UPPAA Fall 2018 Newsletter
Fall colors abound, snow is here in many parts of the Upper Peninsula and it’s time to update you all with our UPPAA Fall 2018 Newsletter
Author: Victor
The UPPAA only works when members help lead it!
GET INVOLVED WITH UPPAA Our membership has soared to over 100 authors, poets, editors, illustrators, and independent publishers. The current Board of Directors invites you to get involved. Contact the committee chairs for more information. Contact Victor Volkman or Mikel Classen to join the distribution and marketing team for the…
UP Library Consortium to meet in Escanaba – vendors welcome!
The Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation (UPRLC) is a multi-type library organization serving libraries in Michigan’s Upper and Northern Lower Peninsulas. The UPRLC sponsors an Annual Meeting each fall. This year’s Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday September 25 and 26, 2018 at Bay College in…
2nd Annual UPPAA Picnic is September 15th
Dear UPPAA Member, On September 15, 2018, from noon to 2:00pm the second annual UPPAA Picnic will be taking place at the Island Pavilion at Presque Isle in Marquette, MI. Bring the whole family out to enjoy a potluck lunch as well networking and socializing time with fellow writers. I…
21 Local Authors featured at Escanaba Public Library Author Fair
The Escanaba Public Library invites the public to meet local published and self-published authors at the Local Author Fair, Thursday, August 9, 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the library. The event will include an opportunity to meet and chat with local authors and browse an amazing selection of locally written books available for…
Summertime Poetry events at Peter White Library, Marquette MI
Wed. Aug 1st 7-9 PM For Judith Minty, An Evening of Memories and Celebration. Shiras Room Peter White Library. On Wednesday, August 1st at 7 PM in the Shiras Room of Peter White Library, poets from throughout Michigan will join with friends of Judith Minty to read her work and…
UPPAA Summer 2018 Newsletter
Summertime and the livin’ is easy! Get your 2018 Summer issue of The Written Word, the official organ of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)
Write for Marquette Monthly
The Marquette Monthly is looking for people to write articles for it and thought some of our members might be interested. It is especially looking for people living in and looking to write about north and central UP. Anyone interested can contact: editor@marquettemonthly.org (Joe Zyble) or senioreditor@marquettemonthly.org (Rebecca Tavernini). You…
Escanaba Public Library hosts Author Fair – Aug 9th
The Escanaba Public Library invites published and self-published authors to participate in our Local Author Fair to be held on Thursday, August 9, 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. The event will provide local authors with an opportunity to promote, sell, and sign copies of their work. Download a copy of the author_fair_guidelines_application_2018 or stop in the…
Submissions open for U.P. Reader #3
U.P. Reader The U.P. Reader is an annual publication that represents the cross-section of writers that are the membership of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association. This annual anthology will be used as a vehicle to showcase and promote the writers of the Upper Peninsula. Copies of the U.P….
Upper Peninsula Michigan Bookstores
BOOKSTORES Marquette Regional History Center Attn: Jessica Bays – Store Manager 145 W Spring St Marquette, MI 49855-4628 Marquette Arts & Culture Center 217 N Front St Marquette, MI 49855-4220 Gloria Tiglas, Acquisitions Mgr Booktique 125 S Cedar St Manistique, MI 49854-1437 Acquisitions Manager MTU Campus Bookstore 1503 Townsend Dr…
Next UPPAA Board Meeting – July 6th
Next UPPAA Board Meeting – July 6th Agenda Review of Conference Fall Picnic Planning All UPPAA members are welcome to attend in person at the Peter White Library in Marquette, MI or by phone through TotallyFreeConferenceCall: Dial: 712-432-6299 Enter your passcode: 483921
U.P. authors wanted to present at NMU Young Authors Conference
Gretchen Preston has passed on to me this call for presenters at Young Authors. Contact information below: The Marquette-Alger Young Authors’ Conference began with an idea to build literacy and authorship within our community. It started with a handful of educators and 347 first through sixth grade children. Over the…
U.P. Reader #2 now available at Amazon, BN, Google Play
At last we have a link you can give to family and friends to purchase U.P. Reader — Issue #2 Amazon: including paperback, hardcover, eBook Barnes & Noble: Paperback and eBook Google Play ePub or PDF (currently marked down to $3.79) High resolution cover art is here At the Spring Meeting,…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces Winners of First Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest
MARQUETTE, MI (April 27, 2018) — The U.P. Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) has announced the winners of its first Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest. UPPAA, established in 1998 as an organization for anyone from or associated with Upper Michigan who is interested in writing and publishing, has continually sought…
U.P. Reader #2 — Posters available for a limited time
U.P. Reader — Issue #2 cover posters of the wolf that Mikel Classen photographed near Marquette, MI are available for a limited time! Each poster is printed on lush Fujifilm photographic paper, the same photo paper you would get at an old-timey camera store. You can pick them up….
Sarah Lauzon – Dandelion Cottage Award – 3rd Place
Sarah Lauzon’s short story, “Henry the Kitten,” tied for third place in this year’s Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest. Sarah is an 11 year-old fifth grader who attends Luther L. Wright K-12 School in Ironwood. She loves to read and write. Her hobbies include playing the piano, playing with her…
Emma Locknane receives 2nd place Dandelion Cottage Award
Tonight I presented Emma Locknane with her second-place Dandelion Cottage Short Story medallion. This was during the Gwinn School Board meeting. Two TV stations and the Mining Journal were in attendance, but I don’t think they were there to place me on the air waves. The original purpose of the…
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U.P. Reader #2 — Contributors Pre-order for Spring Conference Delivery thru May 20th
The ideal time to get your copy of U.P. Reader #2 is at the book launch which is happening at the UPPAA Spring Conference on June 2nd at the Landmark Inn, Marquette. The conference is free when you renew your UPPAA membership for 2018 at https://uppaa.org/meeting-registration/ Contributors to either Issue #1 or…
