“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. In this issue: Pioneer Days Fall Picnic 100th Review of UP book New Releases from Modern History Press U.P. Notable Book Club Schedule Member…
UPPAA member Larry Jorgensen’s book, Shipwrecked and Rescued, will be released on July 9th. See below for the book’s description and in-person book release event info. EAGLE HARBOR, MI. -There have been over six-thousand recorded shipwrecks in the history of the Great Lakes, but there was only one like the…
The UP Author’s Day in L’ance, MI went well! Scroll through to see a few pictures from the event. Have more pictures of this event to share? Please send up to 3 to both Jansina Grossman (webmaster) and Jenifer Brady (newsletter): webmaster@uppaa.org editor@uppaa.org
Range Bank is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! Range Bank is once again organizing their Banking on Literacy Fundraiser for the Marquette Chapter of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which will be held on the evening of Tuesday, June 14th at their headquarters in Downtown…
Pictured Rocks Days is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! We are pleased to announce that Pictured Rocks Days will be returning to Binsfeld Bayshore Park on the shore of beautiful Lake Superior in downtown Munising, MI on June 11 and 12,…
U.P. Authors Book Fair in L’Anse April 9th, 12-4 pm L’Anse Public Library 201 N. Fourth St., L’Anse Sponsored by Friends of L’Anse Library Public Welcome! Questions? 906-524-6213
The GLP Festival is looking for poems about the Great Lakes Area in a broadside format to be hung in the Travel Marquette Gallery for the month of April. The broadside must be 11’x17’ printed on light foamboard. The imagery put with the poetry can be royalty free imagery, your own…
Emberlight is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! JULY 1–AUGUST 27, 2022 Emberlight returns this summer! For those who may not know, the Emberlight Festival is an annual celebration that produces world-class art within the natural beauty of Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula….
“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. In this issue: Online Student Story-Writing Workshop 3rd Annual UP Notable Books List New Feature for 2022 UP Notable Classics UP Notable Schedule New…
Peter White Public Library, in partnership with WNMU Public Radio 90 and the Marquette Regional History Center, is producing a podcast series as part of its NEA Big Read programming. Voices from the Past will feature community members sharing memories of their parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and ancestors. Participants will…
