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Fort Wayne, IN 
Author
23 miles from Huntington I Will Not Be Silent tells the story through a 9 year-old's eyes of physical and mental abuse and a life consumed with fear, anger and denial. She slowly loses…
Fort Wayne, IN
Author
23 miles from Huntington Author, Motivational Speaker and Child Advocate Laurie Gray offers key note addresses and workshops on parenting, personal transformation, criminal justice, child…
Bryant, IN
Christian Band / Author
37 miles from Huntington 
6 Verified Bookings Laura M. said “Tom Frye was available for our event and did a wonderful performance! Book him or his whole band, you will be pleased! You will be blessed just to meet…”
Paulding, OH
Author
51 miles from Huntington I am an "Old Scout". I enjoy speaking about my adventures and demonstrating backpacking equipment. I've been involved with the Boy Scouts all of…
Celina, OH
Author
54 miles from Huntington I am an author/speaker/mentor and health coach. My goal is to bring joy and show others how to live into it every day. Bloom Girl Bloom (Real Women with Real Answers)…
Mishawaka, IN
Santa Claus / Author
64 miles from Huntington
11 Verified Bookings Sidney M. said “We enjoyed Dallas Santa so much. He was the real deal and will surely use him again. The kids were very excited when Santa came walking in our house.…”
Lafayette, IN
Author
79 miles from Huntington Jessica Nunemaker is an Author, PBS Host, Newspaper Columnist, and Website Owner of Little Indiana that Details Where to Stay, Play, and Eat in Small Towns across…
Napoleon, OH
Author
80 miles from Huntington I am an Angel Parent. After losing my youngest son at only 5 months old I took to writing to help with my grief. I have now turned those writings into a book, "Shattered…
Indianapolis, IN
Motivational Speaker / Author
85 miles from Huntington
6 Verified Bookings Carl D. said “Wes is an outstanding speaker and brings a genuine approach to his presentations. It's a pleasure to hear from someone who brings his real-life experience…”
Indianapolis, IN
Pianist / Author
85 miles from Huntington
33 Verified Bookings Stephine C. said “She was fantastic. Her skills as a pianist was superb! She was flexible and moved with the ceremony and reception. I would recommend her to others.”
Indianapolis, IN
Motivational Speaker / Author
85 miles from Huntington Ann S. said “We were very pleased with Mark's performance. Good mix of content with fun... I've heard nothing but positive comments.”
Indianapolis, IN
Author
85 miles from Huntington
1 Verified Booking Amazon Best Selling Author of "Make Me an Offer I Can't Refuse"** brings insights on Innovation and Leadership to your team! Susan founded two companies.…
Indianapolis, IN
Author
85 miles from Huntington Jim J. said “Kola is an excellent speaker whose compelling story and personality connect with an audience immediately. Her smile and genuineness are are a natural…”
Indianapolis, IN
Author
85 miles from Huntington Shannon has taught for 25 years, from first grade through college level. She believes in "Going the Extra Smile" when it comes to empowering others to…
Indianapolis, IN
Christian Speaker / Author
85 miles from Huntington Jerome W. Terry, author of the Christian Self-Help Book “LORD Help Me With Me”, encourages and teaches renewal of the mind from a Christian point-of-view so that…
In the past year, Authors have sent 77 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #322 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
512 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
From request to booking, it takes 1.1 days (on average) to hire an Author
An author brings more to the table than just a good book! These folks are often leaders in their field, industry, or topic of interest. Booking an author as a speaker allows them to give your audience education and insight to the topics of their book or about their field. The authors listed bring all kinds of topics to the table from children's literature and fiction novels to political and religious experts. No matter the subject of interest, you're sure to find an author to match your needs to give a great speech and possibly a book signing.
An insightful and articulate speaker at a corporate event can help individuals, groups, and companies to achieve their potential through a dynamic and insightful speech, seminar or consulting session. Authors/Speakers on GigSalad have written Children's Books, have been Bestselling Authors of Local Interest, Fiction, Religious, Political, Health and/or Nonfiction Titles. GigSalad has premier affordable motivational speakers available to speak to educate, inform, inspire and motivate.
When booking an Author to speak at your event, be sure you have your event details (date, time, location, topic, etc.) and budget lined up before you contact the Author. Next up, you should book well in advance. Some speakers are booked months or years in advance. However, in some situations you might be able to book less than 60 days in advance. Lastly, pay attention to detail in the contract. What are the traveling expenses? If the traveling expenses are too expensive, consider partnering with another organization to host the same speaker during the same time frame.
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