There is still time for authors to sign up for Local Author Fair event at the Escanaba Public Library, Saturday, October 14 at 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. Please review the following paperwork Author Fair Guidelines / Application Call for Authors to participate
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 30th event is with Ann Dallman featuring Cady and the Birchbark Box — the 2nd installment…
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…
Gregory M. Lusk will receive a State History Award in the category of Books: Private Printing for “The Great Seney Fire: A History of the Walsh Ditch Fire of 1976,” published by the author. In the book, Lusk chronicles the events that led to the most destructive and costly fire…
Start that new writing project with the Keweenaw Learning Center! Come write with us on Tuesday and Friday mornings at our new space in downtown Hancock—323 Quincy Street, near the police station. Whether you are writing in a journal for yourself or you are trying to publish your tenth book,…
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…
The U.P. Regional Library Conference (UPRLC) is a once-a-year gathering of librarians from the 45 member libraries from Northern Michigan and Upper Michigan. From Traverse City to Copper Harbor, and from Alpena to Ironwood, each library sends 1 or 2 librarians and about 85 librarians total will be in attendance….
Review by Tom Powers, Michigan in Books I don’t envy the hard choices the editors had to make in selecting the poetry, fiction and non fiction included in this annual publication showcasing the best from what I consider the largest (geographically speaking) writers’ colony in the country. Among the cornucopia…
Writers Workshops Offered at Hessel School House Monday, July 24 • 1:00 – 3:00 PM Story & Craft Time with new U.P. author Julie Buchholtz At Hessel School House – Avery Arts and Nature Learning Center, we believe that introducing children to an author can be a formative moment. It…
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…
Laura Smyth’s presentation Laura Smyth on Book Cover Design Bookseller’s Round Table Bookseller’s Round Table Booksellers Round Table CAPTION Happy 25th Anniversary to UPPAA Carrie Pearson on how children’s books are illustrated CAPTION CAPTION Brandy Thomas on audiobook basics Volunteers in action Brandy Thomas Tyler Tichelaar Tyler Tichelaar Terri Martin…
Whether you did or didn’t attend the 2023 UPPAA Spring Conference at the Peter White Library in Marquette on June 10th, 203, you are welcome to browse a few of the conference presentations provided by our speakers. In alphabetical order… Marty Achatz – “Chasing Bigfoot: The Mythology and Truth of…
