Rita Mock-Pike

Rita Mock-Pike (she/her) is the granddaughter of aviation pioneer Jerrie Mock, the first woman to pilot an airplane solo around the world. Rita has found inspiration from her grandmother’s life and flight and pursued many of her own dreams in theatre, podcasting, novel writing, and cooking up delicious food from across the planet. She is a freelance journalist and content writer with many bylines (CNN, Al-Jazeera, Tor.com, Wandering Educators, Paradise Magazine, Travel Awaits, others). She is an author with Simon & Schuster’s imprint Ulysses Press, with “The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays” and “I Love Trader Joe’s Air Fryer” cookbooks. Rita is the co-founding Editor-in-Chief of the MockingOwl Roost, a literary and art magazine, and director/producer of the performing arts branch of the MockingOwl Creatives, and the head of forthcoming MockingOwl Publishing. Rita gives lectures and speeches on Jerrie Mock, is an acting coach, wellness/fitness coach, personal fitness trainer, writing mentor, voice actor, performance artist, and stage and film director. She uses these many skills and life experiences to assist in her writing work and studies as a seminarian at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. She’s happily married to Matt and faithfully serves the very fluffy kitten queen, Lady Stardust. Website: https://ritajpike.com Social media: https://Instagram.com/ritamockpike https://facebook.com/RitaJuanitaMockPike https://twitter.com/ritamockpike