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Andrew 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I have published over 80 ghostwritten books, many of them Sunday Times bestsellers, and have guided many clients through self-publishing.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Entertainment, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self Employed

Johnny 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Experienced ghostwriter, author and copy-editor. Personable and very versatile. I specialise in biography, sport, food and popular history.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Soup Works Plc
  • Littlemore Hospital, Oxford
  • Camden Central Cars
  • Various

I am an award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling, ghostwriter of more than 20 years. I love working with authors to bring your ideas to life.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

I am an award-winning ghostwriter and novelist. I work internationally with clients on non-fiction and fiction ghostwriting projects.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Inspirational, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Linda 5 star rating

Scotland, United Kingdom

I'm a bestselling UK-based ghostwriter with 20 years experience. I can bring your story to life, in your words. Let's get your voice heard!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, and True Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Philip 5 star rating

Ampthill, United Kingdom

Experienced ghostwriter, author. Ghosting/editorial consulting projects include major books on eurozone and an industrial illness scandal.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • N/A
  • Personnel Today
  • Community Care

Emmy nominated screenwriter and author. I aim to help you to tell your story in the best way, through developmental editing or ghostwriting

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Author of over 25 titles, including BTS, Monty Python and Billie Eilish and ghostwriter for Love Island celeb and UK Cycling nutritionist

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Entertainment, and Sports & Outdoors.

Martin 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am an award-winning ghostwriter with four 'Sunday Times' and multiple Amazon bestsellers to my name.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Entertainment, Education & Reference, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins
  • Penguin Books

Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter of celebrity memoirs and crime fiction. I can write your book, or I can coach you to write it yourself.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Cross-disciplined ghostwriter and published author (Hodder, Penguin) across fiction and non-fiction. Screen and audio writer for BBC & ITV.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • The Drive Project
  • Hodder & Hodder
  • Melvyn Bragg
  • BBC
  • Atria
  • Deloitte
  • ITV

I'm a children's book specialist with nearly 30 years' experience of writing and editing everything from Winnie-the-Pooh to Minecraft.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Ladybird, Penguin Random House
  • Self-employed
  • Egmont, now Farshore, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
  • Penguin Random House

Spencer 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am a published author, ghostwriter and screenwriter with over ten years' experience of collaborating with clients

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sports & Outdoors, and True Crime.

Work experience:

  • Durrants Press Cuttings

Acclaimed non-fiction author and ghostwriter, specializing in entertainment biographies and memoirs. Expert book proposal writer.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, and LGBTQ Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Kentucky University Press
  • Charlesbridge/ Random House
  • Running Press/ Hachette
  • Mississippi University Press

I'm an internationally-published author, editor and ghostwriter, who has been writing professionally for over 35 years.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor & Comedy, Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Music, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Wren & Rook, Hachette
  • Various companies
  • Sourcebooks Explore
  • Souper Media

Nick 5 star rating

Norwich, United Kingdom

Professional novelist and ghost, specialising in historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction. Author of the 'Agent of Rome' series.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

London-based Kiwi writer with huge experience across arts, travel, society, architecture, food, children et al. Never missed a deadline!

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Children’s Non-Fiction, Travel, Music, History, Action & Adventure, Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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