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Lynchburg, VA 
Author
47 miles from Waynesboro A Restoration Strategist and Distance Reiki Specialist offering alternative and holistic solutions to help survivors of abuse heal and restore themselves with scalable…
Lake Wilderness, VA
Author
65 miles from Waynesboro Peyton Stone, celebrated mystery author, takes you on a thrilling journey of suspense and unexpected twists. With her unusual animal companions and captivating…
Fredericksburg, VA
Industry Expert / Author
79 miles from Waynesboro Public speaking and story-telling from a real world experience combined with clinical expertise. Facilitation of topics such as mental health and well-being, racial…
Ashland, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
80 miles from Waynesboro The incredible story of a severely disabled young woman who is able to reach her goal will inspire you to reach yours too!
Richmond, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
87 miles from Waynesboro John M. said “Mark was the hit of our managers conference. Great mix of comedy with content. Would definitely use him again...”
Richmond, VA
Author
87 miles from Waynesboro After spending years in the streets of Richmond, VA. living a life of crime and running with established gangstas, Marquise has embarked on a path of life and community…
Richmond, VA
Author
87 miles from Waynesboro Author of Award Winning Honorary Mention in the New York Book Festival Falling Into Place- Touched by Divine Inspiration...Based on the content of the book- speaking…
Richmond, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
87 miles from Waynesboro Inspiring, motivating, and engaging, Celebrate Kindness focuses on being kind to others through Random Acts of Kindness. Through a life-changing decision on my…
Chester, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
93 miles from Waynesboro 
3 Verified Bookings Caitlyn R. said “I attended Shelly’s vision board party and left with an entire new outlook on life. She has a way of speaking to an entire crowd, yet makes it feel like…”
Buckhannon, WV
Author
97 miles from Waynesboro High energy speaker, trailblazing entrepreneur, and author of the bestselling "Taking a Career Break for Dummies." With an MBA, master coach certification,…
Ashburn, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
101 miles from Waynesboro Ginny L. said “Sam spoke at our fundraising gala at which we were raising funds for the purchase of Naloxone. He shared very candidly about his experience being revived…”
South Hill, VA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
102 miles from Waynesboro Brandon T. said “Once for my retirement party, second time for my niece graduation dinner and thirdly she wrote a handwritten poem attached to bouquet of roses I got my…”
Leesburg, VA
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
102 miles from Waynesboro Elise Woodworth is a dynamic and engaging motivational speaker dedicated to igniting passion in tomorrow's leaders and inspiring today's. With a focus…
Port Tobacco, MD
Leadership/Success Speaker / Author
106 miles from Waynesboro Is effective communication a challenge for you or your team? Would you like more communication tools in your leadership belt? Melanie and the Center for Interpersonal…
Falls Church, VA
Author
109 miles from Waynesboro Dynamic and engaging speaker. Featured Speaking Topics: Homeland Security ● Ethical Decision Making ● Team Building & Leadership ● Veteran & Federal Hiring…
In the past year, Authors have sent 87 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #310 in popularity out of 541 categories on GigSalad
503 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
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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