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
Martin D
Martin caught the writing bug after researching the life of his great-great grandfather (a nineteenth century soldier). After finding out so much information about him, he thought it might make for an interesting book. The book was well received and Martin’s writing career was underway! Now, with over ten fiction and non-fiction books to his name, as well as his family history, Martin lists his home city as one of his great inspirations. “Carlisle has over two-thousand years of history dating back to the Romans – if you can’t find something there of interest, there’s no hope for you!”
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
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
Junior
Kat M
Kat holds a PgDip in Professional Writing and has written for the BFI, British Council and Oxford University Press. She honed her interviewing skills through her role as editor of the UK Film Council’s Film Street website. Kat is a retired baton twirler and a former primary school teacher who enjoys running and researching family histories. Kat loves storytelling in all its forms: she reads voraciously, loves art, film and theatre and is a playwright. She can’t wait to capture your voice and enable you to share your unique story.
United Kingdom
Senior
Elizabeth M
Liz has been writing all her life, and made it her profession in 2012 working as a copywriter, ghostwriter and creative editor. The holder of a first-class honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing with English Literature, and having attained a distinction in her Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing and Publication, she is currently working on her PhD in Creative Writing. Liz is immersed in every aspect of writing: teaching, writing and critiquing in the field. Liz is fascinated with historical and contemporary biography, as well as fiction. When not writing she loves crafting; trying her hand at sketching and painting; and photography.
United Kingdom
Senior
Claire M
Claire has been writing professionally for 13 years. After graduating from the University of Derby with a BA in English, she trained as a Journalist and worked for local newspapers – the Lichfield Mercury, Tamworth Herald and Sutton Coldfield Observer. She went on to work as a Features Writer, Copywriter and Editor for various companies around Birmingham and Staffordshire. She’s now a Freelance Copywriter, working from home in Lichfield with her husband, two small children and lovely rescued greyhound.
United Kingdom
Junior
Tumi T
A lyrical artist; Tumi takes words and makes worlds out of them. From an early age, she discovered the quiet power of language: how a stanza could become a stage, a paragraph a palace, and how even the ugliest truths could be woven into a beautiful legacy. With a MA in Creative Writing, she knows the power of storytelling and believes everyone is a main character in their story. Therefore, everyone has a story to tell. She loves to travel and soak up the sun in different parts of the world.
Netherlands
Senior
Kim S
Kim is kunsthistorica en letterkundige en schrijft voor de Historische Kring Breukelen en de Vechtstroom. Haar passies zijn reizen, lezen en schrijven. Ze joeg haar droom na en maakte met haar partner een reis van negen maanden door Zuidoost Afrika waar ze een boek over schreef. Niet lang daarna verhuisden ze naar Kenia, waar ze vier jaar woonden. Terug in Nederland is Kim begonnen om mensen te helpen hun levensverhaal op te schrijven.
United Kingdom
Premium
Antoinette T
Antoinette’s debut novel, Home to Cavendish, a blend of historical and contemporary fiction, was published by Poolbeg Press in 2019. Her second novel, The Secrets Left Behind, is due for publication in late 2020. Antoinette’s love affair with history and storytelling began at an early age. Rarely seen without a book in her hand, she has a BA Degree in English and History. After university she worked as a journalist before spending 15 years as a writer in corporate public relations. Energised by variety, she now works fulltime as a novelist, and freelance ghost writer and journalist.
Netherlands
Junior
Ahmad R
Ahmad (Meppel, 1989) begon zijn schrijfcarrière in 2013, toen zijn eerste Disney-scenario bij weekblad Donald Duck werd geaccepteerd. Vervolgens ging hij ook als freelance redactiemedewerker bij het vrolijke weekblad aan de slag. Sindsdien ging zijn loopbaan in sneltreinvaart. Zo vertaalde hij onder andere stripboeken vanuit het Engels en Turks, schreef artikelen voor diverse stripinformatiebladen, werd columnist en journalist bij een krant en staat hij momenteel onder contract bij meerdere uitgeverijen om diverse (strip)boeken te schrijven. In zijn vrije tijd brengt Ahmad het liefst tijd door met zijn zoon, Ibke.
United Kingdom
Junior
Sabrina B
Sabrina is a freelance writer, proof-reader, and sensitivity reader with a love of all things books. She has written for local newspapers and online publications such as Black Ballad on topics ranging from international affairs to personal bereavement. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in International Development. When she’s not reading and writing, Sabrina likes to travel, bake and watch re-runs on Netflix.
United Kingdom
Senior
Liz F
Liz is a natural storyteller and lifelong wordsmith, but most of all, a really great listener. She has spent the past 20 years writing for women's magazines and immersing herself in tales of people from all walks of life. She believes our stories are what make us who we are, and she loves getting to know the narratives that live beneath the skins of strangers. She's trodden an interesting and varied path that's led her to where she is now - a single mum of a wonderful 10-year-old boy. In her spare time she loves to play the piano, sing, crochet granny squares, and her entire wardrobe is from the 1960s and 1970s.
United Kingdom
Damien P
As a professional writer and editor for 12 years, Damien’s clients have included CEOs, COOs, credentialed academics, and award-winning filmmakers. He also spent more than ten years producing scripts and novels for an independent film company based in Amman, Jordan. At the outset of his career, Damien taught European history, academic writing, and political science in the Far East. During recent years, Damien has switched to online writing, providing creators like HistoryMarch, the History Guy, and Vox Stoica with video scripts that have accumulated tens of millions of views.
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
Premium
Rebecca C
Rebecca is a writer and documentary-maker and was one of the first writers to join our pool. Alongside writing, she directs and produces observational documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. While studying English and Drama at Queen Mary, University of London, she trained as a helpline counsellor and worked as a journalist for a mental health magazine. Rebecca grew up in the Nottinghamshire countryside surrounded by dogs, cats and a family of six; being one of triplets. She is a keen swimmer, rock climber and photographer.
United Kingdom
Developmental Editor
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Helen Francis
Helen Francis is a freelance editor and book consultant who has worked in publishing for over twenty years, primarily as an editor and book scout. She was a project editor at Faber and Faber for eight years, and a commissioning editor at Head of Zeus for two, mostly focused on building a literary fiction list. She also ran the classics list at Vintage, Penguin Random House, and was a commissioning editor for Arcadia Books. She’s worked at literary agencies Abner Stein Associates and MMB Creative. She’s been an international book scout, based in both Barcelona and London, and has taught writing and editing at Bath Spa University, the Faber Academy, and on a residential Arvon course. She is also currently one of the tutors on Jericho Writer’s Ultimate Novel Writing Course.
United Kingdom
Senior
Stella K
Stella has a Master’s degree with distinction in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Her fiction, poetry and life writing has been published by The Mechanics Institute Review, Blue Nib, Pyramid Press, Southbank Poetry and theotherstories.org, and she is currently working on a collection of short stories. With a first degree in Linguistics with French, and a background in subtitling, teaching and copy editing, she has worked for many years as a writing coach and dyslexia tutor in higher education. From this mix Stella brings to story writing a special ability to find the most unique and interesting human material and distil it into polished, captivating text. Stella has two grown-up children and lives with her husband in their empty nest in South-East London. She is a keen swimmer, sings in a soul gospel choir, and loves long, fast train journeys.
United Kingdom
Junior
Tom K
Tom is a ghost-writer, screenwriter and film producer with a passion for personal and unexpected true stories. In film and TV he has worked with the likes of Sky and the BBC, as well as production companies including Double Dutch, Happy Prince, Moonriver TV, Watford & Essex and 108 Media. Through his experiences working on a true WW1 story about motorcycle racers who went to the front lines - a story passed down the generations of a friend’s family – he discovered a desire to find and help people tell their own story. He has learnt that everyone has an amazing story – and believes everyone should have the chance to tell theirs.
United Kingdom
Senior
Rosia C
Rosia is a freelance biographer, writer and editor with particular interests in oral history and African history. She graduated with a First in History from the University of Sheffield and completed an MSc in African Studies at the University of Edinburgh in 2010, graduating with Distinction. Her short fiction has been longlisted for Radio 4’s Opening Lines and for a Carve Esoteric Award, and she has won prizes for her travel writing. She believes that everyone carries a unique and fascinating story, and one that deserves to be told.
United Kingdom
Junior
Lizzie H
Lizzie is a writer, poet and lover of sentences. Her short story ‘Probably Just Foxes’, came third in the 2021 Aurora Prize from Writing East Midlands. In her years working for national charities, Lizzie has helped hundreds of people tell their stories. She’s an expert interviewer and knows just the right questions to ask to get to the heart of the story. As well as studying Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, Lizzie is working on her debut novel.
United Kingdom
Junior
Maisie P
Maisie is a seasoned journalist and copywriter with a portfolio of published work for leading publications such as HELLO! Magazine, Stylist, HELLO! Fashion, and The C Word. She is currently writing for the leading digital wedding planning platform, Hitched. Throughout her work, Maisie has interviewed celebrities and drawn upon her own experiences to destigmatize the topic of women’s health - particularly around the subject of hormones, sexuality, and mental health.
United Kingdom
Premium
Chris H
With an insatiable passion for people and a fascination with how life-threatening illnesses can be incredibly inspirational, Chris is the proud author of two critically-acclaimed books. Through competing in international sport and equipped with an entrepreneurial spirit, his life has been one of innovation, by pioneering new corporate performance concepts, creating new businesses, producing and directing TV documentaries and writing about life. He has also been a Samaritans councillor and trainer.
United Kingdom
Junior
Ben P
Ben is, unashamedly, an optimist. It’s a trait that’s served him well along the famously soul-crushing path of a freelance filmmaker, a career he pursues to satisfy his insatiable appetite for storytelling. It’s also helped him navigate a career as a writer. He’s at his best telling stories about real people and their own quests to make sense of the world, striving to share some of those slices of human truth that show us how rich and wonderful life can be.
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.
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