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.
United States
Senior
Aissa M
A theater major in college, I began my writing career by writing and directing my own plays in the performance art spaces of NYC. In 2016, I decided to start freelancing and have since written in a variety of roles. I've performed screenplay adaptations of client autobiographies and treatments, as well as conducted interviews with artists and publishers to promote their work on blogs and websites. I am a creative first and foremost, and as a lyricist and creative writer, I will weave your story with grace and poetry while staying true to your narrative.
United States
Premium
Tom W
Author Tom is an award-winning journalist and ghostwriter who has served as editor-in-chief of four newspapers. His published books include the best-selling novel, I Died and Went to Mississippi, the Alabama Bicentennial book distributed by the Alabama Department of Archives and History, and an acclaimed history of the Baltic States. His confidential ghostwriting and editing projects have included books by corporate and nonprofit leaders, the memoir of a member of Congress, a medical book by prominent physicians, an inspirational book by an international diplomat, and a zoning-related book by a municipal officer. Tom holds a Master’s in International Affairs from King’s College London and Law and History degrees from The University of Alabama.
United States
Junior
Daniel N
Daniel is a freelance writer based in Hoboken, New Jersey. After studying English literature and creative writing at Kenyon College, Daniel was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Spain, where he continued to perfect his writing skills with a blog about Galician folk music. In the fourth grade, his life was changed when he co-wrote his first story, an adventure tale about two mushrooms who are swept away by a hurricane and forced to traverse deserts, rainforests, and tundras to get back home. He believes that stories have the power to change people, just like the story of two lost mushrooms changed him fifteen years ago.
United States
Junior
Alex C
Alex is a professional writer and academic from Columbus, Ohio. She has a Masters in English from Ohio Dominican University and is currently working on her PhD in English Literature at Kent State University. Alex has over a decade of experience telling stories. From short stories to film scripts, comedy sketches to copywriting, investigative research to ghostwriting, Alex knows the art of crafting narratives to fit specific mediums. Alex also enjoys tabletop games, true crime, and animals of all kinds (but especially her dog Henry).
United States
Junior
Amanda W
Amanda is endlessly curious about the world and the people in it, living in Tucson, Sweden, and Jamaica before settling back in Philadelphia. When not weaving words into stories, she’s weaving (or crocheting) yarn into textiles and has a background in people-centered storytelling for social change. She loves coffee, karaoke, Dolly Parton, and hanging with her kids and partner. Her writing dreams were cemented after winning her library’s young writers’ contest with a short satire about aliens discovering schools as torture devices to take back home.
United States
Junior
Haley I
Haley is a social work generalist, content writer, health experience researcher, and community programs associate. She attended University of Wisconsin – La Crosse for her B.S. in Sociology and completed her Master of Social Work studies at University of Wisconsin – Madison, focusing in policy and administration. Her expertise primarily lies in mental health advocacy, health care quality improvement efforts, as well as program and project administration and management. She now resides in Pittsburgh, PA and enjoys traveling, podcasting, reading, running, and baking in her spare time.
United States
Senior
Irene S
Irene is a Spanish-born American writer who got her start in publishing at Marie Claire magazine in Spain. After becoming the magazine’s youngest ever full-time writer and traveling all over Europe interviewing fascinating celebrities and fashion and beauty experts, she moved to New York with hopes of reaching a bigger audience. And she did! Since 2012, her writing has been featured in Glamour, Popsugar, El País, SModa, People en Español, El Diario NY, and many more. She is currently working on her own memoir and is a City College of NY MFA in Creative Writing candidate. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat, Peppers, and hundreds of found-on-the-street books.
United States
Senior
Kris HF
A professional educator, counselor, and consultant, Kris also is a multi-genre published author, freelance writer, and ghostwriter. Over the years, Kris has ghostwritten dozens of books, ranging from memoirs to business books about branding. Kris excels at helping authors share their stories in their own voices. Most recently, Kris presented at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs on how to encourage exceptional learners in their writing. Kris lives with her family on their small family farm, and when not writing, Kris loves to work in the garden or knit.
United States
Premium
Maria A
Maria’s work has been in Literary Hub, Teen Vogue, Newsweek, The Washington Post, NJ.com, and the Newark Star-Ledger. Her most recent novel was an Indie Next Pick and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Her debut young adult novel is a Junior Library Gold Standard Guild Selection, a National Indie Excellence Book Award winner, and an International Latino Book Awards Finalist, and has been called “captivating” by School Library Journal. Maria’s work has been informed by her experiences as a formerly undocumented non-native English speaker and immigrant to the U.S.
United States
Junior
Christina I
Christina is a writer, performer, producer, and storytelling coach. She has trained in comedy at Second City, iO, and UCB. Her YouTube channel has received notoriety from outlets such as HuffPo, Perez Hilton, LA Weekly, and Upworthy and was a finalist for the Sundance YouTube New Voices Lab. In LA, Christina has taught storytelling at The Ruby, Second City, and corporate seminars and conferences and won multiple StorySlam competitions at the Moth. She is also an ensemble member of Teatro Luna and Teatro Luna West. She produced an audiobook of stories titled Talking While Female & Other Dangerous Acts, which features 25 stories from Latinas across the U.S.
United States
Premium
Marcia V
Marcia is an award-winning journalist who has long excelled at writing long-form narrative magazine articles. These range from in-depth profiles of famous and not-so-famous individuals and humor essays to cover stories about the stock market and corporations. She’s worked as a senior writer and editor for over 20 years at publications such as BusinessWeek and Fortune. She’s also written extensively for the New York Times. She holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism where she taught business journalism. However, she’s not limited to business writing at all. She enjoys writing about an array of different topics.
United States
Senior
Anna E
Anna describes herself as being “in the arts, broadly.” Her background is in photography, creative writing, and film, where she has over 13 years of professional experience. Alongside her varied personal practice, she also has 7 years of experience teaching in higher education and is currently faculty at the MFA Visual Narrative Program at SVA in New York City, where she helps students learn the craft of narrative and develop their personal voices in storytelling. Anna is an avid traveller and a member of the LGBTQ community.
United States
Senior
John D
With accountability partners and faith in redemption, John has a passion for stories of struggle and success, discovery and recovery. Credentials include a 50th anniversary, hugs from a grandson, University of Nebraska journalism, and a seminary degree in religion. His professional career represents roughly 5,000 interviews as a reporter, rural news editor, agricultural media specialist, and independent farm writer. His widespread Interests include ancestry research, sciences, faith, freedom, recovery, humble men, and coffee. He connects with small Prairie towns, farms and big cities in the Midwest, New England, Chicago, Washington DC, Brazil, Finland, Western Canada, and Western Europe.
United States
Senior
Claire T
Claire (aka CT Marie) is a New York writer, filmmaker, and actress. She created the web series, “Rent Control,” an award winner at the 2020 NYC Web Fest. A 2014 graduate of Purchase College, CT went on to study playwriting and theatre production at HB Studios. In 2016, she was awarded a fellowship for playwriting by Byrdcliffe Arts Colony AiR Program in Woodstock, New York. Publication credits include: “Ugly Couple” (Superchamp Books), “Sugar Baby” (Outcast Press), "Sexual Assault By A Bunch of Nobodies" (4W Publication), "Being Single Is Underrated" (Sylvia Magazine), and "Profile 9204" (Outcast Press).
United States
Senior
Stacy R
Stacy is a published writer and proprietor of an editing firm specializing in novel-length manuscripts. As a child, it was said she’d never met a stranger, and the tendency remains true today. As the writer and storyteller of a large senior living organization, she helped residents share the histories of their incredible lives with their families and the world. Her roots run deep in Northern California where she was born and raised and is currently growing her own little crop of Lost Boys.
United States
Premium
Christal S
As a mental health professional, I am proud to work on the frontlines of suicide awareness and prevention. As a journalist, my goal is to produce programming that reflects the resilience our work inspires and to spark change through the power of storytelling. After 10 years as an Emmy award-winning producer with NPR, NBC, PBS, and NHK, I've carved a niche in facilitating diverse partnerships that connect the dots through creative podcasts, innovative public events, and digital storytelling. I thrive at the intersection of communications and social impact.
Netherlands
Senior
Angelique vd P
Een levenslange fascinatie voor geschiedenis en dan met name het verhaal achter de geschiedenis, achter een gebouw, of vergeten verhalen uit archieven. Met mijn eigen bedrijf Verhalenschat vooral gespecialiseerd in Amsterdamse geschiedenis en de Tweede Wereldoorlog waar ik verschillende publicaties over heb geschreven en gastelessen/lezingen over geef, maar zelf ben ik veel breder georiënteerd. Ik ben eigenlijk altijd bezig met het uitbreiden van mijn kennis door lezen, documentaires en reizen.
Netherlands
Senior
Ruud K
Na zijn opleiding tot leraar en tolk/vertaler Duits stapte Ruud over naar de journalistiek. Als schrijver en eindredacteur werkte hij jarenlang op de redactie van Dagblad De Limburger. Daarna was hij actief voor vrijwel alle grote kranten van Nederland en België als externe leverancier van featuremateriaal. Nadat zijn bedrijf opgegaan is in een grotere speler op de markt, heeft Ruud weer plaatsgenomen achter zijn laptop om zich te wijden aan zijn liefste werk, het schrijven van waar gebeurde verhalen.
Netherlands
Senior
Peper H
In iedereen schuilt een goed verhaal. Een verhaal dat het verdient om gehoord, gedeeld en doorgegeven te worden. Peper vindt niks leuker dan mensen daarbij helpen. Ze studeerde Engels en Writing for Performance, maar verruilde al snel de fictie voor de werkelijkheid en belandde in de journalistiek. Veertien jaar lang werkte ze als televisiemaker, schrijver en eindredacteur voor RTL Nieuws en Eva Jinek. Sinds begin dit jaar heeft ze een bedrijf in persoonlijke videoportretten, maar het schrijven kan en wil ze niet loslaten.
United States
Junior
Abby H
Abby is a freelance writer who enjoys candid photography, reading, hiking, and finding new music. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Psychology and minored in Linguistics. Whether it’s writing biographies or press releases, helping local bands and businesses expand awareness, or snapping photos, she is always looking for ways to see the world from a different perspective.
United States
Senior
William M
William is a Purple Heart veteran of the Vietnam War. He has been a principal in a stock brokerage firm, a sales manager at a high-tech firm, and an award-winning documentary film maker specializing in biographies. He was the author of the highly acclaimed book Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life and Legacy telling the Crazy Horse family's oral history. He has also written his own memoir "In My Father's Footsteps." He is well versed in Philippine, Scandinavian, and Native American history and genealogy.
United States
Senior
Audra F
Audra has been a professional freelance writer for over 20 years and is currently working on her first novel. She enjoys watching tennis, singing jazz, pairing food and wine, and taking long walks on the beach. She also believes in being a great interviewer—it’s very important to her that the interview experience is satisfying and enjoyable for the subject. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mercer University. She enjoys creating compelling, meaningful copy.
United States
Senior
Carrie S
Carrie grew up on a dairy farm in Oregon. After graduating in journalism from Brigham Young University, she worked as a reporter at the Deseret News during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Since then, she’s written for magazines, newspapers, websites, trade publications, and blogs. Her talent, as her editors have told her, is that she picks out interesting details and composes stories that people find compelling. In addition, she’s edited fiction and nonfiction manuscripts. Carrie enjoys hiking, swimming, antiquing, and musicals.
United States
Junior
Jackie K
Jackie’s dream of becoming a writer began at a young age. By the age of 12, she had already filled several composition notebooks with scenes from her forthcoming novels. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in 2015. A few years later, she started her own business leveraging her craft to help public figures and brands tell their stories through websites and digital marketing campaigns. She became an Amazon bestselling author in 2020 when she shared her story as part of a co-authored book series.
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