Illinois Authors

Simine Short

Born: in Germany
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: The author lives in the Chicago suburbs.

Biography: Short is an aviation historian who has researched and written extensively on the history of motorless flight. Her first book, ''Glider Mail: An Aerophilatelic Handbook'' (1988), received numerous research awards worldwide and is considered a standard reference by aerophilatelists and aviation researchers. She lives with her husband outside Chicago, Illinois.

• Robert-Kronfeld Ehrenzeichen (1988) for research in early motorless flight and the publication of ''Glider Mail''

Primary Literary Genre(s): History; Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Website: http://www.msd.anl.gov/index.php/division-personnel/39-personnel-nxrs/315-sshort
Simine Short on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=simine+short

Selected Titles

	Glider mail : ISBN: 0939429004 OCLC: 15588597 American Air Mail Society, Cinnaminson, NJ : 1987.
	Locomotive to aeromotive : ISBN: 9780252093326 OCLC: 785781240 University of Illinois Press, Urbana ; ©2011. The first in-depth look at an influential engineer and aviation pioneer.