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Book Simon Van Booy to speak at your Campus, Conference, Fundraiser, Club, Community or Other Event.

Click here to download a flyer with more information.

While Simon Van Booy is known largely as an award-winning writer, he also hosts and participates in speaking events both domestically and internationally.  Van Booy’s subjects are wide-ranging and cover an array of topics that he explores in his fiction, philosophy, and essays.  Past subjects include

 

  • Why We Need Love 
  • Why We Fight
  • Why Our Decisions Don't Matter
  • Nurturing a Life of Compassion
  • The Nature of Self-Perception
  • Animals in Art
  • The Importance of Daydreaming
  • The Unimaginable History of Love
  • Greek Mythology for Teenagers
  • The Myth of Early Literacy
  • Great Love Affairs in Classical Music

    "Simon Van Booy is a spellbinding speaker whose every word is made careful note of by his audience.  His talks are delivered with wit and style, and proof of his star power can be found in the inevitable line that forms of those who want to speak to him afterward."

    Penny Wright, Director of Adult Programming,
    Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, New York.


  • How to Enjoy a Life of Wealth Without Money
  • Classic European Cinema
  • How to Become a Writer
  • The Nuances of Grammar
  • How to Write Your Life as Legacy

 

Recent clients include: Georgetown University; American Library Association; European Commission to the United Nations; Darien Library; Edinburgh Book Festival; Graves Library; Heckscher Museum of Art, The Lotos Club, North Fork Bank, One Way Street Shanghai Library; Rogers Memorial Library; New York Soho House; West Hollywood Soho House; University College Falmouth’ Santa Barbara Writers’ Conference; Ghang Zhou Main Library, and Bookworm Festival, Beijing.

If you’re interested in bringing Simon to your campus or next event, please contact:

E. Carrie Howland
Donadio and Olson, Inc.
121 West 27th Street, Suite 704
New York, NY 10001
T. 212.691.8077
F. 212.633.2837
carrie@donadio.com
www.donadio.com

Click here to download a flyer with more information.

 
"Simon Van Booy is as wonderful, funny, and lovely a speaker as he is a writer. His audience was mesmerized. Simon was one of the most memorable speakers we've ever seen at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference."

Monte Schulz 
Executive Director of Santa Barbara Writers Conference