The 4th U.P. Authors Day Book Sale will take place at Campfire CoWorks, 132 West Washington in the Masonic building in Marquette on Saturday, October 9th from 11 am. to 7 pm (Eastern Time). This is a co-op sales event made possible by cost-sharing between participating UPPAA authors. If this…
by Victor R. Volkman, Senior Editor, Modern History Press TITLE: Kawbagam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man AUTHOR: Tyler R. Tichelaar PUB DATE: Nov. 2020 PUBLISHER: Marquette Fiction. Kawbawgam by Tyler R. Tichelaar, PhD, is the first woke history of Native Americans in Upper Michigan that I have read. I’ll…
UPPAA Announces First Pre-Conference Writers’ Workshop Join us in Marquette for UPPAA’s first pre-conference workshop for fiction writers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020. You will review key concepts, engage in writing exercises, share pages for critique, and edit your writing with support from authors…
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…
Please click here to register now! Always FREE for Members, only $15 for non-Members UPPAA Annual Conference, Peter White Public Library, Marquette, MI Saturday, June 1, 2019 10:00-10:30 – Registration in the Community Room 10:30-10:45 – Opening remarks, President Tyler Tichelaar, Community Room 10:45-11:45 – Keynote, Karen Dionne, Community…
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…
Board Meetings – Members welcome! Open meetings the first Friday of the month at the Peter White Library, Marquette Next meeting: Nov 2nd, 2018 from 12-1:30 EDT. To join the conference Dial: 712-432-6299 Enter your passcode: 483921
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.
GET INVOLVED WITH UPPAA Our membership has soared to over 100 authors, poets, editors, illustrators, and independent publishers. The current Board of Directors invites you to get involved. Contact the committee chairs for more information. Contact Victor Volkman or Mikel Classen to join the distribution and marketing team for the…
Dear UPPAA Member, On September 15, 2018, from noon to 2:00pm the second annual UPPAA Picnic will be taking place at the Island Pavilion at Presque Isle in Marquette, MI. Bring the whole family out to enjoy a potluck lunch as well networking and socializing time with fellow writers. I…
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…
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,…
MARQUETTE, MI (April 27, 2018) — The U.P. Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) has announced the winners of its first Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest. UPPAA, established in 1998 as an organization for anyone from or associated with Upper Michigan who is interested in writing and publishing, has continually sought…
The ideal time to get your copy of U.P. Reader #2 is at the book launch which is happening at the UPPAA Spring Conference on June 2nd at the Landmark Inn, Marquette. The conference is free when you renew your UPPAA membership for 2018 at https://uppaa.org/meeting-registration/ Contributors to either Issue #1 or…
UPPAA Spring 2018 Meeting Register online now! Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 at the Landmark Inn. Sessions will be in the Harbor Room (basement) and the Board Room (1st Floor) Conference Schedule 10:00 – 10:30 – Registration in the Harbor Room 10:30 – 10:45 – Welcome and Opening remarks in the Harbor Room…
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…
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,…
As you might or might not know, the NMU bookstore was recently acquired by the Barnes & Noble chain. As such, a complete changeout of inventory was made, leaving some local authors in doubt of whether they could be stocked (again). Tyler writes: I have followed up with the NMU…
