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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Deborah Norville

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

Fee Range: $15,000–$32,000

Travels From: New York

Jewel Kilcher

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

Fee Range: $100,000–$300,000

Travels From: Tennessee

Joan Lunden

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

Fee Range: $25,000–$40,000

Travels From: New York

Cleo Wade

Poet & Bestselling Author

Fee Range: $31,000–$50,000

Travels From: California

Tammy Bruce

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

Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000

Travels From: California

Ray Kurzweil

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

Fee Range: $50,000–$112,500

Travels From: California

Sekou Andrews

Grammy Nominated Artist; Motivational Poet and Strategic Presenter

Fee Range: $50,000–$63,000

Travels From: California

Nikki Giovanni

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

Fee Range: $12,000–$15,000

Travels From: Virginia

John Ondrasik

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

Fee Range: $25,000–$44,000

Travels From: California

Omekongo Dibinga

Award-winning Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion Strategist

Fee Range: $15,000–$30,000

Travels From: District of Columbia

Brandon Leake

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

Fee Range: Inquire

Travels From: California

Jesse Itzler

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

Fee Range: $45,000–$65,000

Travels From: Georgia

Dan Buettner

National Geographic Fellow, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author & 3-Time Guinness World Record Distance Cycling Holder

Fee Range: $50,000–$100,000

Travels From: Minnesota

Cornel West

Professor, Activist, Provocative Public Intellectual & Groundbreaking Author

Fee Range: $25,000–$45,000

Travels From: California

John McEnroe

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

Fee Range: $55,000–$115,000

Travels From: New York

Bob Woodward

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

Fee Range: $26,000–$49,000

Travels From: District of Columbia

Dennis Prager

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

Fee Range: $14,000–$40,000

Travels From: California

Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Author of Enrique’s Journey

Fee Range: $10,000–$12,000

Travels From: California

Doug Blackmon

Author, Slavery by Another Name

Fee Range: $10,000–$14,000

Travels From: Georgia

Joy Harjo

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

Fee Range: $15,000–$30,000

Travels From: Oklahoma

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