Congratulations to May Amelia Shapton who placed first in the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest! May Amelia Shapton took first place honors in the high school division this year. She is a senior at Lake Linden-Hubbell High School. May Amelia enjoys traveling, and cross-stitching, and her love of reading…
Congratulations to Megan Sutherland who placed first in the Junior Division of the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest! Megan is a 6th grader from Lake Linden-Hubbell who took 1st place honors in the Junior Division with “Confliction.” She loves to read, write, draw, listen to…
Craig A. Brockman announces Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior. Craig Brockman is the author of Marty and the Far Woodchuck (a middle-grade novel) and is a contributor to the latest edition of the “U.P. Reader” anthology. Dead of November is available at Amazon in paperback and eBook…
The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) presents the fourth installment of the U.P. Reader. This latest and biggest ever edition of the annual anthology will feature the collected works of forty-five of the best of the authors of the Upper Peninsula. We are again thrilled to include the…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 3rd Annual Dandelion Cottage Award Winners U.P. Student Writers to be Honored for Best Short Story MARQUETTE, MI (March 23, 2020)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd annual Dandelion Cottage…
The idea as I understand it, is for others to provide short-stories or novels that they still own the rights to for people who need reading material during the pandemic. Obviously you would not be paid any royalties for this. But it’s an intriguing idea, especially if you have a…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 1st Annual U.P. Notable Books List MARQUETTE, MI (March 30, 2020)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) announces the 1st Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. UPPAA Publications Chair Mikel Classen (Sault Ste. Marie) initiated the effort as a response…
The “Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors,…
UPPAA Speakers Bureau Presents Carrie Pearson, Author of And Stretch To The Sun and other children’s books Presentation Title: “The Story of a Children’s Book: From Idea to Published Book and Surprises along the Way” When: February 4th, 2020, 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Admission is free. Where: Lydia M. Olson Library, NMU campus When…
The following article is excerpted from a transcript of the plenary address given by Karen Dionne at the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) Annual Spring Conference held at the Peter White Library in Marquette, Michigan on June 8th, 2019. The complete author presentation will be included in U.P….
