and a London Writer’s Award. Her most recent novel, SUCKERFISH, explores childhood memories and tense familial dynamics. Ashani’s non-fiction work has also been recognised by The Guardian and Amnesty International.
United Kingdom
Senior
Paul D.G.
After 25 years in finance, Paul decided to spend his time more profitably and return to his love of writing. A career in law and banking that included a decade as a director of a FTSE 250 company gives him a deep understanding of all aspects of business. Outside of business, he also loves nature, exploring the poetry of the everyday and finding the connections between everything. A Cambridge English graduate, when not walking his golden retriever, transporting his children or providing communications advice to Idaho miners, he enjoys writing for his Substack and daydreaming about Arsenal, history and philosophy.
United Kingdom
Premium
Yvonne S
Yvonne has been a journalist for three decades. Her work has been published in The Guardian, The Observer, The White Review, BBC History, The Mirror and The London Evening Standard, among others. She lectures in narrative non-fiction, fiction and journalism at London’s City Lit, and teaches the personal essay module at Canterbury Christchurch University. Her work has appeared in several anthologies, including Know Your Place and Unheard Voices. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Seán Ó Faoláin prize, Black Spring Press prize and longlisted for the Brick Lane Bookshop Prize. She is currently working on a narrative non-fiction book about the history and activism of the Black and minority ethnic press in the UK. The book will be published by The History Press in October 2025.
Netherlands
Senior
Henk S
Henk (1960) heeft altijd een zwak gehad voor mensen die buiten de gebaande paden denken. Hij verkeerde tussen oplichters en criminelen, maar interviewde ook ceo’s, filmsterren, staatshoofden en Nobelprijswinnaars. Tijdens zijn studie Journaiistiek werd hij aangenomen door weekblad Elsevier. Hij werkte vervolgens onder meer voor de Haagse Post, de Haagsche Courant, Het Parool en meer recent De Telegraaf en Follow The Money. Zijn eerste boek, over het Octopus-misdaadsyndicaat, stond maandenlang in de boeken-top 10. Als financieel verslaggever maakte hij de opkomst en neergang van de grote Nederlandse grootbanken mee en aan de vooravond van de oorlog in Irak schreef hij een boek over de ondergang van Saddam Hoessein. Met misdaadverslaggever Paul Vugts publiceerde hij de bestseller ‘Hells Angels - Motorclub of Misdaadbende’. Hij richtte een eigen uitgeverij op, liep vier marathons, componeert elektronische muziek, is getrouwd en heeft één zoon.
United Kingdom
Junior
Angela N
Angela is a professional writer with an MLitt (Masters) in creative writing from the University of Strathclyde. She began her career as a playwright in the early 2000s and have written many plays for schools and festivals including the Edinburgh Festival. She regularly copywrites for commercials. She also ghostwrites for obituaries and other speeches. She is currently writing her first novel 'The Giraffe Photograph'.
United Kingdom
Senior
John B
Only an avid listener could write a guide to birdsong! John is an established author whose titles range from nature and photography to art and true crime, and he has written about his experiences as a cancer survivor. John’s life in books includes not only writing, but editing, printing, publishing and bookselling. After training at London College of Printing, he honed his skills at the Victoria & Albert Museum. He also happens to be a member of every public library in England! When not walking or running in the Shropshire countryside, John works as a freelance writer and copy editor.
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