U.P. Writer’s Symposium 🖊️ Register Now for a Day of Inspiration for Writers of All Skill Levels: Featuring Keynote by Angeline Boulley (Hessel, MI) – Calling all aspiring and established writers! Hessel School House – Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center will host an Upper Peninsula Writer’s Symposium set to…
The Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading Event Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 6:00pm – 8:00pm Community Room A+B In recognition of National Poetry Month, join us at the library for a celebration of the spoken word. Talented regional poets will read from their published works featured in (but not…
By Ernest Dempsey Modern History Press has published works of both fiction and poetry from and about the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan. Its latest book is an anthology of poetry by Yoopers (UPers) titled Yooper Poetry: On Experiencing Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Edited by Raymond Luczak, a proud Yooper who…
MATTHEW HELLMAN is an award-winning author who was educated as an Electrical Engineer but has worked most of his life in law enforcement. Probably because those two things go together like peanut butter and jelly… Always a fan of good writing, he is studying the craft and moving toward a…
JENNIFER MCGRAW writes non-fiction history focusing on the 1600s and the Michilimackinac region. Her latest book, The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette’s Many Graves, discusses his time in the Great Lakes area, his life at Sault Sainte Marie and Saint Ignace, his trip down the Mississippi, and his death. It…
Many of the 2024 U.P. Notable books have already been added to the Great Lakes Digital Library, thanks to the cooperation of this year’s crop of notable book authors. We are still waiting on some authors and publishers to respond in the affirmative to GLDL lending library. The Great Lakes…
Grab a cup of your favorite 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 2024 issue of The Written Word Join us at Spring Conference 2024 Young Writers Storytelling Workshop 🆕 Pre-Conference Networking/Social…
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) – Richard P. Smith is typically known for his books on UP wildlife, from bear to deer. But his latest release offers readers something new, an opportunity to save money and protect the planet. Smith joined the TV6 Morning News to talk with TV6′s Elizabeth Peterson about…
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Richard P. Smith or Lucy J. La Faive (906) 225-1002 rpsoutdoors@chartermi.net Book About How You Can Make Extra Money From Returnables With the high rate of inflation, many people are looking for ways to save money. One way to save money…
MARQUETTE, MI (January 2nd, 2024)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) announces the 5th Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. UPPAA Notable Books chairman Mikel Classen (Sault Ste. Marie) initiated the effort in 2019 as a response to the lack of representation of U.P. writers in other…
Meet the Authors! (Locally grown writers. No GMO, artificial sweeteners, or antibiotics, but kinda full of…) Nancy Besonen and Terri Martin Meet us and buy our books. Great gifts! At The Well Read Raccoon 314 Shelden Ave. Houghton (inside Marketplace) Saturday, December 9th From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Light…
“Shipwrecked and Rescued” a tale of bravery in the U.P.’s worst weather LARRY JORGENSEN first became fascinated with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and its unique history while writing and reporting for television news in Green Bay. However, his journey into that world of news had begun much earlier in northern Wisconsin…
(Clockwise from left: Marty Achatz, Lisa Fosmo, Beverly Matherne, Milton J. Bates) MARTY ACHATZ lives in Ishpeming, Michigan, with his wife and children. He has taught for NMU’s English Department since 1998. He holds a Master’s Degree in Fiction and an MFA in Poetry. His work has appeared in many…
The Upper Peninsula is a hidden treasure trove of literary talent. In Fall 2023, there are many opportunities to meet these writers around the U.P. from Pickford in the EUP to the Keweenaw and from Escanaba to Marquette. It’s a unique opportunity for U.P.-themed holiday shopping and getting your books…
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…
