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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Rhiannon H
Rhiannon is a published author with Penguin Random House and worked in non-fiction publishing for many years before becoming a freelance editor and ghost-writer. History enthrals her, from Regency sea captains’ diaries to stories of the social fallout from 20th century conflicts. Since learning about her Cornish and German ancestors who arrived in Australia in the nineteenth century, and great-grandparents who lived in India during the British Raj, she’s been fascinated by family histories. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, she now lives in London.
United Kingdom
Junior
Jonathan G
Jonathan is a former stand-up comedian who now works as an award-winning conceptual copywriter in advertising. Since gaining a First-Class degree in Creative Writing he has written in virtually every medium there is but most enjoys the chance to tell unusual and emotional real-life stories. He has written a social history of stand-up comedy in the 21st century for which he interviewed over fifty people in the comedy industry. After having completed a highly selective novel writing course run by legendary literary agency Curtis Brown he has also finished his first novel.
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Mark C
An experienced ghostwriter, investigative journalist and editor, Mark has written books on subjects as diverse as organised crime, business and sport. He has also written for most UK national newspapers including The Guardian, The Observer and The Sun. Mark qualified (NCTJ) as a journalist in 1998 and has spent decades covering some of the biggest issues around the world. He specialises in current affairs, politics, public policy, business and crime. But Mark is never more at home than when listening to, and bringing to life, remarkable personal stories.
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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.
Netherlands
Senior
Freek W
Freek uit Ede laat zich graag raken door de levens van personen. ‘Iedereen heeft een verhaal’, is zijn motto. Van de bevlogen predikant en gedreven ondernemer tot de flamboyante kunstenaar. Hij heeft dertig jaar ervaring in de journalistiek, kan met álle genres uit de voeten en is hoofdredacteur van een muziekmagazine. De laatste jaren schrijft hij bij uitstek achtergrondverhalen voor een regionaal dagblad. Human interest staat voorop. Mountainbiken, (berg)wandelen, fotografie, voetbal en vooral muziek zijn de passies, naast het schrijven.
United Kingdom
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Luke LW
Since completing a Masters in Feature Film Screenwriting at Royal Holloway University London, Luke has written for the BBC Radio 4 comedy shows Newsjack and Show What You Wrote. He produces content for Robert McKee’s writing website Storylogue and also teaches literacy to pupils with special educational needs. He grew up by the sea and enjoys surfing, snowboarding and performing with numerous bands.
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Ilse M
Ilse studeerde psychologie en Franse taal- en letterkunde in Leiden en Parijs. Als freelance journalist schreef ze onder meer voor Avenue en Trouw en maakte ze radiodocumentaires voor Human. Ze is auteur van de boeken Curaçao Geschiedenissen (2004) en Antroposofie ontmoet (2015). Ze kijkt graag documentaires en films en houdt van wandelen op het strand, koken voor en eten met grotere gezelschappen, werken in de tuin en theedrinken bij haar favoriete koffietent Borgman&Borgman in Leiden.
United Kingdom
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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
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Hannah N
As well as being a skilled writer, Hannah is a fan of Marie Kondo and is getting ‘decluttering’ down to a fine art. Having caught the gardening bug during lockdown, she is enjoying her first crop of tomatoes. Her day job is writing about anything from personal finance and wedding fashion to homes and property. She has written for publications including the Sunday Telegraph, Jewish Chronicle, Ideal Home, House Beautiful and Moneywise, and has interviewed a whole host of people from top chefs to CEOs of building societies.
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Stephan K
Stephan is a Creative Writing graduate who has been writing and reading ever since he first picked up a book and discovered the joy of the story at a very young age. Since finishing his degree at the University of Winchester, he has pursued many avenues of writing – from fiction and poetry, to journalism and copywriting for social media, to video scriptwriting and blogs. Stephan is also a passionate LGBT+ activist, and has been invited to speak at various events, both in person and online, to discuss gender identity, sexuality, and how to navigate the world as a person from a marginalised community.
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Alex G
Alex has been ghostwriting biographies since 2015 and joined StoryTerrace in 2017. He specialises in politics, history, the built environment & the law, and he is currently writing a book about John Vassall, the British spy, which is due to be published by Biteback in 2023. Working with his brother, he helped to research the bestselling Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain, and a biography of the veteran anti-Apartheid lawyer Sydney Kentridge. After studying English at Oxford, Alex was a journalist in both the US and the UK and then spent 16 years as a Labour councillor in the London Borough of Greenwich. He has lectured about the history and development of London at the Universities of London and Sheffield, and written for the Times, the Guardian and Building Design.
United Kingdom
Junior
Lindz M
Lindz is a Scottish writer, editor, and writing coach who is represented by Headwater Literary Management. Her background in contract management/editing for a global corporate company has given her a keen eye for detail. Her prose has been published by Catapult, Flash Fiction Online, Pseudopod, and many more. Lindz is a full member of the SFWA, a mentor to six talented new writers, and she is also the competition secretary of the Edinburgh Writers' Club. Her novelette called 'Love, Happiness, and All The Things You May Not Be Destined For' is being pitched as a TV show by Assemble Media. Her short story collection is forthcoming with Bear Creek Press in 2022, and her debut novel is forthcoming with Brigid's Gate Press in 2023.
Netherlands
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Shanna P
Shanna Pettens studeerde Taal- en Letterkunde (Nederlands – Duits) aan de Universiteit van Antwerpen en behaalde daarna een Master Meertalige Communicatie. In de jaren die daarop volgden werkte ze als Sales Representative. In haar vrije tijd las ze fictie en non-fictie boeken, was ze vast proeflezer voor een bevriend auteur en schreef ze zelf kortverhalen. Vorig jaar besloot ze dat ze van haar hobby haar beroep wilde maken. Begin dit jaar behaalde ze een diploma Copywriting. Haar interesses gaan uit naar psychologie, spiritualiteit en zelfverwezenlijking.
United Kingdom
Senior
Deborah S
Deborah grew up in the music industry. As a professional writer she understands the importance of good communication when getting to the core of a story. Her passion for writing led her to build her own PR Company and she has written for professional audio magazines including Audiofile and Audio Media International. Her innate ability to sniff out a good story led her to begin her own pro-audio magazine Behind the Glass. Deborah has also written memoirs for the famous and published her own book about living with a child who has mental health difficulties to help other parents.
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Deborah D
Deborah has worked as a journalist for the past 22 years, and in that time has written for most of the UK’s national newspapers and women’s magazines. She also has 18 books published by mainstream publishers. She has three grown-up daughters whom she adores, six dogs, one rabbit and a guinea pig. In her spare time she renovates properties, listens to music, travels and she loves walking, but not hills – she hates hills!
United Kingdom
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Akua M
Akua believes that everyone has a story to tell. But not everyone has the ability or the will to tell theirs by themselves. And this is where she comes in. As a TV Presenter, Akua helped people tell their stories, from stories of overcoming adversity to famous people sharing their success tips. As a writer, Akua was awarded “Best Journalist” by the Ghana-UK Society for her monthly column in New African Magazine. She holds an MA in Development Communication and a BA (Hons) in Social Science.
Netherlands
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Eelco C
Eelco heeft ruim vijftien jaar ervaring als muziekjournalist. Hij was hoofdredacteur van een platform voor elektronische muziek in Amsterdam en Berlijn, en werkte freelance voor festivals als TodaysArt en Dekmantel. In 2020 stond hij met een essay over zijn Indische familiegeschiedenis op de shortlist van de Joost Zwagerman Essayprijs. Over dit onderwerp verschijnt in 2022 een roman bij De Arbeiderspers. Naast boeken lezen, muziek verzamelen en hardlopen kijkt hij zoveel mogelijk wedstrijden van Ajax.
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Felicity M
A BBC journalist for 20 years during the Northern Ireland Conflict, Felicity McCall is a full-time writer and occasional broadcaster and arts facilitator. Her titles include fiction, non-fiction, young adult, ghostwriting and graphic novels and she has contributed to four anthologies. Theatre work includes production, acting, and she has had a dozen plays staged and toured professionally, as well as four screenplay credits. A committed activist, she has 40 years service with her union, the NUJ., and was Ireland’s first female Chair. Much of her writing aspires to give a voice to the marginalised and those dealing with trauma- survivors of childhood sexual abuse, addiction, bereavement by suicide and PTSD. From the autumn of 2022 she takes up a Royal Literary Fellowship at the University of Ulster.
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Frances H
Frances has 30 years’ experience of writing features for national papers - including the Times - and magazines. She has reviewed film, television and theatre and interviewed numerous celebrities. (Sir David Attenborough stands out as a particular delight.) However, it is supposedly ordinary people who often have the most interesting stories: the grandmother who fought through the family courts to gain custody of her daughter’s children; the soldier who overcame PTSD; the oncologist who founded a charity for the holistic care of cancer patients. She aims to reflect the endlessly surprising voices of individuals by building strong, enjoyable working relationships that allow them to talk freely...
United Kingdom
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Kim M
Kim is a writer of books, magazine articles, company profiles, blogs, and literary analyses. Her childhood on the move as an Air Force brat prepared her to take risks, like attending Columbia College sight unseen, some 2,000 miles from home; moving to Chicago as a young adult; reuniting with her high school sweetheart after a chance encounter while on vacation; and having a baby at age 41. Her natural curiosity drives her desire to know the backstory of strangers and ask the questions that get people talking about their lives
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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.
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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.
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Martin M
Martin’s memoir, Wild Card: How I Learned To Be A Friend, Have A Friend & Finally Love My Birthday, was published by Zuleika Books, including an Audible audiobook which Martin narrated. His articles have been seen in The Daily Telegraph, Eastern Daily Press, StageWorld Magazine and Overtures Musical Theatre Trust. Martin’s theatrical writing includes a play in association with Gyles Brandreth. As an actor, Martin has appeared at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Ambassadors Theatre (West End), Lincoln Center (NYC), West End LIVE (Trafalgar Square), and for BBC and Sky Arts.
United Kingdom
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Suzi F
Suzi has been writing for as long as she can remember – completing her first novel by hand when she was twelve years old. She had inherited a typewriter by the time she studied for an MA at Edinburgh University, where she discovered dancing and photography. Her writing credits include seven self-published novels for children and young adults, and several short stories. She also exploits her love of good food by reviewing restaurants for a national restaurant guide.
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