About Contact an Author

Mission

We love reading and know how inspiring it is to meet an author face-to-face. Our mission therefore, is to celebrate books and help to arrange as many author visits as possible. We assist schools, libraries, festivals, and organizations worldwide in booking authors for their events.

Who

I am Joe Ratzer - a book-loving geek - and I run Contact an Author. I want to promote books and authors, connecting schools and organisations with creative and compassionate people.

Why am I passionate about author visits? Around 20 years ago, I attended a talk by one of my favorite authors, the playwright Arthur Miller. It was an experience that left a lasting impression.

History

Contact an Author was founded in 2006 by Diana and Steve Kimpton. Diana is a successful children's author with more than 40 books published so far. They created Contact an Author after discovering a need for organisations, such as schools, to find suitable authors and book events.

Diana and Steve retired in 2017, with Joe now running Contact an Author. I am inspired by Diana and Steve's creation and proud of the thousands of author-visits made possible by this website.

Contact

If you have a general question, please send an email at info@contactanatuthor.com. If you want to talk to someone about your profile you can also add a note in your profile which we'll pick up straight away. You can find further contact details on our contact page.

Contact an Author is a trading name of Smart Webshop Limited