Details of the UPPAA’s Spring Meeting in Marquette, Michigan on May 18th, 2013 have just been released. Please register now so you are guaranteed a seat at the event! The schedule is still tentative but here is the working draft: 10:00 – 10:30 – registration 10:30 – 10:45 – opening remarks 10:45…
I’m involved in a project that I’m really excited about. My writing group, Cascade Writers Group (CWG), is publishing an anthology of literary works called “Imagine This!” for ArtPrize. The anthology will be published by Schuler Books and Chapbook Press, and will be available at ArtPrize venues and other stores in the area. It…
On Monday, March 4th a mild mannered, fiction writer will slip into a phone booth and emerge as Sammy Slug, protector of the downtrodden, champion of the oppressed, and exalter extraordinaire of the Amorous Spotted Slug. He will gird his loins (as well as the rest of his copious body)…
Deb Pascoe will be leading the Fearless Writing workshop Wednesdays, April 3rd – May 8th, 2013 from 7 to 9pm at the Marquette Arts and Culture Center. Deb will share tips and strategies for releasing your inner storyteller. Whether you are trying to write out your life history, poetry, or…
Read The Written Word, the official newsletter of UPPAA and a great source of information on book writing, marketing, publishing, and editing. UPPAA_WINTER_2013
In the spring of 2012 when I took on the task of compiling a new history for Finlandia University, I didn’t fully realize what I had gotten myself into. The monstrous task would keep me occupied more than full time for the entire summer and half of the fall. I…
Hi all you fellow writers. I am in need of one or two paragraph reports of Amorous Spotted Slug sightings for my web site. (These are similar to Elvis sightings.) I will reward each reporter with a complimentary copy of my novel and a free I ♥ My Slug T-shirt….
Amber Edmondson and Raja Howe are teaching a poetry class through the Marquette Arts and Culture Center. Tuesdays, February 12-March 19, 6-8p.m. City Residents $50, Non-city $55. This class will help develop your poetic skills in a safe, creative space. Write a poem each week with the aid of guiding prompts,…
The film is called “AMERICA’S ANCIENT INDUSTRY” Produced by Bob Kreipke, of Ford Motor Company Historian and with Janine McFadden. It is about UP Copper trade thousands of years ago. They traveled around the UP for their documentation. They came to my house with a camera crew to learn from…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,500 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have…
It’s been joyful, educational, frustrating and a way to meet so many interested and interesting authors/publishers. BUT, after 17 years of writing, publishing, printing/reprirnting, and marketing, Lon and Lynn Emerick DBA North Country Publishing are winding down the business as inventory is sold out. We will be on to other…
The 2012 Fall Meeting was October 13th 2012 at the Peter White Library in Marquette, Michigan, Pictured below is Jenifer Brady undergoing a mock interview with WNMU-FM Public Radio 90 host Nicole Walton. The only way to get better at anything is practice, practice practice and this opportunity allowed all…
2012 Fall Meeting —————— Saturday, October 13th, 2012 at the Peter White Public Library 217 North Front Street, Marquette —————— NOTE: Members Attend FREE. $10 each for non-members. $8 each for lunch. To Register: email to Membership Secretary Cheryl Corey (membership@uppaa.org) with your name AND the number of people attending…
Please Come To the Iron County Historical and Museum Society Special Event The 50th Anniversary Celebration Begins: Bernhardt Book Signing Preserving & Sharing Our Iron County Heritage Saturday, Oct 13, 2012 1 pm: Book signing by Harold & Marcia Bernhardt Approximately 2:15 pm: There will be a dramatic performance about organizing The very 1st Society meeting, which occurred…
New this year. Writing Workshops for all ages. Art workshops for kids. *2012 Arts and Authors Fair*, Friday Oct. 26 noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, October 27 from ten a.m. to 3 p.m. Kettering University FOLA, Book signings featured. Silent auction. Fine arts and Crafts Show located in the Kettering University Campus…
Marquette, Michigan author Tyler R. Tichelaar was interviewed by UPPAA member Donna Winters for the Self-Publishing Navigator website. Head on over and learn what your local publishers and authors association can do for YOU!
On September 13th, 2012 Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke with self-published author and entrepreneur Gretchen Preston about the challenges and opportunities of living every day as a legally blind, visually-impaired person. Gretchen Preston is a children’s book author who lives near Marquette, Michigan. Legally blind since the fifth grade…
We have some exciting news– NWS has a new executive director! Please help us in welcoming Jill Tewsley, who comes to us from the world of books at a time when the National Writers Series is growing and taking on new projects. We’ve come a long way since…
For Immediate Release: U.P. Publishers and Authors Greet Readers at Erickson Center’s Art on the Lake August 1, 2012—Two popular U.P. Authors will be part of this year’s Art on the Lake event at the Erickson Center in Curtis on Saturday, September 1. Gretchen Preston, author of the endearing Valley…
UPPAA Authors in force at the Outback Art Fair in Marquette, Michigan! Debbie Frontiera is shown below interviewed by WLUC-TV reporter Dustin Bonk. UPPAA illustrator Karin Neumann was also there, she provided the pictures for Gretchen Preston’s books. Gretchen Preston, author of Valley Cats and other books! Tyler Tichelaar of…
