Freelance writer Loretta Hall has a wide range of interests.
She has written hundreds of magazine articles and reference book chapters.
Topics for her ten nonfiction books include space exploration, human experience, ecological architecture, and multiculturalism.
She has spoken to local, regional, and national groups about earth-sheltered construction and the history of space exploration. Contact her if you would like her to speak to your group.
Follow Loretta on Facebook. Check out her space history page on Facebook. Please "Like" it if you like it!
Loretta is member of the National Federation of Press Women, New Mexico Press Women, SouthWest Writers, and the Historical Society of New Mexico's Speakers Bureau. She is certified as a Space Ambassador for the National Space Society (listed as a Subject Matter Expert in Space History and Women in Space) and as a Green Building Technical Professional.
Her book Out of this World: New Mexico's Contributions to Space Travel won the New Mexico History category and was co-winner of the "Best New Mexico Book" designation in the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards. In 2012, the book also won first place in the General Nonfiction Book category of the New Mexico Press Women's Communications Contest and third place in the same category from the National Federation of Press Women.
Her book Space Pioneers: In Their Own Words won the Science category of the 2014 New Mexico - Arizona Book Awards and was named Best Book of the contest.
Loretta's seventh book, The Complete Space Buff's Bucket List: 100 Space Things to Do before You Die, was published in January 2016. It won the Travel Book category of the 2016 New Mexico - Arizona Book Awards.
Her eighth book, Miguel and Michelle Visit Spaceport America, was published in April 2017. It won the Young Reader's category of the 2017 New Mexico - Arizona Book Awards.
Loretta's ninth book is Higher, Faster, Longer: My Life in Aviation and My Quest for Spaceflight. Loretta worked with legendary Wally Funk to record Wally's memoir of a glass-ceiling-breaking aviation career, an adventurous life, and a six-decade-long pursuit of spaceflight that was fulfilled in 2021. The second edition of the book, released in 2024, includes a chapter about that historic flight.
The tenth book is an adaptation of Wally's story for elementary and middle school students. Co-author Janet Ivey Duensing made Higher Faster Longer: Aviator Extraordinaire a delightful adventure story that youngsters can use to inspire their own life adventure.
She has written hundreds of magazine articles and reference book chapters.
Topics for her ten nonfiction books include space exploration, human experience, ecological architecture, and multiculturalism.
She has spoken to local, regional, and national groups about earth-sheltered construction and the history of space exploration. Contact her if you would like her to speak to your group.
Follow Loretta on Facebook. Check out her space history page on Facebook. Please "Like" it if you like it!
Loretta is member of the National Federation of Press Women, New Mexico Press Women, SouthWest Writers, and the Historical Society of New Mexico's Speakers Bureau. She is certified as a Space Ambassador for the National Space Society (listed as a Subject Matter Expert in Space History and Women in Space) and as a Green Building Technical Professional.
Her book Out of this World: New Mexico's Contributions to Space Travel won the New Mexico History category and was co-winner of the "Best New Mexico Book" designation in the 2011 New Mexico Book Awards. In 2012, the book also won first place in the General Nonfiction Book category of the New Mexico Press Women's Communications Contest and third place in the same category from the National Federation of Press Women.
Her book Space Pioneers: In Their Own Words won the Science category of the 2014 New Mexico - Arizona Book Awards and was named Best Book of the contest.
Loretta's seventh book, The Complete Space Buff's Bucket List: 100 Space Things to Do before You Die, was published in January 2016. It won the Travel Book category of the 2016 New Mexico - Arizona Book Awards.
Her eighth book, Miguel and Michelle Visit Spaceport America, was published in April 2017. It won the Young Reader's category of the 2017 New Mexico - Arizona Book Awards.
Loretta's ninth book is Higher, Faster, Longer: My Life in Aviation and My Quest for Spaceflight. Loretta worked with legendary Wally Funk to record Wally's memoir of a glass-ceiling-breaking aviation career, an adventurous life, and a six-decade-long pursuit of spaceflight that was fulfilled in 2021. The second edition of the book, released in 2024, includes a chapter about that historic flight.
The tenth book is an adaptation of Wally's story for elementary and middle school students. Co-author Janet Ivey Duensing made Higher Faster Longer: Aviator Extraordinaire a delightful adventure story that youngsters can use to inspire their own life adventure.
Hear Loretta and others talk about human space exploration.
Unless otherwise credited, all material on this website is © Loretta Hall, 2016-2024.
Listen to a radio interview where Loretta talks about her space books:
Loretta is also an award-winning public speaker. Consider inviting her to speak to your group. She offers a variety of topics to choose from.
As an NSS Space Ambassador, Loretta educates the public about space exploration, its history and its value. Find out more about the National Space Society and the Space Ambassadors program.
Space Pioneers: In Their Own Words received a Gold Medal in the History category from the Military Writers Society of America.
Watch a reading of Miguel & Michelle Visit Spaceport America:
Both the adult and children's versions of Higher, Faster, Longer were named Finalists in the National Indie Excellence Awards.
Hear Loretta on the Spaceport America podcast.