Notable Author & Poet Speakers

Looking for an inspiring best seller author to speak at your next event? Key Speakers Bureau has a comprehensive selection of top-rated authors and poets who can deliver dynamic presentations on a variety of topics. From bestselling novelists to memoirists, our speakers are experts at engaging audiences of all sizes and backgrounds. Browse our roster of authors and poets today and discover the perfect speaker for your next event.

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Jesse Itzler

NY Times Bestselling Author, Living with a Seal, Serial Entrepreneur, Marquis Jet, Zico Coconut Water, Co-Owner, Atlanta Hawks

Fee: $32,000–$75,000

Travels From: Georgia

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Ray Kurzweil

Pioneering Inventor and Futurist; Principal Researcher and AI Visionary, Google

Fee: $50,000–$112,500

Travels From: California

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Sekou Andrews

GRAMMY-nominated artist, motivational speaker, “Hamilton Meets TED” keynotes

Fee: $50,000–$63,000

Travels From: California

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Jewel Kilcher

Singer-songwriter, Poet, Actress, Best Selling Author, Workplace Wellness & Mental Health Advocate

Fee: $100,000–$300,000

Travels From: Tennessee

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Dennis Prager

Acclaimed Talk Show Host; "The Moral Compass of America"; Best-Selling Author

Fee: $14,000–$44,000

Travels From: California

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John McEnroe

Four-Time U.S. Open Champion; Three-Time Wimbledon Champion; Television Commentator

Fee: $55,000–$115,000

Travels From: New York

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John Ondrasik

Singer/Songwriter, Five For Fighting; Offering Musically Enhanced Inspirational Keynote Presentations

Fee: $25,000–$44,000

Travels From: California

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Deborah Norville

Two-Time Emmy Award-Winning Television Anchor; Anchor of Inside Edition

Fee: $20,000–$38,000

Travels From: New York

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Dan Buettner

World Renowned Explorer and National Geographic Fellow; Founder of the Blue Zones®; NYT bestselling author: “The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World’s Happiest People"

Fee: $50,000–$100,000

Travels From: Minnesota

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Omekongo Dibinga

Award-winning Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion Strategist

Fee: $15,000–$30,000

Travels From: District of Columbia

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Cleo Wade

Poet & Bestselling Author

Fee: $31,000–$50,000

Travels From: California

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Joy Harjo

Performer and Writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 23rd Poet Laureate

Fee: $15,000–$30,000

Travels From: Oklahoma

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Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Author of Enrique’s Journey

Fee: $10,000–$12,000

Travels From: California

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Doug Blackmon

Author, Slavery by Another Name

Fee: $10,000–$14,000

Travels From: Georgia

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Cornel West

Professor, Activist, Provocative Public Intellectual & Groundbreaking Author

Fee: $25,000–$45,000

Travels From: California

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Tammy Bruce

Outspoken Radio Talk Show Host; Political Commentator; Gay Feminist; Best Selling Author, The Death of Right and Wrong

Fee: $10,000–$20,000

Travels From: California

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Nikki Giovanni

World-Renowned Poet, Writer, Commentator, Activist, & Educator

Fee: $12,000–$15,000

Travels From: Virginia

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Joan Lunden

Former host of Good Morning America and current host of Second Opinion on PBS

Fee: $25,000–$40,000

Travels From: New York

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Bob Woodward

Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist; Associate Editor, The Washington Post and Author, 21 Bestsellers

Fee: $26,000–$61,000

Travels From: District of Columbia

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Brandon Leake

Youth Educator, Spoken Word Poet and Winner of the 2020 Season of America's Got Talent

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Travels From: California

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