Attitudes at Altitude September

In each edition, you will get updated news on what is happening. This month, we honor and celebrate five the Aspiring Authors Scholarship winners two nonfiction authors-to-be and three fiction ones. Come to the event and meet Adia Reynolds, Becky Jensen, Jillie Jensen, Julia Jackson, and Zaida Amador. The finalists are Janice Kerbel and Britany Exline. Congratulations to all …

NOW … you have this week to commit to attending the awesome lunch planned in their honor on Monday, September 16. Past winners Vanessa Gomez and Chris Veasey will share insights into their amazing journey since they won in 2022. Don’t miss it. Mara Purl will emcee our event.

Get your tickets HERE: https://www.coloradoauthorshalloffame.org/aspiring-authors-luncheon-event

All will attend and share their vision for their writing and publishing. The awards luncheon will be on Monday, September 16. Don’t miss it and TELL OTHERS to come. Tickets are available on the website: www.ColoradoAuthorsHallofFame.org

The Board is pleased to announce that five special days are set up with Barnes & Noble stores this Fall in the Denver Metro area—three in October and two in November. The goal—to begin to refill the chest for the next Aspiring Authors Scholarships that will be given in 2025. Members of the AuthorU.org community will be raising money through book sales to fund Aspiring Author scholarships.

Nominations will open for the 2025 Hall Induction in November. Who’s on your list to nominate?

This month, 2023 Inductees Mary Kelly and Peter Heller are featured. Hall of Famer Patty Limerick will take the seat for September’s Author Talk Happy Hour on Wednesday, September 11th at 5:00 P.M. MT.

In gratitude for you and your support of the Hall,

Peter Heller

Peter Heller is an environmentalist. He is a longtime contributor to NPR, and a former contributing editor at Outside Magazine, Men’s Journal, and National Geographic Adventure. He won a Michener fellowship for his epic poem, The Psalms of Malvine.

In 2007, Heller accompanied a team into the guarded dolphin-killing cove in Taiji, Japan. Outfitted with a helmet cam. he paddled into the inlet with other surfers while a pod of pilot whales was being slaughtered. “The Cove” went on to win an Academy Award that included the footage he shot. What Surfing Taught Me about Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave is his memoir and won the National Outdoor Book Award for Literature.

He has worked as a dishwasher, construction worker, logger, offshore fisherman, kayak instructor, river guide, and world-class pizza deliverer.

His website is www.PeterHellerAuthor.com

FEATURED BOOKS: Burn, The River, Dog Day Stars

Mary Kelly

Commander/Doctor Mary Kelly (US Navy (retired), is a Hall of Fame Speaker. Her experiences in leadership have led to 20 books, including the award-winning bestselling Master Your World, 15 Ways to Grow Your Business in any Economy, Money Smart; 360 Degrees of Leadership, Stop the Barking, and In Case of Emergency Break Glass. She is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the fields of leadership, productivity, communication, and business to improve profit growth, Mary has worked with hundreds of organizations and companies across the globe.

Mary spent 25 years of active duty in the Navy. She was a military professor at the Naval Academy and a civilian professor at the Air Force Academy. She learned lessons in leadership in the first and second gulf wars and during 911 and has trained more than 40,000 military and civilian personnel.

Her move from the Navy was triggered by a severe case of John Denver song overload and an excessive number of Coors Light commercials. When she's not captivating audiences with her speaking prowess or crafting brilliant books, you can find Mary on the couch with her dogs, riding horses or ATVs, or liberating wine from a bottle.

Her website is www.ProductiveLeaders.com

FEATURED BOOKS: Stop Procrastinating Tomorrow, In Case of Emergency Break Glass, Why Leaders Fail

USE this code for the live Zoom meeting on
September 11 at 5 pm MT: https://bit.ly/AuthorTalkHappyHour
pass code is Hall

Who Is Patty Limerick?

Join bestselling Colorado Authors Hall of Fame Inductee Patty Limerick as she takes center stage and reveals her journey to becoming an author ... oh the places she has been ... and what she has done to bring awareness to millions.

Is honored to be a Fool … starting with Harvard’s Fool and now Colorado’s—humor is good!
Founder of the Center of the American West creating a forum to explore volatile issues facing the West.
Is a champion of the written word.
Is challenging and fighting for the rights of and to her intellectual property.
Has done two tours as a Pulitzer Nonfiction jurist, as well as chairing the 2011 Pulitzer jury in History.
Over a dozen books have been published.
Her award-winning book, The Legacy of Conquest, literally opened and reimagined the interpretation of American history.
Published over seventy-five academic articles and essays that educate the reader on current issues affecting the West.
Professor of History of the American West at the University of Colorado and the Director of the Applied History Initiative.
She was inducted into the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame in 2023.

It's a great author stop and awe time with the Inductees of the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame. All sessions will be recorded and registrants will receive the replay ... and they are FREE.

On September 11th, Bestselling Author and Hall Inductee Patricia Nelson Limerick will be featured.

Listen in. Join in the conversation. Have fun. Ask Patty your questions.

Mary is the Director of Wealth Management & Planning at Wealthspring Financial Partners. Since 2004, she has served as a financial advisor and financial planner for individuals, families, and business owners. She has also held roles as a commercial real estate lender/manager, asset manager, and mortgage banker. As a business owner herself, she recently completed a succession plan by selling her financial advisory firm to Wealthspring Financial Partners and is enjoying the transition to semi-retirement.

Mary has helped her clients prioritize their financial goals and maximize the probability of meeting them. She has worked with her clients to organize their financial records, analyze strategies for contributing to, investing in, and withdrawing from retirement vs non-retirement accounts, and help protect them against risk.

She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, and CREW-Denver (Commercial Real Estate Women). She holds the following designations and licenses: FINRA Series 7; FINRA Series 66; life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance licenses in several states.

Writing summaries and recommendations for financial plans is the extent of her current writing acumen. Mary looks forward to full retirement to enable this aspiring author to reach new heights in the fields of authorship and publishing.

Attitudes at Altitude’s promises to our readers…

We celebrate the outstanding authors inducted into the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame since 2019. They are the first in the United States with a connection to Colorado to have been honored as published authors, highlighting the impact and breadth of their work.

The next Induction will be on September 15, 2025. Add September 16, 2025, for
the Aspiring Authors awards luncheon. Put the dates on your calendar. The venue will
be the DoubleTree Hilton Denver Tech Center in Greenwood Village.

• Each month, past Inductees are featured with their backgrounds and latest books.

• Past Inductees will offer their sage advice on “how they do it”–whatever “it” is.

• You will be the first to hear about planned Hall Events. Meet a favorite author ... or a new one that has delivered mega hours of reading enjoyment ... one that has made an impact on society or their field.

Support the Hall

The Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of living and deceased authors who have been connected to Colorado—their words, wisdom, accomplishments, and the life-changing impact their works create. The result: their legacy lives on.

The Hall is an all-volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that honors and celebrates authors connected with Colorado by birth, residence, temporary residency for writing encouragement and support, writing about elements within Colorado, or placing storylines in or about Colorado.

Authors’ words have immense power and impact on changing others’ lives. They solve problems, bring awareness to a topic, and provide hours of pleasurable reading. It’s the power of their words.

Your financial assistance through donations and participation at events supports the bi-annual Induction Gala in odd-numbered years, the Aspiring Author Scholarships, and the general operation to bring these events to the public.

Please support the Hall for this year going forward.