Amazon’s Kindle Scout Program Presentation for Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association Jim Jackson 30 May 2015 Overview Kindle Scout is American Idol meets Amazon. It opened its doors at the end of October 2014. Readers are able to “nominate” preselected titles. Kindle Press (a new Amazon imprint) offers a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2015 Lon and Lynn Emerick North Country Publishing northco@up.net 906-942-7879 CALL FOR ENTRIES: THIRD ANNUAL U. P. NATURE WRITING CONTEST North Country Publishing of Skandia and the Falling Rock Café and Bookstore of Munising announce the Third Annual U.P. Nature Writing Contest. Following the…
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Illustrator Coordinator, Ruth McNally Barshaw, envisioned a jam-packed event that would move creators one hefty step forward in their illustrative (and writing) careers. She knew that a full day with the celebrated fine artist and children’s book illustrator E.B. Lewis would…
For Immediate Release Pat Ryan O’Day, Owner of Marquette Monthly, Passes Away Marquette, MI, — Pat Ryan O’Day, longtime owner, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Marquette Monthly, passed away at U.P. Health System in Marquette on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, following a brief stay at the hospital. Ryan O’Day was…
I am sure many of you knew Ragene Henry or are familiar with the four children’s books she wrote about U.P. History. Here is her obituary at the Canale Funeral Home if you wish to read it or offer condolences. It appeared in the Mining Journal and other UP papers today. Her books include:…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,700 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3…
Marquette Monthly has hosted an annual Short Story Contest since 1990. It is open to all U.P. fiction writers. A $250 cash prize is awarded to the author of the winning entry, which is also published in the MM. Contest Guidelines All entries must be works of fiction no longer…
For Immediate Release Book World Hosts Opportunity to Meet Local Authors Marquette, MI, December 8, 2014—On Saturday, December 20, from 1-4 p.m., four local authors will be signing books and greeting the public at Book World in Downtown Marquette. All four authors live in the Marquette-Harvey area, but write about…
UPPAA member Richard P. Smith is proud to announce two recently revised classics on bear and deer hunting and the latest entry in the ever-popular Deer Tales Series. You can buy them at Richard’s online store or wherever fine hunting books are sold. Black Bear Hunting, 2nd Ed. – The…
For Immediate Release U.P. Authors Encourage Holiday Book Giving and Donating through Many Events Marquette, MI, November 25, 2014—With the holidays upon us, local authors are actively attending craft shows, holding book signings, and helping to get us all in the holiday spirit. Upper Michigan is home to nearly one…
On Saturday, November 15, from 1-3 p.m. EDT, three local authors will be signing books and greeting the public at Book World in the Delta Plaza Mall in Escanaba. While all three authors live and write about the U.P., their books offer a variety of topics and appeal to different…
MARQUETTE — The second-annual U.P. Author’s Day Book Fair was held at the Westwood Mall on Saturday October 4, 2014. Nearly 20 authors who either live in the U.P. or write about the U.P. were in attendance to showcase their works. Shoppers had the chance to get out of the…
Watch the video coverage! MARQUETTE — The second-annual U.P. Author’s Day Book Fair was held at the Westwood Mall on Saturday. Nearly 20 authors who either live in the U.P. or write about the U.P. were in attendance to showcase their works. Shoppers had the chance to get out of…
Tyler R. Tichelaar has been busy helping to organize the 2nd Annual U.P. Authors Day, which will be held Saturday, October 4 from Noon to 6 p.m. at the Westwood Mall, Marquette Michigan. So far, over a dozen authors plan to attend to sign and share their books with the public….
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.: Members of the public are invited to submit nominations for Lake Superior State University’s second annual Writing the U.P. Award, which seeks to honor fiction authors who have portrayed the essence of life in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Deadline for nominations is Sept. 30. The 2014 award…
TWO Evenings of U.P. Nature Writing Thursday, September 11th—7 p.m., Falling Rock Café and Bookstore, 104 E. Munising Ave., Munising (M-28) AND Wednesday, September 24th—7 p.m., Peter White Library Community Room, Marquette Join us to hear authors read their entries in the Second Annual Nature Writing Contest, receive awards and…
For immediate release:Information: Lynn EmerickAugust 21, 2014North Country Publishingnorthco@up.net906-942-7879 Winners Selected in Second Annual U.P. Nature Writing Contest Entries for the Second Annual Upper Peninsula Nature Writing Contest were received from across the Upper Peninsula –Munising and Ironwood, Copper Harbor and Newberry, Hancock, Engadine, Naubinway, Lake Linden, Chassell and Wakefield…
Dear Fellow U.P. Author, The U.P. Publishers and Authors Association, Gretchen Preston, and I would like to invite you to participate in the Second Annual U.P. Authors Day Book Fair. Date and Time: Saturday, October 4, 2014 12 noon – 6 pm. Where: Westwood Mall, Marquette, Michigan Table Fee:…
Members of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association appeared at the Iron County Historical Museum’s Authors and Artists Day Event in Caspian on Saturday, July 19th. The historical museum’s first ever Authors and Artists Day Event featured a wide variety of locally written books and other artisan crafts for sale,…
