Erin Mariah Murphy

Erin Mariah Murphy is a picture book author, an airline pilot, and animal advocate. Literary seeds were planted when Erin adopted her first rescue pup, Zeke, and volunteered with animal air-rescue services. Erin has been flying airplanes since age fourteen. Once established at a legacy major airline, she volunteered with her local SPCA. So, she saw the magnitude and frequency at which at-risk animals were rescued through air transports to safe havens at midlife. Inspired and head over heels in love with her first adopted rescue pup, Zeke, she enrolled in picture book writing courses. After fostering 10 dogs over 6 years, Erin foster-failed her second rescue pup, Dexter, and published Daring Dexter. Erin hopes the books' celebration of aviation's role in animal adoptions, inspires the next generation of pet advocates, aviation lovers, and foster/adoptive families.