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Waterloo, IA 
Bagpiper / Author
66 miles from Newton 
31 Verified Bookings Angel D. said “Thirty one years ago my husband told me on our first date that he wanted Amazing Grace on bagpipes at his funeral. He even bought a cd of a mix he liked.…”
Fort Madison, IA
Author
117 miles from Newton Motivational speaker/Author - Former Max Sec Penitentiary Teacher. Book releases this fall - “7 Doors In” I discuss why it is important to look ahead and not dwell…
Galesburg, IL
Photo Booths / Author
149 miles from Newton
2 Verified Bookings Kartik P. said “Made our Christmas party very memorable! Definitely recommend!”
Quincy, IL
Singer/Songwriter / Author
149 miles from Newton Wayne R. said “Koretta was incredible! Her music and voice were beautiful and mesmerizing. The audience was amazed and loved her; they were singing, clapping, and praising!…”
Omaha, NE
Family Expert / Author
152 miles from Newton As a wife, mother to seven children (six living and one in spirit), and homeschooler, Angelica's calling is helping families to have life experiences filled…
Omaha, NE
Motivational Speaker / Author
152 miles from Newton "Just like an addict keeping track of their sober days, I too keep track of mine. I am a survivor of my suicide attempt."
Waseca, MN
Industry Expert / Author
166 miles from Newton Brad Connors, Certified Wealth Strategist®, recently finished authoring his first book, “Fish Don’t Clap: Planning For A Purposeful Retirement.” The book shines…
Kansas City, MO
Motivational Speaker / Author
197 miles from Newton
1 Verified Booking Barb T. said “Chad Porter spoke at our quarterly meeting and to say he motivated me is an understatement. The adversity that he has overcome is unbelievable. He speaks…”
Kansas City, MO
Motivational Speaker / Author
197 miles from Newton Kim M. said “This was probably the best speaker we've had in the 8 years of our seminar. Very informative and extremely entertaining. Thanks for making me look…”
Kansas City, MO
Motivational Speaker / Author
197 miles from Newton Hire Motivational Keynote Speaker and Change Expert Kim Becking to energize your next event, create momentum and make you the rock star! Featured in People, SELF,…
Kansas City, MO
Author
197 miles from Newton Teleplay with roots in psychology, and mime as well as drama. Literary practice calls the author, writer to perform as in Shakespeare, the actors were drawn or…
Kansas City, MO
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
197 miles from Newton Simon is the founder of the HR Office, with more than 40 years of business experience and he is also an Advisory Board Member of M3 Life Sciences, an Advisory Board…
Kansas City, KS
Motivational Speaker / Author
197 miles from Newton LeTysha Montgomery is an award winning best selling author, empowerment speaker, jewelry designer (Stand Out Style), podcast host (Endometriosis: Journey to Butterfly)…
Lincoln, NE
Motivational Speaker / Author
199 miles from Newton Helping addicts find their unique Flavor of Confidence to achieve and maintain their sobriety.
Lakeville, MN
Author
204 miles from Newton As a cancer survivor, author, pastor, and healthcare consultant, my faith-based messages are designed to bring hope and healing to hurting people, and equip churches,…
In the past year, Authors have sent 82 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #311 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
510 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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