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Louisville, KY 
Author
Melisa R. said “I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to extend my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunity to collaborate with Uncle MeShorn during his appearance…”
Clarksville, IN
Spoken Word Artist / Author
3 miles from Louisville 
1 Verified Booking Brittney R. said “KennyFresh created a poem for my wedding. It was beautiful! The poem was made for us and he beautifully intertwined details that were special to us. He…”
Louisville, KY
Motivational Speaker / Author
Ann S. said “We were very pleased with Mark's performance. Good mix of content with fun... I've heard nothing but positive comments.”
Louisville, KY
Motivational Speaker / Author
Makayla E. said “Mister Stu was amazing during our staff training. All of my staff were very involved thanks to the way it was presented. Lots of opportunity for my staff…”
Louisville, KY
Spoken Word Artist / Author
Lewis R. said “Needed Ms Joyce for a ceremony honoring my father. Wrote a touching poem, came and performed, and dropped some life jewels on me and my family. Maya Angelou…”
Bedford, IN
Arts/Entertainment Speaker / Author
58 miles from Louisville I present historical characters for events. I have four characters, women from history, who are appropriate for school programs, historical societies, reenactments,…
Danville, KY
Motivational Speaker / Author
68 miles from Louisville Leigh Anne Florence, along with Woody and Chloe, real life dachshunds and star characters of the series "Woody, The Kentucky Wiener" travel to churches,…
Lexington, KY
Christian Speaker / Author
70 miles from Louisville
1 Verified Booking Letitia N. said “Maureen Y. Smith spoke to our group of 70 women and did a great job meeting our expectations. Maureen is very knowledgeable about her topic, is very approachable…”
Lexington, KY
Motivational Speaker / Author
70 miles from Louisville MARY CLAIRE O'NEAL'S PRESENTATIONS ARE ENGAGING, CONTENT RICH, FRESH AND INNOVATIVE. She is an internationally known author, consultant, coach and Heartmath®…
Connersville, IN
Author
102 miles from Louisville I provide unique and creative writing through various subjects and topics. I provide articles, short stories, books, product descriptions and press releases. Also…
Somerset, KY
Christian Speaker / Author
102 miles from Louisville 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…
Bethel, OH
Christian Speaker / Author
103 miles from Louisville Jeff Coulter is a former cop who was nearly killed in a head-on crash and nearly died due to complications resulting from that crash. His loving wife Suzanne remained…
Indianapolis, IN
Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Louisville
5 Verified Bookings Aaron L. said “Wes is a great keynote speaker to have at your event or conference. He knows what he is talking about.”
Indianapolis, IN
Business Motivational Speaker / Author
107 miles from Louisville Troy Sandidge, aka Strategy Hacker®, is a business & motivational speaker, emcee, event energizer, and workshop conductor. Having shared stages featuring Oprah,…
Indianapolis, IN
Author
107 miles from Louisville
1 Verified Booking Amazon Best Selling Author of "Make Me an Offer I Can't Refuse"** brings insights on Innovation and Leadership to your team! Susan founded two companies.…
In the past year, Authors have sent 84 quotes to event planners
Authors rank #317 in popularity out of 542 categories on GigSalad
503 Author reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars
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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