Justin Alcala

justinalcala@justinalcala.com
www.justinalcala.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction 
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $250

Valetta Anderson

valetta1918@gmail.com
https://www.dramatistsguild.com/members/valettaanderson/
Genre: Playwriting
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Conduct playwriting workshops for K-12 students and adult beginners; conduct master classes for experienced playwrights; participate on panels and roundtables
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Tina McElroy Ansa

publisher@downsouthpress.com
www.tinamcelroyansa.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct master classes and workshops; present special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Raymond Atkins

raymondlatkins@aol.com
www.raymondlatkins.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Guest lecturer and speaker; workshop instructor; readings and presentation
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on services and audience

Kelly J. Beard

kellyjbeard@gmail.com
www.kellyjbeard.com
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Sliding scale from $150+

Michael Bishop

countgeiger1945@gmail.com
www.michaelbishop-writer.com
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $150+

Julie E. Bloemeke

juliebloemeke@gmail.com
www.jebloemeke.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serving as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable depending on venue and length of engagement

Trudy Boyce

tnandubois@aol.com
trudynanboyce.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serving as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100-500

Kathy A. Bradley

kathy.sandhill@gmail.com
www.kathyabradley.com
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special events programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on services and audience

Robert Lee Brewer

robertleebrewer@gmail.com
www.robertleebrewer.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on services and audience

John Wesley Brinsfield Jr.

chaplainjwb@gmail.com
Genre: Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist
Fee Range: $100 per presentation/event plus travel and lodging if applicable

Jericho Brown

jerichobro@gmail.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs

Barbara Brown Taylor

barbarabrowntaylor@gmail.com
www.barbarabrowntaylor.com
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $0-15,000

Thom Brucie

thombrucie@gmail.com
www.thombrucie.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; special event programs
Fee Range: Varies, depending on travel and requirements

Brigitte Byrd

brigittebyrd@gmail.com, brigittebyrd@clayton.edu
http://brigittebyrd.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: All
Services: Poetry readings; Presentations; Craft talks
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on location, service, and audience

Melisa (Misha) Cahnmann-Taylor

cahnmann@gmail.com, cahnmann@uga.com
www.teachersactup.com
Genre: Poetry, Applied Theatre, Bilingual/Translingual Memoir
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Readings; author visits; writing workshop; competition judge; lecture; applied theatre workshop; bilingual (Spanish-English) poetry and theatre activities
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Kevin Cantwell

geraldtee313@gmail.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Readings; master classes; workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Jim Carroll

jcarroll@augusta.edu
www.allfaithsoil.com
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Memoir
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Readings; Q and A; Discussions about Middle East
Fee Range: $100

Irene Celcer

www.irenecelcer.com
celcer@comcast.net
Genre: Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $250+

Angela Cerrito

writerangela@outlook.com
www.angelacerrito.com
Genre: Fiction, Children’s Fiction, Plays, Historical Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Keynote speaker, workshop presenter (writing, early literacy, play writing, historical fiction), panelist, classroom presentations grades 5-12 (history: child rescues from Warsaw ghetto, research, writing and revising.)
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Sumita Chakraborty

chakrabsumita@gmail.com
www.sumitachakraborty.com
Genre: Poetry, Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable 

Mario Chard

mariochard@gmail.com
mariochard.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $80/hr; $200-500/event

Evelyn Coleman

evelyncolemandin@bellsouth.net
www.evelyncoleman.com
Genre: Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Present readings and lectures; conduct master classes and writing workshops (children & adults); present special event programs; conduct motivation and creativity classes and workshops; prepare scri pt and screenwriting projects
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Michael J. Coles

mjcoles@mac.com
www.mcolesbook.com
Genre: Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Edward Alan Cooper (E. A. Cooper)

edalancooper@gmail.com
http://okinawaatoll.com
Genre: Fiction; Memoir
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Speaking; readings; workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on services and audience

Jackie Cooper

jkershawcooper@aol.com
www.jackiekcooper.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/JackieKCooper
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Present readings and motivational speeches; conduct workshops; present special event programs; facilitate talks concerning the literary world
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Brian Jay Corrigan

brian.corrigan@ung.edu
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Conduct fiction master classes
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Lynn Coulter

LCoulter@comcast.net
www.LynnCoulter.com
Genre: Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Guest lecturer and speaker; workshop instructor; readings and presentations
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and travel distance

Susan Crawford

carduey@aol.com
susancrawfordnovelist.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $500+

Caroline Crew

carolinemarycrew@gmail.com
www.caroline-crew.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $50/hour, negiotable

Sandra Jones Cropsey

sjcworks@aol.com
www.cropseyauthor.com
Genre: Fiction; Playwriting; Screenwriting
Intended Audience: Adult; Children
Services: Readings; theater workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Chad Davidson

davidson@westga.edu
Genre: Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Poetry readings; literary festivals
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Helen Davis

renandhelendavis@gmail.com
www.davisguides.com
Genre: Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Giving readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100-500

Ren Davis

renandhelendavis@gmail.com
www.davisguides.com
Genre: Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Giving readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100-500

Paul Donnelly

pjdonnelly@live.com
Genre: Playwriting
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Conduct playwriting workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Ted Dunagan

tmdunagan@aol.com
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Intended Audience: Young Adult (Grades 5-9)
Services: School and library author visit (one hour presentation); participation in writing workshops or literary conferences and festivals or events
Fee Range: Fees are negotiable or as provided

Ginger Eager

gingereager@gmail.com
www.gingereager.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits
Fee Range: Varies. Please contact for into.

Tom Edwards

riverhites@gmail.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction; Playwriting
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct master classes and workshops; playwriting instruction and guidance; editorial services
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Khalil Elayan

kelayan@kennesaw.edu
Genre: Poetry; Non-Fiction;  Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Rupert Fike

rhfike@mindspring.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Eugie Foster

eugie@eugiefoster.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Panelist; Guest speaker; Readings; Workshop leader
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Gregory Fraser

gfraser@mindspring.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Poetry readings; workshop leader; literary festivals
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Alice Friman

alicefriman@gmail.com
www.alicefriman.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops and master classes
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

David Fulmer

mail@davidfulmer.com
www.davidfulmer.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist
Fee Range: $0-500

Mack Little

mack.little@outlook.com
www.mack-little.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; special event programs
Fee Range: $500-2,500

Angie Gallion Lovell

angie.gallion@yahoo.com
www.angiegallion.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs 
Fee Range: $50-350

Roberta Haas George

haasrob@yahoo.com
www.robertahaasgeorge.com
Genre: Fiction; Playwriting; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; serve as panelist; special event programs 
Fee Range: $0-500

Aaron Graham

agraha88@kennesaw.edu
https://arabicwitharedneck.com/
Genre: Playwriting; Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Jameson Gregg

info@jamesongregg.com
www.jamesongregg.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Anthony Grooms

tgrooms@kennesaw.edu
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present lectures and keynote addresses; present invitational readings; participate in panels and talks to professional organizations, colleges and community groups
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Josina Guess

josinaguess@gmail.com
https://www.josinaguess.com/
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Beth Gylys

bgylys@gsu.edu
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $0-2,000

J.J. Haas

Jeffhaas25@gmail.com
www.jjhaasbooks.com
Genre: Science Fiction; Fantasy; Magical Realism
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Fiction and poetry readings; creative writing workshops; speaking engagements on creative writing
Fee Range: Open

Jessica Handler

jessicahandler@comcast.net
www.jessicahandler.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable 

Emily Lake Hansen

emilylakehansen@gmail.com
www.emilylakehansen.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Intended Audience:Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience 

Danielle Hanson

danielle.j.hanson@gmail.com
daniellejhanson.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience:Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience 

Linda Lee Harper

lleeharper@aol.com
www.lindaleeharper.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; participate in panels and talks to professional conferences and organizations; conduct workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Karen Head

khead@gatech.edu
lmc.gatech.edu/~head
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction 
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; Conduct creative writing classes 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

M. Ayodele Heath

ayospeaks@gmail.com
www.ayospeaks.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops; present special event programs Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Patricia Henritze

patriciahenritze@yahoo.com
Genre: Poetry; Non-Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction; Playwriting
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present plays and staged readings; prepare commissioned scripts; create plays in the community; stage original material; lead writing workshops for non-writers, spoken word writing and performance for beginners; participate as a speaker/lecturer on panels and roundtables
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Patti Callahan Henry

pattichenry@gmail.com
www.patticallahanhenry.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; present speeches at various locations including book festivals, writers’ symposiums, libraries, luncheons, fundraisers and private functions
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Deron Hicks

drhdad@gmail.com
www.deronhicks.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Readings; Special event presentations; Interviews and panels; Literary festivals
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Ann Hite

annhiteauthor@gmail.com
http://annhiteauthor.wixsite.com/blackmountain
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Guest lecturer and speaker; workshop instructor; readings and presentation
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on services and audience

Patricia M. Holt

patleeholt@yahoo.com
https://patriciamartinholt.com
Genre: Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; special event programs
Fee Range: Depends on venue and whether book signing is permitted

Jessica Hudgins

jesshudg@gmail.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100-500

Joshilyn Jackson

joshilyn@joshilynjackson.com
http://joshilynjackson.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable 

Karla Jennings

wiesenfeld@mindspring.com
www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsJ/jennings-karla.html
Genre: Fiction; Non-Fiction; Playwriting
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct master classes and workshops; prepare commissions; present special event programs (sketches written beforehand if desired); assist with ghost writing and grant applications; assist with casting, script writing, finding directors and venues
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Van Jensen

van.jensen@gmail.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; special event programs
Fee Range: $100-$2,000

Abraham Johnson

theabejohnson@gmail.com
abewritesplays.com
Genre: Playwriting; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; serve as panelist; special event programs
Fee Range: $50 per hour

F. Geoffrey Johnson

epins1950@gmail.com
https://www.smellsisee.com
Genre: Poetry 
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100+

Susan B. Johnson

susan@susanbjohnson.com
www.susanbjohnson.com
Genre: Fiction; Non-Fiction; Playwriting
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct speaking engagements for corporate and non-profit organizations
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Gordon Johnston

gordonrjohnston@gmail.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings; conduct speaking engagements for corporate and non-profit organizations
Fee Range: $200+

Andrea Jurjević

andreajurjevic9@gmail.com
www.andreajurjevic.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Soniah Kamal

soniahkamal@gmail.com
www.soniahkamal.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Terry Kay

twkay@bellsouth.net
www.terrykay.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings and keynote speeches; conduct workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Phil Keeling

phillipkeeling@gmail.com
www.philhaswords.com
Genre: Fiction; Playwriting; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100-1,000

Collin Kelley

collinkelley@gmail.com
www.collinkelley.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100-300

Sally Kilpatrick

sallykilpatrickauthor@gmail.com
www.sallykilpatrick.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on location and length of event

Henry W. Kimmel

hankkimmel@mindspring.com
www.hankimmel.com
Genre: Playwriting
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Create new material for special events; stage existing or new plays; serve on advisory panels, boards or roundtables
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Bobbi Kornblit

bkornblit@aol.com
www.bobbikornblit.com
Genre: Fiction; Screenplay; Play; Business Writing; Journalism
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Conduct writing workshops including grammar classes; present invitational readings; participate in panels at literary organizations, colleges, and civic groups; and attend book club sessions as a featured artist
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Richard Krevolin

rkrevolin@yahoo.com
www.ProfK.com; www.PowerStoryConsulting.com
Genre: Fiction; Playwriting; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Screenwriting workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Mickey Kulp

MickeyKulp00@gmail.com
www.mickeykulp.com
Genre: Poetry; Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Readings; workshops; panel discussions
Fee Range: Negotiable depending on services and audience

Gregory Lang

gregelang@gmail.com
www.gregoryelang.com
Genre: Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Children
Services: Present readings; participate in panel discussions
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Kaye Lanning Minchew

kayelminchew@gmail.com
kayelminchewbooks.com
Genre: Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $0-300

Danielle Lejune

danellelejeune@gmail.com
www.potboilerpoetry.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Givine readings, lectures, and presentations; conducting workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $50-3,000

Aaron Levy

alevy2@kennesaw.edu
aaronlevy.org
Genre: Playwriting; Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult, Young Adult; Children
Services: Readings; Workshops; Literary panels and committees
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Catherine Lewis

clewis1@kennesaw.edu
Genre: Non-fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $50-1,000, depending on purpose of talk and audience

Alice Lovelace

alovelace@mindspring.com
Genre: Poetry; Playwriting
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Workshops; Readings; Special event presentations
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Sabrina Orah Mark

sabrinaorahmark@gmail.com
www.sabrinaorahmark.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Present readings
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Christopher Martin

chrbrmartin@gmail.com
www.chrbrmartin.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Workshops; give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: In certain cases free, otherwise negotiable depending on services, travel, etc.

Komal Mathew

komal@threerevisions.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentation
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

James Davis May

jamesdavismay@gmail.com
www.jamesdavismay.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

June Hall McCash

jmccash9@gmail.com
https://junehallmccash.wordpress.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $500-$1,500

Jack McDevitt

cryptic@gate.net
www.jackmcdevitt.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations;  participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Travel expenses

Sandra Meek

smeek@berry.edu
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Poetry workshops; Readings; Master classes
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Michael Mejia

mmejia@berry.edu
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction 
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops; serve as writing competition judge 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Maggie Mitchell

memitchell_99@yahoo.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction 
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs  
Fee Range: $300-1,000

Rosalie Moffett

moffett.rosalie@gmail.com
www.rosaliemoffett.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings, lectures, presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; special events programs 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Tony Morris

tony@tonymorris.org
www.tonymorris.org
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; judge contests
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Pamela Bauer Mueller

pam@kiskalore.com
www.pinatapub.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Conduct school author visits; present programs tailored to community groups; conduct workshops 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Kerry Neville

kerrybneville@gmail.com
www.kerry-neville.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Depends on service and audience

Jae Nichelle

jaenichelle@gmail.com
www.jaenichelle.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $150-2,500

Linda Grant Niemann

lniemann@kennesaw.edu
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; Conduct master classes and writing
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Nick Norwood

norwood_nick@columbusstate.edu
http://www.nick-norwood.com/
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Conduct master classes and workshops; readings
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Tom Painting

tpainting51@gmail.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Conduct master classes and workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Lynn Pedersen

lcowell@bellsouth.net
www.lynnpedersen.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Readings
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Amy Pence

amypence@gmail.com
www.amypence.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Berta Platas

bplatas@directo.net
www.bertaplatas.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult, Young Adult
Services: Readings; Workshops; Master classes
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Andrew Plattner

asplattner@yahoo.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops in composition, creative writing and literature
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Melissa Pritchard

melissap@asu.edu
www.melissapritchard.com
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Chelsea Rathburn

crathburn@gmail.com
www.chelsearathburn.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct master classes and workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Sucheta Rawal

sucheta@goeatgive.com
www.suchetarawal.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $1,000+

William Rawlings, Jr.

rawlings@pascuamangement.com
www.williamrawlings.com
Genre: Fiction, Non Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Participate at all levels in writing-related events including workshops and book festivals; present speeches on writing-related topics as well as on travel, business or medical topics
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Niles Reddick

nreddick@abac.edu
nreddick@friendlycity.net
www.nilesreddick.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; present special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

H. William Rice

hrice4@kennesaw.edu
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100

Don Russ

don-russ@earthlink.net
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Present readings (colleges, high schools and literary groups); conduct workshops; coordinate contests
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Lisa M. Russell

lrussel7@kennesaw.edu
lisamrussell.net
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction; Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Present readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $50+

Jenny Sadre-Orafai

jsadreor@kennesaw.edu
www.jennysadre-orafai.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Fiction 
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops and master classes; panelist; judge; school visits
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Danny Schnitzlein

dschnitz@mindspring.com
www.dannyschnitzlein.com
Genre: Fiction 
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; school visits
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on type of presentation

Donny Bailey Seagraves

donnyseagraves@gmail.com
www.donnyseagraves.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Young Adult; Children
Services: Present readings; conduct master classes and workshops; present special event programs 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Peter Selgin

peter@peterselgin.com
http://peterselgin.com/
Genre: Fiction; Playwriting; Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct master classes and workshops; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs 
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Todd Sentell

toddsentell@hotmail.com
http://www.kunati.com/meet-todd-sentell/
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Participate in signings; present readings; participate in radio appearances and professional speaking engagements
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Megan Sexton

msexton@gsu.edu
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Michael K. Shaffer

mkscdr11@gmail.com
www.civilwarhistorian.net
Genre: Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; participate in interviews and other press; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Travel expenses

Rona Simmons

rona_simmons@bellsouth.net
www.ronasimmons.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; moderate or participate in panels; speak to professional conferences and organizations; conduct workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Kimberly Simms

kimberlysimmspoet@gmail.com
www.kimberlysimms.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $250

Katie Hart Smith

katiehartsmith@gmail.com
www.katiehartsmith.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Morris Smith

wmsmithva@aol.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct writing courses
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Laurel Snyder

laurelsnyder@gmail.com
http://laurelsnyder.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Varies, depending on event

Susan Rosson Spain

susanrossonspain@bellsouth.net
www.susanspain.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Young Adult; Children
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops for adults or teens; present special event programs; perform school visits
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Rochelle Spencer

roreader14@gmail.com
https://muckrack.com/rochelle-spencer/portfolio
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $500-1,000

Cheryl Stiles

cstiles@kennesaw.edu
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops and master classes
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Lee St. John

lee@leestjohnauthor.com
www.leestjohnauthor.com
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction 
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $100-250

Sharan Strange

sharanstrange@hotmail.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; serve as panelist
Fee Range: $1,000+

Brenda Sutton Rose

brenda@brendasuttonrose.com
www.authorbrendasuttonrose.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs 
Fee Range: Travel expenses 

Lindsay Tigue

lindsaytigue@gmail.com
http://lindsaytigue.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Laura Valeri

lauraevaleri@gmail.com
www.lauravaleri.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops and master classes
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Thomas Jeffrey Vasseur

jvasseur@valdosta.edu
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings; conduct workshops; participate in author appearances
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Megan Volpert

meganvolpert@hotmail.com
meganvolpert.com
Genre: Poetry; Creative Non-Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $50-2.500

William Walsh

bjw@reinhardt.edu
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Up to $500

Nagueyalti Warren

nwarren@emory.edu
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; High School Students
Services: Serve as panel moderator; present poetry readings
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Joey Weiser

joey@tragic-planet.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Young Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: $300-500

Elise Weston

Wweston47@comcast.net
Genre: Fiction; Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Children
Services: School visits focusing on World War II; Creative Writing workshops for children; Adult lectures
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Deborah Wiles

debwiles@fred.net
www.deborahwiles.com
Genre: Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult; Children
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Please e-mail author.

Joshua Eric Williams

joshua.eric.williams@gmail.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; serve as panelist; school visits
Fee Range: Negotiable

Philip Lee Williams

phil@franklin.uga.edu
www.philipleewilliams.com
Genre: Fiction; Poetry; Non-Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult
Services: Present readings and speeches; conduct seminars and special events programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on services and audience

Mia S. Willis

miaswillis@gmail.com
facebook.com/poetinthehat
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; special event programs
Fee Range: $350-1,150

Ralph T. Wilson

rtwilson@kennesaw.edu
rtwilson13@comcast.net
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Present readings
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Linda Wimberly

lindawimberly@gmail.com
www.lindawimberly.com
Genre: Poetry; Short Story; Children’s Musical
Intended Audience: Adult (poetry, song writing); Young Adult (short story and poetry); Children (musical, poetry with or without art)
Services: Readings; workshops
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on services and audience

Spencer Wise

spencerwise@gmail.com
spencerwiseauthor.com
Genre: Fiction; Creative Non-Fiction
Intended Audience: Adult 
Services: Give readings, lectures, and presentations; conduct workshops and master classes; participate in interviews and other press; serve as panelist; school visits; special event programs
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience

Theodore Worozbyt

worozbyt@gmail.com
Genre: Poetry
Intended Audience: Adult; Young Adult
Services: Present poetry readings and lectures; conduct writing workshops and master classes; participate in interviews for radio and television
Fee Range: Negotiable, depending on service and audience