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Lynchburg, VA 
Author
51 miles from Staunton 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
73 miles from Staunton Peyton Stone, celebrated mystery author, takes you on a thrilling journey of suspense and unexpected twists. With her unusual animal companions and captivating…
Buckhannon, WV
Author
86 miles from Staunton High energy speaker, trailblazing entrepreneur, and author of the bestselling "Taking a Career Break for Dummies." With an MBA, master coach certification,…
Fredericksburg, VA
Industry Expert / Author
88 miles from Staunton 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
91 miles from Staunton 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
99 miles from Staunton 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…”
Richmond, VA
Author
99 miles from Staunton 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
99 miles from Staunton 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
99 miles from Staunton 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
105 miles from Staunton 
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…”
Leesburg, VA
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
105 miles from Staunton Elise Woodworth is a dynamic and engaging motivational speaker dedicated to igniting passion in tomorrow's leaders and inspiring today's. With a focus…
Ashburn, VA
Motivational Speaker / Author
106 miles from Staunton 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…”
Glenville, WV
Author
110 miles from Staunton Latanya W. said “Mr. Lang was a complete pleasure to work with as he was prompt in responding to questions and followed through on all requests. I highly recommend Ken…”
South Hill, VA
Spoken Word Artist / Author
111 miles from Staunton 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…”
Port Tobacco, MD
Leadership/Success Speaker / Author
114 miles from Staunton 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…
In the past year, Authors have sent 85 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #311 in popularity out of 541 categories on GigSalad
503 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
From request to booking, it takes 1.2 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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