Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture the essence of Yooper Life from the settlers’ days to the far-flung future. Since 2017, the U.P. Reader has offered a rich collection of voices that captures U.P.’s natural beauty and way of life,…
Join regional poets as they share with us inside the historic Benzonia Public Library (west of Interlochen) Monday, April 13, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Free admission Benzonia Public Library 891 Michigan Ave (US-31) Benzonia, MI
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…
The UPPAA spring conference only a couple of months away, and it’s going to be better than ever! We expect registration to open to members on March 16th, so watch for an email. And remember, renewing your membership DOES NOT automatically register you for the conference. In that we cap…
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…
Story Spring Course—Write a Memoir Memoir Writing Course Memoir Writing Course Begins Wednesday, March 25 Wednesdays at 7 pm Eastern Time March 25, April 1, 8, 15, & 22 Details This five-week Memoir Writing Course is designed for writers who are in the beginning or middle of a memoir project….
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,…
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…
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)…
Grab a cup of your favorite HOT beverage and find a comfy chair. It’s time to catch up on all of the UPPAA news. Here are a few highlights of the Winter 2026 issue of The Written Word Spring Conference Keynote and Breakouts announced Friday Afternoon Pre-Conference Workshops for Poets and Writers!…
J.D. Austin of the 2024 U.P. Notable Book The Last Huck and a new story collection What You Find in the Woods will be appearing at North Wind Books on the former Finlandia campus from 12 – 2:00pm on Saturday January 10, 2026. 437 Quincy St, Hancock, MI 49930 * …
Books by U.P. authors and about the U.P. to be honored MARQUETTE, MI (January 2, 2026)— The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) announces the 7th Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. The UPPAA first initiated the effort in 2019 as a response to the lack of representation…
From tipster Sara Maurer: An amazing literary event is coming soon to Manistique. Meagan Francis, author of The Last Parenting Book You’ll Ever Read and owner of Paper Mill Books in Manistique, is planning the first Writing North Book Fest! It will take place Saturday, Feb. 28 – Sunday, March…
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…
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…
As an extension of UPPAA’s Online Seminar Series, we are featuring an additional session “Ask the Book Coach: Q & A Session with Julie Covert” coming to Zoom on January 15, 2026 at 7:00PM Eastern / 6:00PM Central time. Attendance is free of charge and preregistration is not required for…
Raymond Luczak is featured in a rare audio interview with Emma Palova on FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS podcast. A full text transcript is included for the hearing impaired too!! The interview covers Ironhood, Raymond’s just-released book of poems which are an ode to his childhood home of Ironwood, Michigan. …
A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa The story at its heart A Face in the Rock follows the life of a single survivor, a young Chippewa brave known as Powers of the Air. He is the lone escapee from a brutal raid that…
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…
(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…
