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Knoxville, TN 
Stand-Up Comedian / Author
2 Verified Bookings Mandi F. said “We gave Alex a tall order to fill as the entertainment for our churches Valentine's fundraiser and he delivered flawlessly. His comedy was hilarious,…”
Asheville, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Knoxville 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…”
Somerset, KY
Christian Speaker / Author
87 miles from Knoxville Author of A Little Goes a Long Way and host of The Love Offering podcast, Rachael Adams hopes to help women realize their God-given purpose and significance. She…
Hendersonville, NC
Author
93 miles from Knoxville 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…”
Cleveland, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
95 miles from Knoxville Women have become adept at ignoring the cries of their own hearts believing that working oneself into the ground, trying to “get it right” and “do it right,” is…
Ringgold, GA
Christian Speaker / Author
98 miles from Knoxville
2 Verified Bookings Rana C. said “Jason is equal parts professional and lighthearted. You can tell he's genuinely interested in getting to know people and how he can best support…”
Greenville, SC
Author
115 miles from Knoxville 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,…”
Cumming, GA
Author
122 miles from Knoxville I am a New York Times Best-Selling ghostwriter with over 50 title credits. I've published with all 5 major publishing houses, and worked with some of the biggest…
Cumming, GA
Author
122 miles from Knoxville As an Author & Speaker, my sole aim is to help any audience (new graduates, churches, corporate employees, business owners) I get the privilege to stand in…
Danville, KY
Motivational Speaker / Author
126 miles from Knoxville Leigh Anne Florence, along with Woody and Chloe, real life dachshunds and star characters of the series "Woody, The Kentucky Wiener" travel to churches,…
Simpsonville, SC
Author
126 miles from Knoxville 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…
Alpharetta, GA
Belly Dancer / Author
132 miles from Knoxville
13 Verified Bookings Shelbyabernathy said “Patrice was very good, everyone had such a great time as we celebrated our friend's 72nd birthday-nothing but compliments and thank yous for inviting…”
Glade Spring, VA
Author
133 miles from Knoxville J.E. Stamper, educator and author of the bestselling “Ugly Me” book series, illustrates the pervasive issue of childhood trauma through eye-opening, first-hand…
Woodstock, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
133 miles from Knoxville I am an author, speaker, and resiliency coach with an unforgettable story about overcoming adversity following an unexpected tragedy coupled with traumatic loss.…
Woodstock, GA
Leadership/Success Speaker / Author
133 miles from Knoxville With over 23 years of public speaking experience, Jason is excellent at taking complicated concepts and making them simple and easy to understand. Jason loves helping…
In the past year, Authors have sent 85 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #314 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
508 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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