WAI24 Authors Connect Reading and Reception

Liz Booker

Meet and mingle with acclaimed aviatrix authors and hear them read from their work in a casual, intimate atmosphere.

Orlando World Center Marriott

Please join us in Magnolia 10 for the Authors Connect Reading and Reception, presented by United Airlines and PASS International on opening night at the Women in Aviation International Conference in Orlando, Florida, Thursday night, March 21st at 7:30 pm. This is an opportunity to meet and mingle with acclaimed aviatrix authors and hear them read from their work in a casual, intimate atmosphere. Appetizers and a cash bar will be available.Each guest will receive a complimentary Literary Aviatrix Journal (a $22 value) and each author will raffle off a signed copy of her book.This year's event is all about inspiration. Come prepared to be inspired by their stories, and to tap into your own story to inspire others.

Participating authors include: Cecilia Aragon - Flying Free: My Victory over Fear to Become the First Latina Pilot on the US Aerobatic TeamPatty Bear - From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to FreedomEileen Bjorkman - The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in CombatKodey Bogart - Helo Girls: The Firefighting PilotDoreen Cappelaere - Wings for Val: Memoir of a Young Female PilotBecky Condon - She FliesLoree "Rowdy" Draude - Soar Into Joy: A Combat Pilot's Wisdom on Falling in Love with Your Life; She's Just Another Navy Pilot: An Aviator's Sea JournalCaroline "Blaze" Jensen - ThundermouseAshlee Leppert - The Hurricane WithinDiane Meszaros - Ava the Aviator, The Adventure Begins , Ava the Aviator, The Adventure ContinuesErin Miller - Final Flight, Final Fight; What Grandma DidDr. Sian Proctor – Doctor Proctor’s Space 2 Inspire: The Art of InspirationLynn Rippelmeyer - Life Takes Flight, Life Takes WingsCaptain Laura Savino - Jet Boss: A Female Pilot on Taking Risks and Flying HighMary Shipko - The Firsts: Women Pilots and How They Changed the Airlines, Daring Mary Aviation Pioneer, AviatrixCol. Merryl Tengesdal - Shatter the Sky: What Going to the Stratosphere Taught Me About Sacrifice, Selfworth, and DisciplineJolanda Witvliet - The Airline Transition Manual (co-author) and A Pilot's Guide to Scholarships &amp; GrantsVictoria Yeager – Chuck Yeager: What a Ride! My Life with The Original Right Stuff: Chuck Yeager; Chuck Yeager and 101 Chuck YEAGER-isms: Wit &amp; Wisdom from America's Hero

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