Mezzo profiles 20 fiction literary writing speakers, including K Allado-McDowell, Neal Stephenson, and Jimmy Fallon. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 68 talks across 35 events.
Who are the top fiction literary writing speakers?
20 speakers · showing 1–20
Neal Stephenson
Science Fiction Author and Tech Prophet | Visionary Behind 'Snow Crash' and the Metaverse
Spoke at SXSW
Jennifer Golbeck
Computer Scientist | Privacy, Data, and Online Behavior
Spoke at TEDx
Isabel Allende
Acclaimed Novelist | Stories of Passion and the Human Condition
Jimmy Fallon
Award-Winning Host | On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
Lord Ara Darzi
Surgeon | Former UK Health Minister | Professor at Imperial College
Mike Massimino
Former NASA Astronaut | Hubble Space Telescope Spacewalker
Dave Eggers
Pulitzer Prize Finalist | Literary Innovator Transforming Publishing & Philanthropy
Ian Livingstone
Game Industry Pioneer | Founder of Games Workshop, Knighted in 2022
K Allado-McDowell
Writer Who Co-Authors with AI | Founded Google Artists + Machine Intelligence
Luisa Neubauer
Youth Climate Activist | 'Fridays for Future' Movement Leader
Spoke at TEDx
Abha Dawesar
Fiction Author | Navigating the Digital Age
Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor
Historian | 'Defiant Requiem' Author & Professor
Spoke at TEDx
Hari Nef
Actress, Writer & Model | Intersections of Art, Identity & Culture
Spoke at TEDx
Hernán Casciari
Bestselling Author | Storytelling & Creative Writing
Spoke at TEDx
Jessica McCabe
Educator & YouTuber | ADHD Awareness & Inclusivity
Spoke at TEDx
Karen Thompson Walker
Author & Novelist | Exploring the Psychology of Uncertainty
Maira Kalman
Artist & Author | Exploring Creativity Through Illustrated Stories
Tristram Wyatt
Evolutionary Biologist | Animal Behavior & Communication
Spoke at TEDx
Tyler Cowen
Economist & Author | Contrarian Perspectives on the Future
Spoke at TEDx
Kim Stanley Robinson
Science Fiction Author | Envisioning Future Worlds
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Fiction Literary Writing - beyond the household names
K Allado-McDowell
Writer Who Co-Authors with AI | Founded Google Artists + Machine Intelligence
Luisa Neubauer
Youth Climate Activist | 'Fridays for Future' Movement Leader
Lord Ara Darzi
Surgeon | Former UK Health Minister | Professor at Imperial College
Jimmy Fallon
Award-Winning Host | On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
Mike Massimino
Former NASA Astronaut | Hubble Space Telescope Spacewalker
Ian Livingstone
Game Industry Pioneer | Founder of Games Workshop, Knighted in 2022
Jennifer Golbeck
Computer Scientist | Privacy, Data, and Online Behavior
Isabel Allende
Acclaimed Novelist | Stories of Passion and the Human Condition