Spring Conference 2026 Registration Open Now!

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Peter White Public Library

Peter White Public Library

Mark your calendars for the 2026 UPPAA Spring Conference and simultaneous Young Writers Storytelling Workshop at the Peter White Public Library in downtown Marquette, Michigan.  New for 2026 is a complete line-up of Friday afternoon Pre-Conference workshops to sharpen your skills and energize your writing!

If you’ve never been to our Spring Conference, you’re in for a treat of not only smart, experienced, and helpful speakers but a one-of-a-kind fellowship and networking with your fellow yooper writers!

We have some dynamite speakers lined up, please click here for the complete schedule and breakout session details.

Last but not least, we sure hope you can join us again for Friday Night Networking + Open Mic night.  The highly anticipated Open Mic nights have become one of our members’ favorite events of the weekend.

 

It is your responsibility to make sure the times work for you for each Pre-Conference Event you choose!
 

 

 

 

Events – Charlevoix Public Library Celebrates National Poetry Month

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UPPAA A poster for "The Bards of Northern Michigan" event at Charlevoix Public Library, detailing a poetry reading and book signing with author John Mauk on Tuesday, April 21st at 6pm in the Community Room.

Charlevoix Public Library For more information, please feel free to contact the Charlevoix Public Library at 231-237-7340 or email us at reference@charlevoixlibrary.org and visit our website at www.charlevoixlibrary.org. Celebrate National Poetry Month April 1 – 30, 2026 Join us for one of our programs to celebrate National Poetry Month. Our…

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Wellness Wednesday hosts “Reading and Writing: Just For the Health of It” with Nancy Besonen

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Wellness Wednesday hosts “Reading and Writing: Just For the Health of It” with Nancy Besonen Wellness Wednesday welcomes off-beat journalist Nancy Besonen’s presentation “Reading and Writing: Just for the Health of It” March 4, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at Young’s Recreation Complex in Iron County (159 Young’s Lane – Crystal Falls,…

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Diane Windsor Seminar on “How U.P. Writers Can Effectively Sell Books Directly to Readers”

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Marquette, MI — The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) is proud to announce the first of the 2026 Online Seminar Series—engaging and educational events designed to tackle timely issues in writing, publishing, and marketing. Offered completely free via Zoom, these evening sessions are open to all UPPAA members…

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U.P. Notable Books Club Announces 2026 Schedule

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To get Zoom invitations for each event, please contact Evelyn Gathu egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org or by phone (906) 875-3344 Diana Magnuson – Garden Sleeping, Garden Growing: In and Around All Year Long (January 29, 2026) Frederick Stonehouse – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: 50th Anniv. Ed. (February 12, 2026) Sue Harrison – Rescuing Crash, The Good Dog: A Novel (March 12, 2026)…

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Michael Carrier Presents: Part Three: The Role of Education in the Life of Michael Carrier

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UPPAA A man with a gray beard and mustache wearing a black cowboy hat and leather jacket looks to the side. The background is blurred, suggesting an outdoor setting.

Editor’s note: This is the third of a series of supplemental editorial material from UPPAA Spring 2025 keynote speaker Michael Carrier. As in any editorial, opinions are solely those of the contributing commentator. To read part two, see the Fall 2025 newsletter or the blog post here: www.uppaa.org/?p=10328 A question…

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S6: E11: Make It Go In the Snow: People and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles | Larry Jorgensen

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UPPAA Promotional graphic for U.P. Notable Book Club Presents, featuring Larry Jorgensen, author of "Make it Go In the Snow!" Season 6, Episode 10. Includes a portrait of Larry Jorgensen and a northern lights background.

S6: E11: Make It Go In the Snow: People and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles | Larry Jorgensen Why the snowmobile story matters Snowmobiles are more than machines that move over snow. They are the product of stubborn inventors, quirky experiments, regional necessity, and a culture that turned winter…

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Telling the Hard Stuff: A Confessional Poetry Workshop with Ellen Lord

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Telling the Hard Stuff: A Confessional Poetry Workshop with Ellen Lord When: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1:00 -3:00 PM Where: at the Hessel School House  3206 W Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States, Michigan 49745 Confessional poetry asks us to speak the truths we often keep hidden. In this two‑hour…

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Still Wild: Becoming a True Yooper — A Journey Into the Woods, Grief, and Renewal with Suzanne Sunshower

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UPPAA A woman wearing glasses, a red headscarf, and a red shirt stands in a forest with her hands resting on the trunk of a tree. Sunlight filters through the trees in the background.

Emma Palova interviews Suzanne Sunshower Click on the triangle below to start listening https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pudrwjquq6n88mdj/audio1315549325.m4a At sixty, after a string of losses and a lifetime of making art and words, I did the impulsive, crazy thing: I moved into a 50-year-old hunting camper tucked away in the Michigan woods. I call…

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Local Poet Chronicles Life “Still Wild” in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

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UPPAA Book cover for "Still Wild: poems from bear shack" by Suzanne Sunshower, featuring a Baltimore oriole perched on a weathered wooden post with a blurred green background.

(November 8, 2025) Michigan’s Upper Peninsula holds the treasure of nature where the poet’s soul can live with life in its pure and unadulterated form. Poet and artist Suzanne Sunshower moved to these north woods from downstate so she could observe and embrace this mode of living. Her first solo poetry…

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