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 or premium writer.
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Netherlands
Senior
Hagar J
‘Later word ik journalist.’ Als kind had Hagar jarenlang een briefje boven haar bed hangen met die woorden. Inmiddels is ze vierendertig en heeft ze geschreven voor tientallen kranten en tijdschriften, waaronder NRC, Trouw en Flow. Ze maakte verhalen in binnen-en buitenland. Bijvoorbeeld in Spanje waar ze vijf jaar correspondent was voor onder andere het Parool. Tegenwoordig woont Hagar weer in haar geboortestad Amsterdam en schrijft ze vooral over psychologie, carrière en het leven van de hedendaagse dertiger.
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 States
Senior
Zeynep L
Zeynep grew up in Mersin, Turkey under pine trees with Victorian novels and dogs as her company. After graduating from Brandeis University she moved to New York, where she worked at some of her dream jobs, like at The Daily Show. She later received an MFA in Writing from Columbia University. She’s been working as a freelance writer for many years and her essays and articles have been published in Vice, Thought Catalog, KCRW, Latterly and others and her fiction has been published in Mitos Magazin and Adi Magazine.
United States
Premium
Sam D
Sam is a multiple award-winning writer with 41 years in the newspaper, television, and magazine industry. A former columnist with Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News for 27 years and on-air panelist with NBCUniversal, he has worked six Olympics, and traveled extensively to China, Japan, Italy, England, and France for major sporting events. Sam is a 7-time recipient of Associated Press Sports Editors Awards and a 14-time winner of Keystone (Pa.) and PAPME Awards. He has reported on a long list of historic events, interviewed two former U.S. presidents (George W. Bush, Donald Trump), and conducted the last in-person interview with the late NBA legend, Wilt Chamberlain.
United States
Premium
Susan W
Award-winning author Susan excels at harnessing busy people’s signature stories. With warmth, reportorial skill, and creative narrative abilities, Susan helps her clients mine their memories to produce often poignant, always relevant, and deeply compelling publications that capture and convey their distinctive life experiences. Following a career in journalism, she has published 10 books since 2016. Susan holds a degree in Communication from Stanford. She balances writing with community service, enjoying family and friends, and sharing the adventures of her adorable rescue dog, Scout.
United States
Senior
Philip H
While Philip has been a professional writer for over 20 years, he has been a storyteller all his life. With a BA in Speech Communication from the University of Nebraska and an MA in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas, helping others tell their stories through print, radio, television, and more has been as challenging and fulfilling as he could have hoped. Clients and collaborators have ranged in size and culture from a standalone yoga studio to national financial services companies.
United States
Senior
John S
You like to talk about yourself? John likes to listen. And ask questions, too. After earning a degree in English and Sociology, and later another in Urban Affairs, he spent a career writing and editing for several publishers and for business management and IT consulting firms. A baseball and city development fan, he has written for the Boston Globe, Buffalo News, and Milwaukee Journal as well as community newspapers. But John’s favorite work is in exploring, celebrating, and sharing one person’s story at a time -- maybe yours.
United States
Senior
Winn T
With ten-plus years of experience as a freelance writer weaving words that capture the heartbeat of global companies like Mars Petcare and award-winning online game developer Wargaming, she knows how to connect with an audience. And she's conducted countless interviews for companies like Marco Polo and Galvanize to deliver inspirational stories. Creating a comfortable space for others to share their story comes naturally. When she’s not telling tales for others, she's diligently working on her recently published Sci-Fi Fantasy series or building a new piece for her HGTV-featured furniture collection.
United States
Senior
Tobin P
Tobin has 23+ years experience writing award-winning content about religion, technology, and leadership. After college, he traveled to 20+ countries writing about missionaries and their work as an overseas correspondent for the International Missions Board. He has written and ghost-written three books about faith and Christian ministry. An ordained minister, he previously served as a lead pastor of a small church in Southern Indiana. Tobin has a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Divinity degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (now Gateway Seminary).
United States
Senior
Jaci S
Over the course of her nearly 30 years as a professional journalist, Jaci has written more than 2,700 stories about people all over the country. Her work has appeared in community newspapers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Jersey, Delaware, and California; in metropolitan papers including the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and the St. Paul Pioneer Press; and in Girlfriends, Desert, Columbia Journalism Review, and Editor & Publisher magazines. She loves her husband of 28 years, Jerry; her two sons, Alex and Andy; golfing (she WILL beat her husband some day), hiking, reading, and traveling; and her beloved Minnesota Twins.
United States
Premium
Bob B
Bob grew up in South Texas, the youngest of three sons to a firefighter father and homemaker mother. The family took vacations every summer, traveling all over the United States to visit places such as state and national parks and historical sites. During his twenty-year military career and later while working overseas, he continued to travel and learn about the history and cultures of the people and places he visited. It was during this time he began writing about the places he’d visited, the people he’d met and launched his freelance writing career, ghostwriting for corporate clients and writing for online and print magazines.
United States
Premium
Marge B
After earning a degree in English and Sociology at the University of Connecticut, Marge carved out successful career chapters as a corporate executive at The Travelers Companies, Contributing Editor for PC Magazine, global English tutor for Education First, and fiction and non-fiction book ghostwriter. She lives in Windsor, Connecticut, with her husband and Happy, their Double Doodle. They enjoy gathering with their extended family of three children and five grandchildren for holidays and at the beach in Maine during the summer.
United States
Junior
Leah K
Leah wrote her first memoir with her little sister when she was 15. Since then, armed with a degree in film studies and journalism, she’s carving out a place in the world for stories like hers. She’s published personal essays, written and directed short films, and has an ever-growing portfolio of original TV pilots and feature film scripts. She often works doing rewrites and creating treatments for other people’s stories, helping them bring the heart of what they’re trying to say to the surface.
United States
Senior
Ginny J
Ginny’s writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, local magazines, online publications and more. She has served as the head speechwriter for chief executives and has worked at many levels of government including the White House where she was press secretary for the Second Lady of the United States as well as Deputy Press Secretary for two cabinet secretaries. She lives in Grand Rapids, MI with her husband and four sons. She enjoys yoga, gardening, traveling and the occasional nap.
United States
Premium
Patricia K
Every person has a compelling story to tell. Patricia has captured many: the challenges and triumphs of business owners, from Silicon Valley to Main Street, family celebrations and tragedies, celebrities on the ascent such as the up-and-coming film festival director Sophoan Sorn, as well as those in descent (now discovering life after Silicon Valley). When the Web emerged, she widened her scope from writing books and magazine features to blogs, websites and other new media channels. Her book, the Don’t Get Me Started! Toolkit: Strategies for a Culturally-Challenged World, written with her niece Connie Payne, has taken them in a number of compelling directions: Adopted by a San Francisco Bay Area school district, their book, converted to a workbook is now on K12 bookshelves. It also became the mantra for their What in the World! Game show that is now featured in over a dozen senior living communities in northern California. Patricia also enjoys fishing, ice-skating, chess, playing on her keyboard and running a monthly jazz jam now in its tenth year.
United States
Junior
Teri DF
Teri is the author of three published novels under the pen name Lillah Lawson (Monarchs Under the Sassafras Tree – nominee for Georgia Author of the Year 2020; Dead Rockstar, and The Wolfden), with a fourth set to release in 2023 (So Long, Bobby); a professional writer for over 15 years, having bylines in Flagpole Magazine, MSNBC, Persephone Magazine, Pop Culture & Theology and more; recipient of the UGA Arts/Flagpole Magazine micro-fellowship Living in a Pandemic in 2020; genealogist and family historian for 20+ years; full-time history student, library board secretary; advocate and activist.
United States
Junior
Alexis R
The only time Alexis can sit still is when she’s writing. Otherwise, she’s following her adventurous heart traveling, attending theatrical performances, and listening to people’s stories. Originally from Cincinnati, Alexis now lives in Arizona and is working on building her freelance writing business. Her ambition is to explore as much of the world as she can, push her limits, and try to make sense of it all through the written word.
United States
Junior
Benjamin H
As long as Benjamin can remember, he’s had a book in his hand, and that book was soon accompanied by a pen. He spent his education writing whatever he could, from newspaper articles to research projects to material for nonprofit organizations. He resides in Texas and is preparing to start a family with a wonderful woman. He’s looking forward to a life of reading, writing, and family and hopes that he can be of service to anyone who has a story to tell.
United States
Junior
Libby B
Libby is an experienced journalist and freelance writer, editor and marketer. After graduating with honors from the University of South Florida with her B.A. in journalism, Libby shaped her career as the chief editorial assistant at the Tampa Bay Times, winner of 14 Pulitzer Prizes with the 11th-largest readership in the nation as of 2024. She was promoted to staff writer within weeks of joining the team in 2016, and spent more than two transformative years honing her writing with some of the best in the business. Since then she has worked in public relations, content marketing, and copywriting/editing. Libby recently joined the staff of the Community Sentinel, a national digital publication dedicated to combating misinformation with stories of social issues in underserved communities. Her other passion in life is whales, and she has spent nearly every summer since 2011 working as a certified marine naturalist, deckhand and USCG-licensed captain on whale-watching boats in Washington and Alaska.
United States
Junior
Lyndsay B
Lyndsay loves writing and is constantly in pursuit of her next project. She graduated from the University of Colorado Denver with a bachelor’s degree in English and Psychology. When she is not doting on her two cats, her free time is spent reading, writing for several freelance sites, and working on a collection of short stories. Every now and then she manages to squeeze in a hike in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
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