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Simpsonville, SC 
Author
28 miles from Anderson 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
28 miles from Anderson 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,…”
Athens, GA
Arts/Entertainment Speaker / Author
56 miles from Anderson 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
57 miles from Anderson 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
64 miles from Anderson 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…
Asheville, NC
Motivational Speaker / Author
76 miles from Anderson 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…”
Graniteville, SC
Motivational Speaker / Author
81 miles from Anderson 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…
Lawrenceville, GA
Author
85 miles from Anderson There is hope for better relationships and Certified Relationship Expert & Coach Stephan Labossiere embraces the challenge of bringing that to light. He conducts…
Lawrenceville, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
85 miles from Anderson What you did yesterday or whatever happened to you yesterday is not who you are today. If you judge yourself based on yesterday’s events, you are convicting an…
Cumming, GA
Author
87 miles from Anderson 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
87 miles from Anderson 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…
Snellville, GA
Motivational Speaker / Author
90 miles from Anderson As a seasoned motivational speaker, I offer dynamic and inspiring presentations tailored to engage, empower, and energize audiences at events, workshops, conferences,…
Clover, SC
Author
91 miles from Anderson 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…
Duluth, GA
Author
92 miles from Anderson I am the author of Survival of the Fittest...One Child's Life in the Foster Care System. It is a nonfiction account of the time I spent in the 1950s foster…
Covington, GA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
93 miles from Anderson 
2 Verified Bookings Shamar G. said “Cynthia Valentine performed really well. She allowed the audience to join in and made it a fun atmosphere. She shared her many talents and 3 album singles.…”
In the past year, Authors have sent 79 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #320 in popularity out of 540 categories on GigSalad
506 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
From request to booking, it takes 1.5 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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