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
Junior
Gabriella S
A travel, fashion, product, and lifestyle writer, Gabriella is currently working on her first novel. She graduated from the University of California, Davis with a B.A. in International Relations and Italian with a minor in Textiles and Clothing. As a passionate adventurer who enjoys meeting new people and trying new experiences such as skydiving and surfing, she believes that everyone has a beautiful story to share.
Netherlands
Senior
Enno de W & Marry D
Enno de Witt schrijft al ruim dertig jaar allerhande verhalen over van alles en nog wat voor uiteenlopende media. Hij is de auteur van ondermeer De grens, langs de randen van Nederland (Athenaeum – Polak & Van Gennep) en werkt momenteel aan een nieuw boek over ruzie in de vaderlandse geschiedenis. Enno is een ervaren interviewer en helpt bij het schrijven van levensverhalen. Zijn laatste boekproject was de bestseller Menthol van Frank Drake. Voor StoryTerrace werkt Enno samen met zijn partner Marry Dijkshoorn: tevens schrijver en biograaf. Ze vullen elkaar aan en zullen als duo een persoonlijk en getailleerd boek maken voor onze klanten.
United States
Junior
Alisa SP
Alisa’s earliest in-depth interview took place at the age of ten, when she was chosen to interview a local World War II veteran for a school project. That one profound experience deepened her love of meaningful connections. Alisa received a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Otis College of Art and Design. When she’s not writing, she’s creating her life with miraculous three-year-old twin girls, her husband, and their invisible pug named Frankly.
Netherlands
Senior
Walter H
Walter Hobelman (1965) is een selfmade tekstschrijver. Heeft door de jaren heen een passie ontwikkeld voor mensen die in armoede leven. In Nederland en daarbuiten. Hij schrijft altijd met het doel om mensen in beweging te brengen om ook daadwerkelijk iets te gaan 'doen'. Om ze te inspireren om met zichzelf en/of een ander aan de slag te gaan. Hij is christen en denkt niet in hokjes of vakjes. In het dagelijkse leven is hij actief als zelfstandig tekstschrijver en freelance journalist. Een zzp-er dus, met alle mooie en minder mooie kanten die daar bij horen.
Netherlands
Senior
Liesbeth W
Liesbeth werkte jarenlang als film-editor en monteerde speelfilms en televisieseries als Baantjer, All Stars, Gooische Vrouwen en In Therapie. Daarnaast schreef ze verhalen en ontwikkelde ze scenario’s voor korte films. Sinds 2014 richt ze zich enkel nog op haar grote passie: schrijven, en in datzelfde jaar won ze de ‘Opzij Verhalenwedstrijd’. Liesbeth heeft een grote belangstelling voor levensverhalen die ontroeren, het hart raken. Ze groeide op in Tilburg en woont sinds 2006 in Amsterdam. Haar geboortestad en het dialect van de streek waar ze haar jeugd doorbracht, blijven trekken.
United States
Junior
Madeline R
Newly graduated from California State Northridge with a bachelor’s in journalism, Madeline has writing experience in school newspapers, from being a Features editor at Thousand Oaks High, to writing on the newspaper at Moorpark College, to contributing to The Sundial at CSUN. Her passion for interviewing, hearing stories about the lives of others, and writing fitting narratives of their life experiences has led her toward writing the more in-depth pieces that come with writing biographies. She also has experience working with exotic animals and is an absolute die-hard animal lover.
United States
Senior
Amy RC
Amy is a writer who aspires to always stay curious and interested in the world around her! Since graduating with an MA in English from Simon Fraser University, she’s taught college-level academic writing, entered the wild world of parenting, and has eagerly taken on writing projects that stretch her personally and professionally. She loves being outdoors, by the ocean or on a forest trail, and is always on the hunt for whatever beauty is around the corner. She also enjoys walking her dog, reading, and making unique things.
Netherlands
Senior
Cato T
Cato is historicus en werkte als programmamaker, interviewer en redacteur bij de publieke omroep (KRO, VARA). Ik ben gespecialiseerd in verhalen van mensen en werkte voor human interest programma’s als De Reünie, Memories en De Wandeling. Cato deed research voor een biografie van een verzetsheld en heeft onlangs een boek gemaakt over het levensverhaal van een onderduikkind uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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 Wolfe 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
Junior
Lucy M
Lucy is a Kent State graduate, journalist, and storyteller from Northeast Ohio. Ever since she was a kid, she’s let curiosity take the lead. Imagination is second-in-command. In 2018, she received certification as a volunteer crisis counselor through Townhall II. More recently, her journalism has appeared in Smithsonian’s Hakai Magazine, the Cricket Media’s Muse, and the progressive publication Yopp! Voice. You can read her creative writing in Zetetic Record and Pif. In 2020, her story “Life After Birth” was published in the Lumberloft Press anthology The Holes in Everything.
United States
Premium
Tom B
Following his college years at UCLA, Tom enjoyed a successful 18-year screenwriting career in Hollywood under the mentorship of Oscar recipient director Blake Edwards. In 1988, Tom’s first biography was published. Since then, he has written 14 books (dozens more as a ghostwriter) as a biographer, investigative journalist, and novelist. Many of his works are available on Amazon and viewable on his personal website www.tombleecker.com. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, restoring classic cars, and creating videos of his memoirs that he uploads to his personal YouTube channel.
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.
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