Kathleen Winters

Kathleen C. Winters is a certificated pilot whose articles have appeared in various magazines, including EAA Sport Aviation and Aviation for Women, among others. She's been a featured speaker at many venues. Her first book is ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH: FIRST LADY OF THE AIR, available wherever books are sold.

In November 2010 her new book, a biography titled AMELIA EARHART: THE TURBULENT LIFE OF AN AMERICAN ICON, will be released by Palgrave Macmillan. It is now available for pre-order. Earhart is as famous today as when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an around-the-world flight attempt in 1937. In this new book Kathleen Winters uncovers the myths and truths surrounding Earhart’s flying career and her legend.

Kathleen's interest in flying was sparked at age 6 when she flew on an airliner from Toronto, Canada, her birthplace, to her new home in the States. The thrill of this first flight remained in her memory, and 14 years later she earned a commercial rating in airplanes and flight instructor’s certificate.

Soaring, her next passion, prompted her to add a glider pilot’s rating. She holds several soaring records and awards. Some of these, seen at right, include the Anne Morrow Lindbergh Challenge Trophy for a 310-mile soaring flight, and the Sancho Panza Award for crewing.

She embarked upon a writing career after earning a business degree and working corporate jobs, wanting to meld her two loves: aviation and literature.

Kathleen lives on the bluffs of the Mississippi River near St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband and two pets, a Siberian Husky and tabby cat.