Category: Author Events
It’s Here! Your Spring 2024 UPPAA Newsletter
Your UPPAA Spring 2024 newsletter is filled with useful information, conference details, member kudos and more. Here are a few highlights of the latest edition of The Written Word. Read it in full below. Spring 2024 Conference Schedule for May 18th Updated conference floor plan Friday Night Live – join…
The Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading Event Apr 16
The Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading Event Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 6:00pm – 8:00pm Community Room A+B In recognition of National Poetry Month, join us at the library for a celebration of the spoken word. Talented regional poets will read from their published works featured in (but not…
Young Writers Storytelling Workshop now open for enrollment!
Media Contact: Rehema Clarken, 906-275-9002, storytelling@uppaa.org Young Writers Storytelling Workshop to be held May 18 in Marquette Hosted by UP Publishers and Authors Association The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) will host its first-ever full-day workshop for young writers on May 18 in conjunction with the 2024 UPPAA…
Meet U.P. humorists Nancy Besonen and Terri Martin
Meet the Authors! (Locally grown writers. No GMO, artificial sweeteners, or antibiotics, but kinda full of…) Nancy Besonen and Terri Martin Meet us and buy our books. Great gifts! At The Well Read Raccoon 314 Shelden Ave. Houghton (inside Marketplace) Saturday, December 9th From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Light…
Meet Your Favorite U.P. Authors at Holiday Events This Fall
The Upper Peninsula is a hidden treasure trove of literary talent. In Fall 2023, there are many opportunities to meet these writers around the U.P. from Pickford in the EUP to the Keweenaw and from Escanaba to Marquette. It’s a unique opportunity for U.P.-themed holiday shopping and getting your books…
Local Author Fair event at the Escanaba Public Library, Saturday, October 14 at 1:00 – 2:45 p.m.
UPPAA author books giveaway at UP Regional Library Conference
The UP Regional Library Conference was today September 14th 2023 in the Lake Superior State University (LSSU) campus at the Sault Ste. Marie. Mikel Classen was the organizer of the “bookbag giveway” in which each of the 85 librarians attending conference received a complementary random selection of 3 to 4…
Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park
For Immediate Release: August 12, 2023 Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park Saturday, August 19th & Sunday, August 20th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Grandpa’s Barn – on the porch 340 Fourth Street Copper Harbor, MI 49918 (behind Copper Harbor’s one-room school) For More…
UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Eugene Milihizer about “Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder”
UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Eugene Milihizer about “Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder” UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The…
UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Terri Martin, author of The Home Wind, a story for middle-grade readers
Meet Sharon Kennedy — The SideRoad Kids: Tales from Chippewa County
UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 25th event is with Sharon M. Kennedy whose book The SideRoad Kids:Tales of Chippewa County presents stories…
U.P. Authors Holiday in-person sale in L’Anse
Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park
For Immediate Release: August 17, 2022 Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park August 20th & 21st, 2022 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Grandpa’s Barn – on the porch 340 Fourth Street Copper Harbor, MI 49918 (behind Copper Harbor’s one-room school) For More Information: Call…
UP Author’s Day in L’Anse – Photos
Join author Mikel Classen at White Lake Township Library on March 8th
UP Notable Book Club presents a virtual Q&A with U.P. author Tyler R. Tichelaar, author of the award-winning Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man
For Immediate Release… Contact: Victor Volkman (734) 417-4266 President@UPPAA.org www.UPPAA.org UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 10th event is with seventh-generation Marquette resident…
Public invited to 4th U.P. Authors Day in Marquette
More than a dozen Upper Michigan authors from all ends of the peninsula will gather on October 9th, 2021 for the 4th Upper Peninsula Authors Day Book Fair at the Campfire Co-Works in downtown Marquette. Participating authors from Upper Michigan will gather to meet their current and future readers at…
U.P. authors are invited to join us at the “4th U.P. Authors Day Book Sale” on Oct 9th 2021
UP Notable Book Club presents a virtual Q&A with U.P. author Susan Purvis, author of the award-winning Go Find 🐶
UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 8th event is with U.P. author Susan Purvis who will present her award-winning memoir Go Find: My…
It’s Here! Your Spring 2024 UPPAA Newsletter
Your UPPAA Spring 2024 newsletter is filled with useful information, conference details, member kudos and more. Here are a few highlights of the latest edition of The Written Word. Read it in full below. Spring 2024 Conference Schedule for May 18th Updated conference floor plan Friday Night Live – join…
The Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading Event Apr 16
The Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading Event Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 6:00pm – 8:00pm Community Room A+B In recognition of National Poetry Month, join us at the library for a celebration of the spoken word. Talented regional poets will read from their published works featured in (but not…
Young Writers Storytelling Workshop now open for enrollment!
Media Contact: Rehema Clarken, 906-275-9002, storytelling@uppaa.org Young Writers Storytelling Workshop to be held May 18 in Marquette Hosted by UP Publishers and Authors Association The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) will host its first-ever full-day workshop for young writers on May 18 in conjunction with the 2024 UPPAA…
Meet U.P. humorists Nancy Besonen and Terri Martin
Meet the Authors! (Locally grown writers. No GMO, artificial sweeteners, or antibiotics, but kinda full of…) Nancy Besonen and Terri Martin Meet us and buy our books. Great gifts! At The Well Read Raccoon 314 Shelden Ave. Houghton (inside Marketplace) Saturday, December 9th From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Light…
Meet Your Favorite U.P. Authors at Holiday Events This Fall
The Upper Peninsula is a hidden treasure trove of literary talent. In Fall 2023, there are many opportunities to meet these writers around the U.P. from Pickford in the EUP to the Keweenaw and from Escanaba to Marquette. It’s a unique opportunity for U.P.-themed holiday shopping and getting your books…
Local Author Fair event at the Escanaba Public Library, Saturday, October 14 at 1:00 – 2:45 p.m.
UPPAA author books giveaway at UP Regional Library Conference
The UP Regional Library Conference was today September 14th 2023 in the Lake Superior State University (LSSU) campus at the Sault Ste. Marie. Mikel Classen was the organizer of the “bookbag giveway” in which each of the 85 librarians attending conference received a complementary random selection of 3 to 4…
Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park
For Immediate Release: August 12, 2023 Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park Saturday, August 19th & Sunday, August 20th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Grandpa’s Barn – on the porch 340 Fourth Street Copper Harbor, MI 49918 (behind Copper Harbor’s one-room school) For More…
UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Eugene Milihizer about “Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder”
UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Eugene Milihizer about “Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder” UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The…
UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Terri Martin, author of The Home Wind, a story for middle-grade readers
Meet Sharon Kennedy — The SideRoad Kids: Tales from Chippewa County
UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 25th event is with Sharon M. Kennedy whose book The SideRoad Kids:Tales of Chippewa County presents stories…
U.P. Authors Holiday in-person sale in L’Anse
Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park
For Immediate Release: August 17, 2022 Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park August 20th & 21st, 2022 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Grandpa’s Barn – on the porch 340 Fourth Street Copper Harbor, MI 49918 (behind Copper Harbor’s one-room school) For More Information: Call…
UP Author’s Day in L’Anse – Photos
Join author Mikel Classen at White Lake Township Library on March 8th
UP Notable Book Club presents a virtual Q&A with U.P. author Tyler R. Tichelaar, author of the award-winning Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man
For Immediate Release… Contact: Victor Volkman (734) 417-4266 President@UPPAA.org www.UPPAA.org UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 10th event is with seventh-generation Marquette resident…
Public invited to 4th U.P. Authors Day in Marquette
More than a dozen Upper Michigan authors from all ends of the peninsula will gather on October 9th, 2021 for the 4th Upper Peninsula Authors Day Book Fair at the Campfire Co-Works in downtown Marquette. Participating authors from Upper Michigan will gather to meet their current and future readers at…
U.P. authors are invited to join us at the “4th U.P. Authors Day Book Sale” on Oct 9th 2021
UP Notable Book Club presents a virtual Q&A with U.P. author Susan Purvis, author of the award-winning Go Find 🐶
UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 8th event is with U.P. author Susan Purvis who will present her award-winning memoir Go Find: My…