Attendees at the Women in Aviation,
International (WAI) Conference will have the chance to meet
aviation authors in person, as well a purchase signed copies of
their books. Each author will have a specific time period to be
showcased.
The authors that will be featured at this year's conference at
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort from February 25-27, 2010
include:
Susan Butler is author of East to the Dawn which chronicles the
life of Amelia Earhart and was the inspiration for the major motion
picture Amelia. The Washington Post described East to the
Dawn as "the single best book that we now have on Earhart's
life."
Ann Cooper is a well-known aviation biographer and author of
Stars of the Sky which contains 50 biographies of women pilots
which was published in conjunction with Women in Aviation,
International.
CarolAnn Garratt is the author of Upon Silver Wings II
World-Record Adventure which documents an amazing flight that
Garratt took with Carol Foy to break a world record and raise money
for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). The pair circumnavigated the
globe in seven days in a Mooney.
Bernice Haydu is the author and subject of WASP Letters Home
1944-1945. During training and active duty, she wrote home on a
regular basis giving detailed descriptions of her life in the Air
Force. She continued describing the many other flying
experiences she had as a civilian pilot.
Jonna Doolittle Hoppes is the granddaughter of General Jimmy
Doolittle. Her book Just Doing My Job was published in May
2009 and preserves the personal histories of ordinary citizens who
left jobs and families behind to contribute to the war
effort. Previously Hoppes authored a biography of her
grandfather called Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy
Doolittle.
Sue Hughes is a pilot and flight instructor who launched a
series of children's books about flying including Claire Bear
Presents the Pilot Alphabet and Claire Bear's First Solo.
Sarah Rickman is an authority on the WASP and author of The
Originals (2001); Flight from Fear (2002); Nancy Love and the WASP
Ferry Pilots of World War II (2008); and her most recent book,
Nancy Batson Crews: Alabama's First Lady of
Flight.
WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian commented, "Our attendees have
a great opportunity to meet the authors and have one-on-one
conversations with them. And the authors often comment that
they enjoy the interaction with their readers at our
Conference.
Discounted registration is available for military personnel and
full-time students.
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