Saturday, May 14th. Falling Rock Cafe, Munising, Michigan. 9am-Noon. Four U.P. authors will be signing books in one exciting morning event! Tyler Tichelaar, author of “My Marquette,” Gretchen Preston, author of “Valley Cats,” Valerie Bradley-Holliday, author of “Northern Roots” Deb Pascoe, author of “Life with a View”
Thursday, May 12th. Luncheon at the Landmark Inn, Marquette. Tyler R. Tichelaar will be given the Barbara Kelly Historic Preservation Award at the Marquette Beautification and Restoration Committee Annual Awards. Friday, May 13th. Marquette Arts and Culture Center, Peter White Library, Marquette. 7pm. The Marquette County Arts Awards. Open to…
UPPAA author Bill Nelson reports: These pictures were posted all over the Bark River-Harris Michigan school when I did an authors day book presentation of my book, “Harvey the Great Lakes Whale“. In all day sessions I taught the basics of writing to 320 munchkins from kindergarten thru sixth grade.
Identify Your Audience The most important issue for authors is making sure they sell a ton of books. However, there are certain things authors have to know about their audience to truly relate to them, so that they will buy the book/s. In this workshop you will learn the demographics…
U.P. PUBLISHING GROUP HOLDS 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE Publishing Industry, Writing, and Book Marketing Explored At 2011 UPPAA Conference MARQUETTE, Mich. (April 6, 2011) – In its constant commitment to keeping regional authors and publishers up-to-date on changes in the publishing world and providing effective marketing and writing strategies, the Upper…
Do you love to write? Take a weekend to hone your craft, connect with other writers, and get inspired at a beautiful location—Camp Michigamme, located about forty-five minutes west of Marquette, MI. While it is primarily a summer camp for youth programs, Michigamme also provides camping experiences and weekend retreats…
Congratulations to our own Tyler R. Tichelaar, just selected for the 15th Annual Marquette County Arts Awards You were anonymously nominated for and selected by the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee as the winner of the “Outstanding Writer” award. This award is given to a working community writer who has…
Foreword Reviews, located in Traverse City, announces that Paradise North – Seasons in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, by Lon Emerick of Skandia, with color photographs by UP artist Mark Mitchell, has been selected as a Finalist in the 2010 Book of the Year Awards. Book of the Year is…
Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with local historian, professional editor, and entrepreneur Tyler R. Tichelaar about the ins and outs of producing books on local history, from research to marketing and distribution. Tyler R. Tichelaar,a 7th generation Marquette resident, has written five novels with more to come, all…
Tyler Tichelaar will be giving a reading and presentation on his new book “My Marquette” at the Joy Center, 1492 Southwood Dr in Ishpeming on Sunday 7pm – January 16th. We’re having the Christmas cookies we were supposed to have before the Dec 12th blizzard postponed the event!
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