On Saturday, September 7, 2019, from Noon to 2:00 pm we’ll gather for our Third Annual UPPAA Picnic at the Senior Pavilion at Presque Isle in Marquette, MI. Bring the whole family out to enjoy a potluck lunch as well as networking and socializing time with fellow writers. CLICK HERE to RSVP…
UPPAA Speakers Bureau Presents: Anne Miller – Author of The Last Photograph Presentation Title: “My Twenty-Year Self-Publishing Odyssey – Lessons for Aspiring Authors” When: October 1st, 2019, 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Admission is free. Where: Lydia M. Olson Library, NMU campus Every writer dreams of becoming an overnight success, but it…
Bethany and Doug Leonard invite you to join them for an introductory meeting of Red Ore Writers, September 15th, 2019, from 1:30 – 3:00, in Crystal Falls, Michigan. You’ll meet us along with other writers and see what our regular meetings will be like. For more information contact us or…
Several UPPAA members are planning to participate in the upcoming book sale at the Canterbury Book Store in Escanaba this coming Saturday, August 3. If participating authors (or those just wanting to spread the word) would like to post on their websites and social media, the following links have…
Dan McDougal of Bookbrokers & Kramer’s Cafe just sent me an instant message to say that authors can still sign up for the Festival of Pop Culture. “There is no charge for authors to partcipate. Tables are available but you can bring your own tables as well” Bookbrokers is a…
Hello Victor, Thanks for reaching out! We still have room available for further authors, provided the weather is nice and we are able to hold the event outside. The small amount of space inside the book store was all reserved within a day. But if the weather is nice, I…
The Negaunee Public Library will hold a book-signing session for several Michigan authors during Pioneer Days! Four of the authors are UPPAA members. Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 1 PM – 3 PM. Authors include Michael Carrier (mystery), Mikel Classen (fiction, history), editor of U.P. Reader Deborah K. Frontiera (U.P….
. U.P. Reader Issue #3 is now available at Island Books & Crafts in Sault Sainte Marie (“The Soo”). You can find the store at the corner of Ashmun Street and Portage Avenue. Put this into your GPS: 101 E Portage Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Island Books &…
Young Authors is looking for authors to present to students for a week in May. Our Vice President, Gretchen Preston, says about the Young Authors conference: “Authors of all genres are welcome. The audiences are elementary school students. I think the older students would also be interested in aspects of…
The Marquette Regional History Center presents: An Enduring Christmas by Ragene Henry – A Holiday Read December 5, 6:30-8:00 pm In 1850 when the first Christmas season approached the small community of Marquette, citizens were running out of food and waiting on a supply ship that their survival depended…
Meet UPPAA authors on Thursday, November 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.Marquette Regional History Center, Marquette, MI. “Reading Between the Wines.” Join Tyler Tichelaar and Sonny Longtine as they read from their books during this wine-tasting event to raise money to help literacy.
Hello Authors! I hope you all have been having a relaxing autumn! I am emailing you because I wanted to let you all know about an event we are doing in the month of November that may be of interest to some of you. As some of you may know,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Local Author Extravaganza: Snowbound Books, Marquette, MI Saturday, December 2. 12-2p.m. Russ Magnaghi, author of Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A History Cyndi Perkins, author of More Than You Think You Know Tyler Tichelaar, author of Haunted Marquette 2-4 p.m. Karl Bohnak & Jack Deo, authors of Sunburns to Snowstorms G….
Outback Art Fair is in Marquette, Michigan on the weekend of July 29-30, 2017 at Picnic Rocks. UPPAA authors Tyler Tichelaar, Deborah Frontiera, Gretchen Preston, and Larry Buege will be signing books at the Outback Art Fair, Picnic Rocks/Shiras Park, Marquette, Michigan. More than 100 booths were setup at last year’s…
September 30, 2016 For Immediate Release: Margaret Boyle Programming Coordinator Peter White Public Library 217 N. Front St. Marquette, MI 49855 906.226.4318 mboyle@uproc.lib.mi.us U.P. Author Day Event at PWPL Saturday, October 8, 2016 from 10:30 am-3:30 pm Peter White Public Library, lower level 217 N. Front St., Marquette, MI 49855…
