Meet yooper authors at the 6th annual AuthorPalooza in Crystal Falls Dec 14 from 9:00-noon at the Crystal Falls District Community Library. We have the following authors who will be attending this year, selling and autographing their books!: Anne Dallman, author of Cady and the Bear Necklace and Cady and…
Some of you may have seen the review of Pat Winton’s “Farmed Out in Ontonagon County” in the October 2024 issue of Marquette Monthly. Pat has become a UPPAA member recently and is just now doing his book launch downstate this Sunday. He is appearing along Paul Schubert and his…
For Immediate Release: August 12, 2024 Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park August 17th & 18th, 2024 from 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 Information: …
Join Culinary Mixologist Angie Jackson as she shares recipes from her book, Drink the Wild: Recipes from a Kitchen Witch for the Spirited and Sober Soul. Sample zero-proof elixirs and learn how to make your own delicious and healthy drinks using botanicals. When: Tuesday, August 27, 5:30 p.m. Where: Escanaba…
POETRY POTPOURRI – An Evening of Poetry and Prose Join regional poets as they share with us inside the historic Benzonia Public Library! Monday, August 12th 6:00-7:00 PM Benzonia Public Library 891 Michigan Ave (US-31), Benzonia, MI 231-882-4111 * www.benzonialibrary.org Featuring the poetry of: Susan Griffiths (Lake Ann) Angela Haase…
On Thursday, July 18 at 5 pm, come to the Escanaba Public Library (400 Ludington Street Escanaba, MI) where guest presenters Ron Riekki, Sue Harrison, Bonnie Jo Campbell, U.P. Youth Poet Laureate of Iron County Christopher Johnson, and U.P. Poet Laureate of Keweenaw County Barbara Simila will induct three new…
Best-selling Michigan author Bonnie Jo Campbell is on a speaking tour of the U.P., including a talk on Wednesday, July 17, at the Escanaba Public Library. Here’s the upcoming schedule: Tuesday, July 16, 6:00 pm ET, Munising Public Library, 810 State Highway M-28, Munising, MI 49862 (Reading/signing) Wednesday, July 17,…
Peter Wurdock, an Upper Peninsula Notable Book Award winner and U.P. Poet Laureate of Luce County, will present an evening of storytelling and discussion on Tuesday, July 30, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis, MI. Wurdock’s six books showcase his versatility as a writer,…
For Immediate Release… CONTACT: Tom Lakenen, President Lakenenland Sculpture Park 2800 M-28 East, Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 250-5138 tjlironart@yahoo.com https://lakenenland.com/ Local Authors and Artists 🧑🎨 to Appear at First Lakenenland Sculpture Park Summer Festival (Marquette, MI) – The Lakenland Sculpture Park on M-28…
This event includes many of our UPPAA member poets including but not limited to Art Curtis, Ellen Lord, Tom Conlan, Edd Tury, and others. 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…
Your UPPAA Spring 2024 newsletter is filled with useful information, conference details, member kudos and more. Here are a few highlights of the latest edition of The Written Word. Read it in full below. Spring 2024 Conference Schedule for May 18th Updated conference floor plan Friday Night Live – join…
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…
Media Contact: Rehema Clarken, 906-275-9002, storytelling@uppaa.org Young Writers Storytelling Workshop to be held May 18 in Marquette Hosted by UP Publishers and Authors Association The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) will host its first-ever full-day workshop for young writers on May 18 in conjunction with the 2024 UPPAA…
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…
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
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…
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…
UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Eugene Milihizer about “Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder” 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…
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 26th event is with Terri Lynn Martin whose book The Home Wind presents the story of two…
