More Accolades for
Rocket Girl
The Town Players of New Canaan, Connecticut, produced my play Rocket Girl, the true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Their production, and my play, have been nominated in two significant best-of categories by the Broadway World Regional awards committee, including Best Play of the Decade.
Needles: My latest stage play
On April 7, 2026 I successfully defended my creative PhD dissertation at the University of Texas, Dallas. Central to the project is Needles--a stage play that relates the incredible true story of Elizabeth Hughes and the invention of insulin.
I'm in the November 2023 issue of "D MAGAZINE"
D Magazine decides my life is interesting enough to publish
In the November 2023 issue of D Magazine I have an article about my 20-year journey to restore my mother's lost legacy as America's first female rocket scientist, plus some interesting anecdotes about my experiences working toward a PhD at the University of Texas, Dallas.
PRESS RELEASE
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing Rowman and Littlefield published my non-fiction book Rocket Age: The Race to the Moon and What it Took to Get There.
The book was released June 9, 2020, and relates the history of the U.S. space program from Robert Goddard through Apollo 11 and the first Moon landing. Copies are available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Bookshop, and your local bookseller.
COMING SOON
PLAY DEAD -- a novel
A critic's preview:
What happens when a group of high school theatre students decides to put on Agatha Christie’s play “And Then There Were None,” and one of them decides to take the play a bit too seriously? This is the premise of Morgan’s original pick-em-off horror thriller, brilliantly incorporating into the story Christie’s play, which then becomes an actual clue in the murders. A new viable suspect arises at every turn, and not even death exonerates the teens. The pacing is taut and brisk from the first man down to the very end. The twists, the reveals, the ever-changing suspicions all make for a very exciting ride that builds to a virtually flawless climax which pays homage to both Christie’s book and its stage adaptation. The manuscript was impossible to put down from start to finish.
This story is a perfect candidate for a film adaptation as the next low-budget thriller. Though it is not as horror driven as some of the recent low-budget successes, it has enough to be viable in that realm while bringing in psychological thriller aspects that could expand the audience even further. The pedigree of Christie’s work is evident in the fantastic plotting – once the story kicks into gear, it never lets up. Play Dead is a smarter-than-average edge-of-your-seat teen thriller that deserves to be a best seller.
--Black List reviewer
What's Happening
Latest News
AWARD NOMINATIONS: Rocket Girl has been nominated for Play of the Decade, and lead actress Sally Zuckert, has been nominated for Actress of the Decade by the Broadway World 2020 Regional awards committee.
BOOK CONTRACT SIGNED: On March 5, 2019 I signed a contract with Prometheus for my next book: Rocket Age: The Race to the Moon and What it Took to Get There.
UPDATE: Book was released June 9, 2020.
ANOTHER CONTEST WINNER: My pitch and treatment for adapting my book ROCKET GIRL to film won 2nd Place this month in the Script Pipeline Great Movie Idea contest. Here's where you can find their announcement: https://scriptpipeline.com/14th-great-movie-idea-contest-results
NEXT BOOK PROJECT: I recently began work on a biography of Leon Russell. Anyone having any information they think would be germane for such a book please contact me . My contact info is at the bottom of this page.
BOOK SALES: As of August, 2025, Rocket Girl passed 20,000 copies in sales !!
Also: I can now put PhD behind my name. My dissertation was entitled From STEM to Stage: Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math through the Dramatic Arts. Awarded 4/7/2026.
And: The audio book version of Rocket Girl in now available. Go to Amazon.com and search for Rocket Girl Audio Book and it will pop right up.
Upcoming Events
I have a speaking event coming up--date to be announced.
Recent Events:
September 19: ROCKET GIRL public presentation and signing at the McKinney Library, McKinney, Texas.
Welcome
My agent has retired and so I'm looking for new representation. I have a large inventory of screenplays, plays and other literary works that are looking for a home. Also, I'm resuming public speaking with my crowd-pleasing TED-like talk I give on my mother, Mary Sherman Morgan, America's first female rocket scientist.