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Charleston, SC 
Author
7 miles from Mount Pleasant Lorna Hollifield was born in Asheville, North Carolina, but now enjoys the island life outside of Charleston, South Carolina with her husband, Kimsey, and two mutts,…
Charleston, SC
Spoken Word Artist / Author
7 miles from Mount Pleasant Robert S. said “Inviting Mr. Enlightenment back to his alma mater as part of our Alumni Reading Series turned out to be an excellent decision. His poems and the reading…”
Hilton Head Island, SC
Leadership/Success Speaker / Author
69 miles from Mount Pleasant When internationally recognized executive coach, speaker, and facilitator Dave Ferguson stresses the importance of leadership, growth and change with his audiences,…
Bluffton, SC
Christian Speaker / Author
73 miles from Mount Pleasant 
1 Verified Booking Marie P. said “Robin was so inspiring and such a captivating speaker for our nurses retreat in Charleston South Carolina”
Myrtle Beach, SC
Motivational Speaker / Author
80 miles from Mount Pleasant Key Topics Covered Forgiveness Self-Love Quantum Healing Trauma Release Emotional Freedom As a speaker passionate about personal growth and holistic healing, I…
Effingham, SC
Psychic Entertainment / Author
85 miles from Mount Pleasant "Amazing", "jaw dropping", "100% accurate". These are just a few comments Craig's clients use to describe his readings, forecast…
Savannah, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
90 miles from Mount Pleasant
88 Verified Bookings Jennifer C. said “Elizabeth was absolutely phenomenal and demonstrated a deep understanding of our audience. Before her presentation, she took the time to delve into our…”
Savannah, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
90 miles from Mount Pleasant
1 Verified Booking Kimberly L. said “The timing of Chad's message about overcoming obstacles, perseverance, and dealing with life's challenges was perfect as we bring students back…”
Savannah, GA
Leadership/Success Speaker / Author
90 miles from Mount Pleasant We're combing two things here; the voice behind your business or professional services, and the power of Neuro-linguistic Programming and Business Psychology.…
Columbia, SC
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Mount Pleasant Verna Mayers-Fakunle is the Founder and CEO of Inspired Strategies, LLC, which provides services focused on business management and educational consulting as well…
West Columbia, SC
Singer/Songwriter / Author
108 miles from Mount Pleasant 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…
Graniteville, SC
Motivational Speaker / Author
125 miles from Mount Pleasant 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…
Leland, NC
Author
141 miles from Mount Pleasant Jeff Coltenback is an Author, TV/Radio host and professional dog trainer. Jeff also founded his own non-profit animal rescue. Jeff is a dynamic speaker and truly…
Wilmington, NC
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
147 miles from Mount Pleasant Lenny Laskowski is the leading authority on the topic on public speaking and presentation skills. Lenny is the author of Book, "Painless Presentations - The…
Waxhaw, NC
Author
154 miles from Mount Pleasant Charlie M. R. P. said ““Dave Foucar is a spiritually mature Christ follower, experienced Church leader, dedicated husband, father and grandfather, excellent speaker, teacher…”
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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