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Simpsonville, SC 
Author
38 miles from Greenwood Women’s empowerment author and speaker. Mom of 6, 5 living, who suffered and overcame the stillbirth of her daughter on her due date a decade ago. Author of “The…
Greenville, SC
Author
47 miles from Greenwood Joanne L. said “I am President of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, IN. James recently spoke before our group. He was extremely well-received,…”
Graniteville, SC
Motivational Speaker / Author
48 miles from Greenwood Dr. Markesha Miller is a leading mental health expert! As a licensed psycho-therapist, consultant, and mental health expert for various media outlets, she has a…
West Columbia, SC
Singer/Songwriter / Author
64 miles from Greenwood I’m a singer/songwriter that has sung at weddings, funerals, programs, cookouts, and have been a praise & worship leader. I love music and love to share the…
Columbia, SC
Motivational Speaker / Author
66 miles from Greenwood Verna Mayers-Fakunle is the Founder and CEO of Inspired Strategies, LLC, which provides services focused on business management and educational consulting as well…
Athens, GA
Arts/Entertainment Speaker / Author
70 miles from Greenwood An author of five very different books, now writing a sixth. I speak about UGA and Atlanta humorist Lewis Grizzard, Colonial American history and Savannah Georgia…
Hendersonville, NC
Author
79 miles from Greenwood Ash T. said “Mr. Prather is wonderful. His books are well researched, often with first person accounts. His speaking and lectures are fascinating and our large group…”
Clover, SC
Author
83 miles from Greenwood Dr. Andre Blaylock, Ph.D.(hc) is a internationally recognized dating coach receiving an Honorary Doctorate degree in Counseling. He is a widely acclaimed dating…
Waxhaw, NC
Author
95 miles from Greenwood Charlie M. R. P. said ““Dave Foucar is a spiritually mature Christ follower, experienced Church leader, dedicated husband, father and grandfather, excellent speaker, teacher…”
Cleveland, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
95 miles from Greenwood We have become adept at ignoring the cries of our own hearts believing that working oneself into the ground, trying to “get it right” is the road to fulfillment.…
Asheville, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
99 miles from Greenwood Angie S. said “We hired her at our spiritual center, and she was pure JOY & inspiration! We are now creating a retreat with her, and am so excited to continue to…”
Charlotte, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
103 miles from Greenwood 
88 Verified Bookings Margaret M. K. said “It is most difficult for me to find the words to express how Black Hawk Pilot Elizabeth McCormick presented her message. Elizabeth's message fit…”
Charlotte, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
103 miles from Greenwood 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…”
Charlotte, NC
Author
103 miles from Greenwood Motivational Speaker, Speaker for Camps, Retreats and Conferences. Traveling evangelist, author of two books, "The Warrior's Manual" and "The…
Charlotte, NC
Author
103 miles from Greenwood I’m Author of the Year Queen City Awards 2021 and one of the queens of I Am Queen Charlotte. I come from Colombia and lived in China for almost a year. My stories…
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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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