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We believe that a strong match between a storyteller and their biographer is essential to the creation of a great StoryTerrace book, so we are building a large pool of writers with diverse experience and backgrounds.
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Join Over 600 Experienced Writers and Journalists
Our writers are journalists and authors recruited from leading newspapers, world-famous publishing houses, and the most prestigious creative writing and journalism programs.
Stuart W
Inspired by history's great legal dropouts, Stuart trained as a lawyer before not going back to the office one lunchtime. He soon found a new home in the arts therapies where he worked as a social and artistic researcher for 25 years. Somewhere between drafting client statements, drawing out complex thoughts and feelings in health care, and listening between the lines of social research, he landed at the simple joy of shaping people's stories so that they can be shared with others. Over the years he has written a PhD thesis, a full length academic book about music, health and society; original research papers published in leading international journals, major reports, and numerous chapters for text books. As a ghostwriter he has written blogs and opinion pieces for charities, companies and individual professionals about various corporate and creative topics, and a full length memoir which is to be published in 2025. His original novel is shaping up nicely.
Omar A
Omar Ahmed is an accomplished writer with over 20 years of expertise in film and travel journalism. He is a Law graduate who has contributed to prestigious publications including Empire, Radio Times, Evening Mail, BBC Online, and Metro Newspaper. His career highlights include interviewing Bollywood luminaries and writing comprehensive travel reviews for major destinations and hospitality brands worldwide. Omar enjoys reading and loves a good thriller especially by John Grisham. He combines his passion for cinema, travel, and cultural studies to craft engaging narratives that bridge diverse perspectives and experiences.
Bill D
Bill has been writing professionally since he was hired as a TV news writer out of college, went on to write marketing communications materials for Rockwell International, Century Link, and a start-up called edge2net, where he served as the Director of Public Relations and Marketing. Starting in 1985, in parallel with his corporate activities, Bill wrote and published science fiction and alternate history novels totalling 60 as of this year. Most of those books qualify as military science fiction, a subject which thanks to time spent as a medic in the Navy and with the Marine Corps, Bill knows something about. Although most of Bill’s fiction is original to him, he has over the years been hired to write books for Lucas Films (the Dark Forces trilogy), Sony (Halo: The Flood), and for Orbit publishing (Mass Effect: Deception) which made the New York Times list. Bill was also hired to co-write the Sony game Resistance Burning Skies. Thanks to Bill’s corporate work he’s been required to collaborate with company executives, creative teams, and representatives from three of the big five publishers.
John M
John has always enjoyed writing since he was a boy growing up by the seaside in East Yorkshire. He spent 25 years as a sports reporter on regional titles in the North of England where as well as interviewing personalities, he attended major events including the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. A fan of films, John was a runner-up in the Lloyds Bank National Screenwriting competition, while a co-authored short - ‘Bicycle’ - reached the final of the IMDb Script to Screen Award. John has self-published three novels and is working on a fourth featuring problem child Chris Roberts as he tries to make sense of adulthood.
Katalin I
Katalin was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. She has three adult daughters, and two Irish Wolfhounds. Before focusing on her writing, she worked as a geriatric case manager where she had the opportunity to listen and learn about the residents’ life experiences and how it shaped them and their families. She has a BA in Social Psychology and an MA is English/Creative Writing. Her short story based on her great-grandmother’s true post-war experience won first place in Sixfold’s writing competition. She has three manuscripts written and she's recently become agented for fiction writing.
Katherine L
Katherine is a freelance writer, editor and content creator who loves a good creative challenge. Born and raised in New York City, she currently lives and works abroad in the magical city of Prague. Always a creative storyteller, Katherine has worked for women’s and lifestyle publishing, breaking news websites, B2B marketing firms and more. Her background in Anthropology provides a solid foundation for working with interview subjects, whom she handles with care. Her work can be seen on Business Insider, the Huffington Post, Reader’s Digest, Lonely Planet and more.
Tré M R
A storyteller with two decades of ghostwriting, PR, and branding experience, Tré is a UC Berkeley graduate and the author of “Splitting the Difference: A Heart-Shaped Memoir,” which shares her experience of being suddenly widowed at 34 and reuniting with the teenage daughter she placed for adoption. Her bylined essays have appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Red magazine, ModernLoss.com, and more. Among the topics she explores with zeal are grief, adoption, fashion, neurodiversity, and travel. Tré has visited nearly 30 countries and makes her home in Brooklyn.
Judy L B
Judy Lane-Boyer is a dedicated writer with a lifelong passion for storytelling. Since childhood, she honed her craft through thousands of words for clients, including over a decade of language translation and PR for non-profits. A passionate teacher/tutor, Judy helps mental wellness professionals, non-native English speakers, and aspiring memoirists articulate their stories. When not writing, she enjoys reading, traveling, and exploring ethnic cuisines. A lover of coffee and dreamer of hobbit houses, Judy considers central Mexico her second home and York, England, the most magical place in the world.
Anya B
Anya is a Russian-American writer and producer with over 30 film and TV projects to her name. Her debut feature, Snowbound, was screened at the Cannes Film Market in 2017 and sold internationally. Her short film, I Am Normal, has been showcased at more than 25 festivals, including Academy Award-qualifying Cinequest and LA Shorts. Anya’s versatility spans various genres and formats, but her true strength lies in her deep understanding of human nature, compassion for others, and her sharp sense of humor.
Stephanie G L
Stephanie is a Creative Writing BA graduate with a 1st class degree, specialising in non-fiction. After her dissertation, focused on her great-aunt’s experiences in a Russian gulag, Stephanie worked as a freelancer: writing for video games, translating from French to English, personal comedic tales and accounts of experienced trauma. She wrote her first book aged 7, stappling the pages together and scribbling in an ISBN number on the back. Needless to say, writing is her passion. Stephanie is currently studying an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Hull.
Thomas L
Thomas has ghostwritten projects for a Senate Chief of Staff, a Philadelphia Narcotics cop, and an insurance company, to name a few. He taught at Harvard under famed Professor Robert Coles, worked at DoubleTake and The American Prospect magazines, and then as an Investigator at the Innocence Project New Orleans. He has published a novel, The Ghost Detective, and a work of Non-fiction, The Trials of Walter Ogrod, which helped free an innocent man from death row in Pennsylvania, and is working on another True Crime story.
Tony R
Veteran journalist Tony Russo’s interests revolve around how small events affect the larger culture. Through this perspective, he’s developed a knack for helping people connect to personal stories. In the acclaimed podcast, “This Is War” Tony recounted combat veteran stories about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. His latest book, “Dragged into the Light: Truthers, Reptilians, Super Soldiers and Death Inside an Online Cult” took silver for True Crime in the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Both projects succeeded on the strength of Tony’s ability to contextualize actions and events that are foreign to most readers. As the editor of a weekly newsletter and podcast about the funeral industry, Tony continues finding ways to bring sense and context to esoteric topics. Tony lives on Maryland's Eastern Shore with his wife and the only of his four daughters who has yet to move out. Together they keep their dog and cats comfortable.
Charlotte E
Charlotte has two History degrees, 16+ years of experience in editing and writing. She also has a non-fiction book published, it’s about people looking to move into a healing/therapy career and is half interviews and case studies, and half her own research. Charlotte has a beautiful dog, almost 12 (11 and ¾) and lives in Kent on the coast.
Brooke W
Brooke Williams is an experienced writer and journalist who has been working in the industry for close to a decade. What sets her apart from other writers is that she’s a true storyteller at heart. Her background in both theatre and journalism helps her to understand, appreciate, and empathize with others so that she is able to convey their personal message with truth and authenticity.
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Elise N
Elise Nelson is an author, editor, and mental health advocate with over a decade of experience in the publishing field. She has been the managing editor for various websites and publications and has also published multiple works of fiction and poetry. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Boise State University and is currently getting her certification in facilitating biblio/poetry therapy. When she isn’t writing, you can find Elise reading a variety of genres, from romance to literary fiction, and watching Korean dramas with her husband.
Amelia T
Amelia first published her writing at the age of nine. A newspaper called ‘The Fog Horn’. After a long career as an English teacher, she now lives on the Suffolk coast and can often be found wandering the shore line looking for treasure. Amelia is an experienced interviewer and listener, knowing just the right questions to capture as storytellers authentic voice She has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and has written for several national publications. Her work has tackled such sensitive topics as child abuse, endometriosis and weight loss. Amelia is currently working on her debut novel, with the assistance of her small dog Teddie.
Laura W
For 25 years, Laura has written about extraordinary lives. As a case study writer for Harvard, she's interviewed captains of industry and politics, from Valerie Jarrett (senior advisor to President Obama) to Peter Neffenger (head of the TSA). But her first love is sharing poignant stories of people like Bernadette Black, whose experience as a pregnant teen drove her to upend Australia’s welfare system. Or Nadine Vogel, an advocate for special needs children—including her own. In her spare time, Laura cares for an elderly Yorkie and tools around in her red Kia Soul.
Elizabeth G
Elizabeth is a self-published memoir author, certified editor (University of Washington, Seattle) and mixed media artist. To maintain flow in the creative process, she paints when the words won’t come and utilizes various forms of media and writing styles, like visual poetry, to express story and capture a memory. Elizabeth teaches Memoir & Artistry workshops, coaches writers one-on-one and offers editorial services. She has culled more than 20 years of her own writing for her next memoir (expected in 2026) and she artfully expresses her inner world with unique formatting; she isn’t afraid of white space, indenting, writing in the margins or writing in code to infuse mystery and delight the reader. Elizabeth’s work is deeply personal and relatable, expressing the pain and subsequent joy found in healing trauma using art and story. When she isn’t writing, editing or painting, Elizabeth hosts Song & Story Open Mic events and escapes to nature for inspiration. She is also proud to be in, and partner with, the LGBTQIA+ community.
Lorelli M
Lorelli is a professional writer for an international education company. She writes daily news and feature articles about an eclectic range of topics and people, including a 60-year-old scientist turned preschool teacher and an entrepreneurial grandmother. Lorelli, a child of the 80s, was raised in South London, where she gained a degree in Business, qualified as a teacher and juggled teaching and young motherhood with freelance writing for Scholastic. Now, she is juggling writing, writing and more writing with being beside her other long-term love: the seaside city of Brighton.
Isabella W
Isabella is a word-weaver who is here to bring better stories to life! She is a writer of stories, blogs and poems, and runs her own business as a book editor and coach. Along with an MFA in creative writing, she is a published poet and enjoys blogging on Medium. She is also the daughter of immigrant parents from China and Taiwan. In her spare time, she enjoys reading books on her Christian faith and exploring new places to eat.