Widely praised for meticulous research, fine prose, and the compelling narrative drive of her stories, Mary Doria Russell is the award-winning author of seven bestselling novels, including the science fiction classics The Sparrow and Children of God; the World War II thriller, A Thread of Grace; and a political romance…
This month, an experienced educator and passionate writer officially debuted as a children’s book author with her first book A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island published by the Modern History Press of Michigan. Meet Summer Porter, an elementary school teacher of over 25 years, who grew up in Southern Michigan,…
Many treasures are non-material-like a loving family or wonderful friends, like health and peace of mind, or like beautiful memories of special places and moments. Jon C. Stott relives the latter in his new book Summers at the Lake (Modern History Press, 2022). In these autobiographical personal essays, Stott puts…
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 16th event is with Mikel B. Classen whose travelogue Points North visits 40 unique locales in the…
The Spring 2022 Conference is FREE for all UPPAA members, but we still need you to register in advance so we order the right amount of food and arrange conference rooms appropriately. A hot buffet lunch is included. Conference Registration page Conference Schedule for June 4th 2022 If you have…
The White Lake Township Library will be hosting author Mikel Classen from the U.P. on March 8th at 6:30 pm for an In Person program. This program is being hosted as part of our Great Michigan Read themed events and is funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of…
MARQUETTE, MI (February 28, 2021)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the 5th annual Dandelion Cottage Award. The award recognizes U.P. student short story writers of excellence in grades 5 – 12. The Dandelion Cottage Award is funded entirely by…
For Immediate Release… Contact: Victor Volkman (734) 417-4266 President@UPPAA.org www.UPPAA.org U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 3rd Annual U.P. Notable Books List Books by U.P. authors and about the U.P. to be honored MARQUETTE, MI (January 4th, 2022)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) announces the 3rd Annual…
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 11th event is with Craig A. Brockman whose dark fantasy novel Dead of November evokes the spine-tingling…
U.P. students in grades five through twelve who are interested in submitting to the Dandelion Cottage Student Short Story Contest sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) are invited to sign up for a free short story writing workshop. Hurry, space is limited to the first twenty…
Posted on September 21, 2021 by Ernest This month, the authors and publishers of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) found a new platform for sharing their work and connecting with their audience – the YouTube channel of the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA). Launched on the 1st of September,…
For Immediate Release… Contact: Victor Volkman (734) 417-4266 President@UPPAA.org www.UPPAA.org 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 10th event is with seventh-generation Marquette resident…
Authors and publishers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have found a new place to connect with their audience – their own YouTube channel. The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) launched its YouTube channel on the 1st of September to serve as the digital video platform for authors and publishers…
More than a dozen Upper Michigan authors from all ends of the peninsula will gather on October 9th, 2021 for the 4th Upper Peninsula Authors Day Book Fair at the Campfire Co-Works in downtown Marquette. Participating authors from Upper Michigan will gather to meet their current and future readers at…
MIKEL B. CLASSEN has been writing and photographing northern Michigan in newspapers and magazines for over thirty-five years, creating feature articles about the life and culture of Michigan’s north country. A journalist, historian, photographer and author with a fascination of the world around him, he enjoys researching and writing about…
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 9th event is with U.P. author and park ranger Susanna Ausema who will present her award-winning…
The 4th U.P. Authors Day Book Sale will take place at Campfire CoWorks, 132 West Washington in the Masonic building in Marquette on Saturday, October 9th from 11 am. to 7 pm (Eastern Time). This is a co-op sales event made possible by cost-sharing between participating UPPAA authors. If this…
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 8th event is with U.P. author Susan Purvis who will present her award-winning memoir Go Find: My…
Lorraine Ash asked me to participate in her weekend-long seminar, my piece was “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Publishing But Were Afraid to Ask”. If you watch, you’ll get 15 minutes presentation followed by 45 minutes of Q&A Victor R. Volkman has published more than 250 books as…
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 6th event is with U.P. author Ann Dallman whose award-winning Cady and the Bear Necklace has the…
