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Hello Everyone, You are invited to participate in UP Author Day at Peter White Public Library in Marquette, MI from 10:30-3:30 on Saturday, October 8, which is being held this year in conjunction with the first annual Indie Author Day nationwide. We have table space available for the book fair,…
On Sep. 12, 2016, at the Portage Lake District Library in Houghton MI, three UPPAA authors will take part in a panel discussion on writing about different ethnic groups. Deborah K. Frontiera, Cyndi Perkins and Larry Buege (and hopefully Larry Lankton) will discuss with the public how they researched and…
Hi Everyone, The Forsyth Township Library in Gwinn has invited UPPAA members to tea. This annual tea party is a fundraising for the library. The event is Saturday, October 8th from 1 pm to 2:30.PM. The library is seeking 4 or 5 authors from different genres to give a short…
U.P. Author Fair – Escanaba Public Library – Thursday, August 18th from 5:00-7:30 pm. Fifteen authors from across Upper Michigan will be present to meet and chat with their readers and to sell and autograph their books. Complimentary refreshments will also be provided. Authors attending will include: Eleanor Benedict Kenneth…
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC) invites you to the second annual celebration of our Michigan Authors Collections WHERE: 770 N. Main St., L’Anse, Michigan 49946 WHEN: Tuesday, June 14th, 4:30 to 7:30pm Reading: Chad Faries (The Border Will be Soon) Janeen Pergrin Rastell (Objects May Appear Closer and In…
U.P. Book Market to Be Held at Peter White Public Library: Eighteen Local Authors to Meet Their Public MARQUETTE, MI (May 15, 2016)—On Friday, June 17, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Peter White Public Library, in association with the U.P. Publishers and Authors Association, will host a U.P. Book…
Writers of the Northern Persuasion – U.P. Author and Publisher Forum Saturday, April 9th 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy Street, Hancock Featuring over 20 regional authors and publishers offering book sales and publishing information. Fiction, non-fiction, regional, poetry, book design, photography, children’s and more! Presentations…
We have created a new book selling opportunity! The Peter White Public Library in Marquette will be our host for the “U.P. Authors Book Market!” It is the day before our spring UPPAA meeting, Friday, June 17, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your tent or put your…
Calling all U.P. authors and publishers Finlandia University is seeking authors and publishers from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to attend the Writers of the Northern Persuasion all-author forum for a free bookselling opportunity. The event will take place Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the…
Finlandia University’s Campus Read Committee announces Writers of the Northern Persuasion Finlandia University and the Michigan Humanities Council are sponsoring a project that supports regional authors of all genres. Several authors will be visiting Finlandia University’s campus and making public presentations in March 2016. All presentations will take place Tuesdays at…
Attention All U.P. Authors, As you may recall, Finlandia University is doing a spring multi-faceted event called “Writers of the Northern Persuasion,” which includes several featured author presentations and an all-author forum. (Full schedule of events coming soon!) In addition, the Maki Library, which is Finlandia’s university library, will be…
Dear UPPAA Members, Carrie Pearson, Gretchen Preston, Jenifer Brady, and I have been busy planning the virtual book sale we’ve talked about previously. Following is a description of it and what will be expected of people who wish to participate. It is open to any author who lives or writes…
The Third Annual U.P. Nature Writing Contest, sponsored by North Country Publishing of Skandia and the Falling Rock Café and Bookstore of Munising, will conclude with two evenings of nature writing. September 15, 7 p.m. Falling Rock Café and Bookstore, Munising September 21 7 p.m. Peter White Public Library, Shiras…
Come out to The Marquette County Fair! Thursday August 13 through Sunday the 16th Visit with UP Local Authors. Karl Bohnak Jerry Harju Larry Buege Gretchen Preston Tyler Tichelaar Bob Dobson Books by Ben Mukkala and a few othershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnyd41aPy1M
I am giving several historical presentations at U.P. libraries next week. Come and learn more about the 1913 copper mining labor strike and how it led to a tragedy on Christmas Eve in Michigan’s Copper Country. This is a 40 minute PowerPoint presentation with a book signing to follow. I…