The Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center in Hessel, Michigan, is hosting two writers’ workshops this summer. Class sizes are limited, so if you are interested, please let them know ASAP. One class, Monday, July 19 through Friday, July 23, “The Development of a Novel,” is taught by Joe Haske,…
“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. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators…
You are invited to join UPPAA member, author, and Publications Chair, Debbie Frontiera at any of the following in-person events: June 12: Downtown Marquette Farmers’ Market, from 9-1 https://www.mqtfarmersmarket.com/ June 19: Calumet Farmers Market on 5th Street, 10-2 https://www.mainstreetcalumet.com/farmers-market.html June 26: Copper World in Calumet, from 12-3 BOOK LAUNCH for…
“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. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators…
*History Hounds Off the Leash* I Choose Not to Serve: Germfask’s WWII Public Service Camp Tuesday, March 30, noon-1 p.m. with Jane Kopecky, Author During World War II, some American conscientious objectors refused to do any alternative service. Some went to Public Service Camp 135 in Germfask, Michigan. The…
“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. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators…
The Marquette Arts and Culture Center is creating a directory of Marquette County artists and wants to include Marquette County authors since there will be no holiday craft shows this year due to the pandemic. The deadline to get your info to them is December 1. Follow the link here.
Tyler Tichelaar will be releasing his latest book, “Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, the Man” this week. He will be giving a presentation about Kawbawgam on Wednesday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom at the Marquette Regional History Center. To attend you must register and make a $5…
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. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors,…
Northern Michigan University’s Alumni Relations is launching a new online Alumni Authors Directory. It will feature book covers, descriptions and ordering information. We will direct people to it via our print and digital publications and social media and sometimes feature titles from it in these venues. Books with a U.P. focus…
The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) hosted a special online event with U.P. author Karen Dionne about her new novel The Wicked Sister. The interview was hosted by UPPAA President and publisher Victor R. Volkman (Modern History Press, Ann Arbor). The event featured a brief reading…
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. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators…
The Historical Society of Michigan has nominated historian, author, and editor Mikel Bruce Classen for the next Charles Follo Award, which is presented annually at the Upper Peninsula History Conference. Classen has literally dedicated most of his professional life as a writer to the promotion of U.P. history. His…
Congratulations to May Amelia Shapton who placed first in the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest! May Amelia Shapton took first place honors in the high school division this year. She is a senior at Lake Linden-Hubbell High School. May Amelia enjoys traveling, and cross-stitching, and her love of reading…
Congratulations to Megan Sutherland who placed first in the Junior Division of the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest! Megan is a 6th grader from Lake Linden-Hubbell who took 1st place honors in the Junior Division with “Confliction.” She loves to read, write, draw, listen to…
Craig A. Brockman announces Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior. Craig Brockman is the author of Marty and the Far Woodchuck (a middle-grade novel) and is a contributor to the latest edition of the “U.P. Reader” anthology. Dead of November is available at Amazon in paperback and eBook…
The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) presents the fourth installment of the U.P. Reader. This latest and biggest ever edition of the annual anthology will feature the collected works of forty-five of the best of the authors of the Upper Peninsula. We are again thrilled to include the…
U.P. Reader — Volume #4: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler’s days to the far-flung future. Since 2017, the U.P. Reader offers a…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 3rd Annual Dandelion Cottage Award Winners U.P. Student Writers to be Honored for Best Short Story MARQUETTE, MI (March 23, 2020)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd annual Dandelion Cottage…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 1st Annual U.P. Notable Books List MARQUETTE, MI (March 30, 2020)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) announces the 1st Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. UPPAA Publications Chair Mikel Classen (Sault Ste. Marie) initiated the effort as a response…
