March 24, 2013 (Fayette, MI) Donna Winters, a resident of Fayette on the Garden Peninsula and the author of seventeen novels about the Great Lakes, was recently given a highly unusual honor by her hometown. The mayor of Brockport, New York, the Erie Canal village where Donna grew up and the primary…
I’m involved in a project that I’m really excited about. My writing group, Cascade Writers Group (CWG), is publishing an anthology of literary works called “Imagine This!” for ArtPrize. The anthology will be published by Schuler Books and Chapbook Press, and will be available at ArtPrize venues and other stores in the area. It…
On Monday, March 4th a mild mannered, fiction writer will slip into a phone booth and emerge as Sammy Slug, protector of the downtrodden, champion of the oppressed, and exalter extraordinaire of the Amorous Spotted Slug. He will gird his loins (as well as the rest of his copious body)…
Hi all you fellow writers. I am in need of one or two paragraph reports of Amorous Spotted Slug sightings for my web site. (These are similar to Elvis sightings.) I will reward each reporter with a complimentary copy of my novel and a free I ♥ My Slug T-shirt….
Please Come To the Iron County Historical and Museum Society Special Event The 50th Anniversary Celebration Begins: Bernhardt Book Signing Preserving & Sharing Our Iron County Heritage Saturday, Oct 13, 2012 1 pm: Book signing by Harold & Marcia Bernhardt Approximately 2:15 pm: There will be a dramatic performance about organizing The very 1st Society meeting, which occurred…
For Immediate Release: U.P. Publishers and Authors Greet Readers at Erickson Center’s Art on the Lake August 1, 2012—Two popular U.P. Authors will be part of this year’s Art on the Lake event at the Erickson Center in Curtis on Saturday, September 1. Gretchen Preston, author of the endearing Valley…
UPPAA Authors in force at the Outback Art Fair in Marquette, Michigan! Debbie Frontiera is shown below interviewed by WLUC-TV reporter Dustin Bonk. UPPAA illustrator Karin Neumann was also there, she provided the pictures for Gretchen Preston’s books. Gretchen Preston, author of Valley Cats and other books! Tyler Tichelaar of…
UPPAA authors showed up in force at Waterpalooza in Marquette Michigan last Sunday, July 15th 2012. Pictured at Tyler’s table are Gretchen Preston, Donna Winters, and Tyler Tichelaar. All authors are welcomed to join UPPAA and participate in local events around upper Michigan.
Lon Emerick will be booksigning at the Fort Wilkins State Park Gift Shop in Copper Harbor on July 27th from 2 – 4 pm. This is during the Fort’s very popular “Battery D” demonstrations which draw lots of interested visitors.
“Everyone Has a Story” a special presentation and booksigning by Lon Emerick at the Calumet Public Library on July 25th, 2012. Refreshements will be served. Public are invited.
Gretchen Preston, Donna Winters and Tyler R. Tichelaar are planning to go to the Waterpalooza event in Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park on Sunday July 15 from 11-8, which is to honor Lake Superior Day and will be filled with events and vendors. Tables are available for a $20 donation to vendors….
Midwestern lit. lovers: The Marquette, MI. portion of the UP Book Tour is coming to Northern Michigan University next week. If you’re in the vicinity, stop by and check out these wonderful events. (Schedule below). Also: check out the fabulous events during the remainder of the tour: follow the link…
Donna Winters is launching her book, Bluebird of Brockport, A Novel of the Erie Canal (historical fiction set in 1830) on June 2, 1-3 PM, at the Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main Street, Brockport, New York. The event will serve as a fundraiser for the Western Monroe County Historical…
UPPAA author Debbie Frontiera will be at the following events this summer: Copper Country Community Arts Council Spring Art and Music festival on Saturday, June 9 from noon to 7 PM Strawberry Festival in Michigan, July 6-7, Outback in Marquette July 28-29. Pasty Fest in Calumet (unconfirmed) Debbie’s books include Eric…
Join U.P. Author Tyler Tichelaar as he tells stories and reads from his new book Spirit of the North: a paranormal romance. Tyler will talk about Marquette’s first ghost, why he chose to write a paranormal story, and the story behind the story. The Joy Center, Wednesday, May 30th, 7-8:30…
The UPPAA 2012 Spring Conference took place at the Peter White Library in Marquette Michigan on April 21st, 2012 cZxc
Former NMU student and skier, Andy Liebner, will be in town to sign copies of his new book, Wild Shot, on April 22nd, 2012 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Shiras room at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette, Michigan. Liebner, whose grandmother hails from Trenary, was raised…
On March 19, the Visiting Writers Series, hosted by the English Department at NMU, is featuring John Gubbins, author of the novel Profound River, which tells the “incredible true story of Dame Juliana—the nun who invented fly-fishing.” Gubbins, who is from Ishpeming, has a law degree from Columbia University and…
Wed, March 14 – Calumet Michigan – Historical Presentation. Local historian and author Larry Lankton will present The Uniqueness of Calumet. 6:30 p.m. Calumet Public Library, 57070 Mine Street. 337-0311, ext. 1107. Thurs, March 15 in Calumet, Michigan – Calumet • Reading and Book Signing. Author Christine Saari will read and…
Monday, March 12, NCLL’s Write It Down – Preserve Your Story. Learn writing tips from writer and author Debra Pascoe. Register by the March 8th. NCLL members, free; nonmembers, $5. 7:00 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 120 North Front Street, Marquette, MI. Phone (906)226-6210.
