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Katy

Katy 5 star rating

Rye, United Kingdom

As a bestselling ghostwriter, I craft beautiful and memorable memoirs for private clients as well as large publishers like HarperCollins.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, True Crime, and Sex & Relationships.

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Philip

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
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Simon

Simon 5 star rating

Bristol, United Kingdom

Award-winning ghostwriter, author and editor. Works with private clients, businesses, celebrities and publishers in a wide range of genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Inspirational, Entertainment, Education & Reference, Sports & Outdoors, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Martin

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
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Andrew

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
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Simon

Simon 5 star rating

London, UK

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
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Neil

Neil 5 star rating

Leeds, UK

Want to work with the ghostwriter who penned two of Jonny Wilkinson's books? Whistle me up then. I love helping people tell their stories.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Daily Express
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Cathryn

Cathryn 5 star rating

Hastings, UK

SUNDAY TIMES/AMAZON BESTSELLING/award-winning ghostwriter/author. 20+ books. Celeb/self-help/inspirational/addiction/trauma/recovery.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Transworld, Penguin Random House
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Claire

Claire 5 star rating

Hertford, UK

Writer, editor and proofreader of children's books (novelty, activity, annuals, school reference, young fiction and licensed characters).

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Short Story, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • BBC Children's Books and Brands and Licensing at Penguin Books UK
  • BBC Children's Books at BBC Worldwide
  • The Northwood Bookshop
  • Franklin Watts
  • Marshall Editions
  • Kingfisher Books
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Tim

Tim 5 star rating

London, UK

I'm an expert nonfiction ghostwriter who has helped 35 authors write impactful, high-value books on business, medicine, law, and finance.

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

Work experience:

  • Time Life
  • Marshall Cavendish
  • Brown Reference Group/Windmill Books
  • Self-employed
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David

David 5 star rating

Leeds, UK

I specialise in long-form content such as books, ebooks, and training products. I particularly enjoy memoirs and business titles.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Joe

Joe 5 star rating

Manchester, UK

Big 5 published, award-winning author, and travel writer for The Telegraph. I mentor, and specialise in memoirs, often seasoned with humour.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel, Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Living Tenerife Magazine
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Jane

Jane 5 star rating

London, UK

Hugely experienced arts and culture writer. Jazz and world music critic. Interviewer of A-listers, rising stars. Tells a good story.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Design, Entertainment, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Jo

Jo 5 star rating

London, UK

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
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Ian

Ian 5 star rating

Hereford, UK

Ghostwriter & book strategist for entrepreneurs & executives: creating distinctive books that build authority & create business opportunity.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Technology, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Dynamo Marketing Communications
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Adrian

Adrian 5 star rating

London, UK

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.

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Chris

Chris 5 star rating

London, UK

Sunday Times bestselling writer, specialising in ghostwriting memoir/nonfiction for clients needing extra support in telling their stories.

Genres: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Hire the best ghostwriters in the UK

Got a brilliant idea for a book, but not enough time or know-how to manifest it yourself? Feel like you have an amazing life story to tell, but struggle to find the words to tell it? Or do you simply need a bit of assistance with a book that’s come to a grinding halt?

Enter the ghostwriter, your new best friend. A ghostwriter will help you find your purpose and plot your book — even do the writing for you, if that’s what you require. But a good ghostwriter is so much more than a proxy; they’re a crucial collaborator who can lift both you and your book to new heights of success. The best ghostwriters seamlessly integrate their expertise so your book shines brighter than ever, yet still retains a narrative voice that’s utterly unique to you.

Because you’ll have to work together throughout the entire process, you need a ghostwriter who’s a perfect match in terms of both writing and collaborative style. But where can you find such a ghostwriter for hire in the UK — especially when so many ghostwriters aren’t allowed to discuss their previous clients?

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