Are you are searching for design inspirations for your author contact page? From bestselling authors to leading marketing experts and more, here are 20 exceptional author contact page examples to choose from.
LET’S PICK FROM THE CONTACT PAGE MENU
What follows is a feast for authors with these examples, to help convince you to create and show off your contact page.
Come on, we all try to hide it, deny it, or it’s on that list of yeah, I’m gonna do it, like never.
Now you’ll have no excuse except to cyber-stalk the following contact page examples of fiction and non-fiction bestselling authors, put together to help inspire you.
Let’s go scroll through 20 exceptional examples of an author’s contact page…
1. MARGARET ATWOOD
Published in over forty-five countries, as an award-winning author of Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood is an author of merit. What is interesting about this author’s contact page example is her FAQ section, found at the bottom of the page, is directed toward writers and charities. It’s an indication of what can happen when you become famous.
2. ANDY WEIR
As a lifelong self-confessed space nerd, Andy Weir started as a software engineer until his first novel, The Martian, exploded in popularity, along with Project Hail Mary.
For a no-fuss, yet effective contact page example, Andy Weir’s publisher created this page, this gives you a sign of what an agent or prospective publisher may expect of this page.
3. DELIA OWENS
From the smash-hit author of Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens is true to her brand with her contact page example. It is easy to read, directing you where you may want to go.
4. JULIA QUINN
The author of the Bridgerton series is author Julia Quinn.
This was a challenge.
It took us ages to find this page and what was one of the longest contact pages we’ve ever seen.
It answers everything you could ever possibly want as well as being a wonderful source of ideas you might consider for yourself.
I particularly liked her screenshots of getting people to follow her on Goodreads and Bookbub, and the two types of newsletters you can sign up for.
Then finally, at the end is where you are told you cannot contact her directly, but through her team and or publishers. It’s a great example of an author’s contact page and worth a peek at.
But do ask yourself, do you need to do it all?
5. COLLEEN HOOVER
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Verity and It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover has a great author contact page where its simplicity speaks volumes. It goes to show how less can mean more.
6. JAMES PATTERSON
This is a landing page and a message board and an author’s FAQ’s all rolled into one. It’s the closest we could find to a contact page for this well-known author, only to discover that it was created by his publishers.
Sadly, we found this page confusing.
Oh, and the only way to contact this author is via Facebook.
7. ILSA MADDEN-MILLS
As an ex-high school teacher, and bestselling author of angsty YA contemporary romances, elegant simplicity is a great way to describe Ilsa Madden-Mills contacts page.
This one we liked the most.
But you are the best judge for what suits you and your author brand.
8. JAMES CLEAR
The author of the most popular book on the planet, James Clear hid his contacts page from viewers. We only found it by typing in the URL.
James Clear’s contact page read like one of his highly popular articles. I’m a fan of his articles, his newsletter, and the book that made him popular: Atomic Habits.
And this is a contact page example worthy of visiting just for the inspiration.
9. BRENE BROWN
For the podcasters out there, check out the motivational speaker and author, Brene Brown, for a contact page example.
Brene Brown’s contact section is not so clearly divided. Her media + FAQ’s are in one area, and then the contacts for her podcast are on a separate page.
If you have a podcast, check out her podcasting contact page that is a great way to get people to enlist for future interviews.
10. MARK MANSON
This one was fun.
As in, it’s in your face what the author will and won’t do, but he’ll let you email him because he has “… some fun sh*t to share…”. It’s what Mark Manson is known for with his book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.
You’ll find his inline form also shouts out his unique author brand, right to the very end.
11. DANIEL SILVA
For the simplicity of a form, this contact page example comes with brief instructions belonging to the New York Times Bestselling author, Daniel Silva.
12. ELIZABETH GILBERT
Award-winning journalist and bestselling author, Elizabeth Gilbert’s contact page is simple and straight to the point directing visitors to where they want to go, included it the brand of these other places.
I can’t help but think her IT guy just took a photo of these people’s business cards and mumbled, ‘That’ll do for this page’. Do you agree?
THE TOP 5 MARKETERS OF TODAY FOR CONTACT PAGE EXAMPLES
What follows are contact page examples from the top marketing experts.
Why? Beause it’s their job to show-off and tell us all about the current marekting trends.
So who best to take a peek at what’s going on with their websites!
Oh, and they’re all authors too.
13. NEIL PATEL
Besides sharing a love of orange, we needed sunglasses for this one. It does come with an inbuilt form and the teeniest of small print covering the T&Cs before you submit your request. But it’s eye catching and the title says it all…
14. JAY BAER
From bright orange to dark black, we have another inline form and even a phone number for the visitor’s convenience. Oh, and there’s the orange again.
15. SETH GODIN
As a fan of Seth Godin’s books, it surprised me to discover that there was no contact page.
There was a connect section that separates into two areas. One is for his books and courses, and the other is for his social media. Seth is famous for his social media skills and knowledge, so I’d recommend you follow him on the social media network you choose to work with as an author.
16. ANNE HANDLEY
Recognized by Forbes Woman as one of the top 20 women bloggers, Ann Handley is also a wall street bestselling author for digital marketing.
This is another example of a contact page with an inbuilt form. Yet, at the bottom, there is a request for how to contact Anne Handley, and what she will and won’t respond to. It’s something to consider for yourself.
17. GARY VEE (VAYNERCHUK)
Gary Vaynerchuk is a New York Times bestselling author, social media expert, and entrepreneur.
With an entire marketing firm behind him, generating millions of dollars in revenue, Gary Vee’s contact page was slick. It even came with a YouTube clip showing his credibility.
Even as an extremely popular figure, he still had an inline form and had various ways to contact him, giving you the impression of how approachable this guy is.
SOME RANDOM EXTRA CONTACT PAGE EXAMPLES
The following aren’t authors, but a different mix to show various other ways to show off your contact page, to round off the last of the 20 exceptional examples of a contact page.
18. YETI
I know it’s not an author, but it’s a clever contact page example I stumbled upon as part of my research for this blog, and whole doing some online shopping. The Yeti contact page clearly shows how on-brand they are for having their customers contact them.
How is your author brand carried through to your contact page?
19. SCRIBD
SCRIBD is an online digital library subscription service. They separate the incoming enquiries into sections where their inline contact forms ask a series of questions to help get you to the right department.
Oh, and they’d rather promote their social media feeds first than have you contact them directly. Now I already got on my soapbox about this earlier about using Social Media this way.
20. MARIE FORLEO
Marie Forleo is a New York Times Bestselling author and entrepreneur, known for her online training programmes and the Marie TV channel.
Visiting her well-presented website, you’ll learn that there is no contact page. What you’ll find is a chat box that helps you interact with your requests to where you want to go and a unique example of the contact page.
FOR YOUR OWN AUTHOR CONTACT PAGE
The above contact page examples should give you a sign that you can do whatever you want for this page.
The trend is showing less are using the inline forms and directing traffic to their social media pages or straight to an email address. But they all have injected something that shows their brand and many have them clearly advertised on their websites.
If you’re still stuck on what to include on your own author contact page visit this post. It’s where we specifically created a webpage example of a contact page to help authors. You.
Most of all, have fun with this most forgotten page. After all, having your contact page ready for that special visitor, publisher, agent, etc, shows your level of professionalism in today’s publishing world.
