Cathryn Kemp - Ghostwriter
Sunday Times Bestselling ghostwriter/author. 16 titles, 5 in ST Top 10. Celebrity /true crime/nostalgia/extraordinary lives/inspirational
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Overview
Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter and author. Winner of the Big Red Read Prize for Non Fiction and previously written across the full spectrum of the British press. 16 titles to date, including five in the ST Bestseller Top 10, including celebrity memoirs/true crime non fiction & fiction/nostalgia memoirs/animal rescue/inspirational and extraordinary lives memoirs. My career spans 11 years ghostwriting and 15 as a journalist. Represented by London literary agency Graham Maw Christie. I have written memoirs for publishers Hachette, Harper Collins Thurston, Mirror Books, Orion Publishing, Trapeze Publishing and Welbeck Publishing. Expect your story to be brought vividly to life by an experienced and passionate writer.
Services
Languages
English (UK)
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Health & Wellbeing
Inspirational
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
True Crime
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Certifications
- NCTJ Newspaper Journalism
- MA European Fine Art
- BA Fine Art
Awards
- The Big Red Read Prize for Non Fiction
- The Peter Wilson Journalism Award
Work experience
Ghostwriter and Author
Self-employed
February, 2020
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June, 2021
(over 1 year)
Ghostwriting two crime fiction titles. Bound by privacy clause.
Ghostwriter and Author
Self-employed
March, 2019
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December, 2019
(9 months)
Ghostwriting true crime non fiction title. Bound by privacy clause.
Ghostwriter
Self-employed
July, 2018
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October, 2018
(3 months)
Ghostwriting a celebrity memoir. Bound by privacy clause.
Ghostwriter
Self-employed
February, 2018
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August, 2019
(over 1 year)
Ghostwriting three animal rescue memoirs.
Portfolio (5 selected works)
Coming Clean: Diary of a Painkiller Addict
Kemp, Cathryn
A Song for Bridget: The prequel to Finding Tipperary Mary
Whitsell, Phyllis, Kemp, Cathryn
'We Ain't Got No Drink, Pa': A Little Girl's Struggle to Survive in the Slums of 1920s South East London
Kemp, Hilda, Kemp, Cathryn
Jam Butties and a Pan of Scouse
Clarke, Maggie, Kemp, Cathryn
The Black Widow: The true crime book of the year
Calvey, Linda
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