First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held For Immediate Release Upper Michigan authors from all ends of the peninsula will gather on July 6, 2013 for the first annual U.P. Authors Day Book Fair at the Westwood Mall. All authors who live in or write about…
“The U.P. In Story” The Upper Peninsula has long been a place of fascination for authors, songwriters and storytellers. From Henry Schoolcraft to Ernest Hemingway to Jim Harrison, the landscape and people of the U.P. have been provided a seemingly endless source of written material. It is these words that…
Hi Everyone, In case any of you don’t know yet, Snowbound Books in Marquette is changing hands. Longtime owner, Ray Nurmi, has sold the store to longtime employee Dana Schultz. There will be a party at Snowbound this Saturday, April 20 from 3-6pm for everyone who wants to come celebrate, congratulate Ray on…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Holds 15th Annual Conference: Publishing & Book Marketing Industry to Be Explored MARQUETTE, MI (April 15, 2013) – In its constant commitment to informing regional authors and publishers of the latest changes in the publishing world and offering effective marketing and writing strategies, the Upper…
Upper Peninsula Author’s Day & Book Fair When: Saturday, July 6, 2013 11 am. – 7 pm. Where: Westwood Mall, Marquette, Michigan Table Fee:$50 Join your colleagues to celebrate U.P. Authors Day at our book fair extravaganza! Email Tyler Tichelaar at tyler@marquettefiction.com for the application and registration details. This event will be…
North Country Publishing of Skandia and Falling Rock Cafe & Bookstore of Munising, announce the First Annual Nature Writing Contest. Entrants must be current permanent Upper Peninsula residents. Contest guidelines will be advertised in the April and May issues of the Marquette Monthly and in the Munising News on the first…
Details of the UPPAA’s Spring Meeting in Marquette, Michigan on May 18th, 2013 have just been released. Please register now so you are guaranteed a seat at the event! The schedule is still tentative but here is the working draft: 10:00 – 10:30 – registration 10:30 – 10:45 – opening remarks 10:45…
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)…
Deb Pascoe will be leading the Fearless Writing workshop Wednesdays, April 3rd – May 8th, 2013 from 7 to 9pm at the Marquette Arts and Culture Center. Deb will share tips and strategies for releasing your inner storyteller. Whether you are trying to write out your life history, poetry, or…
In the spring of 2012 when I took on the task of compiling a new history for Finlandia University, I didn’t fully realize what I had gotten myself into. The monstrous task would keep me occupied more than full time for the entire summer and half of the fall. I…
Amber Edmondson and Raja Howe are teaching a poetry class through the Marquette Arts and Culture Center. Tuesdays, February 12-March 19, 6-8p.m. City Residents $50, Non-city $55. This class will help develop your poetic skills in a safe, creative space. Write a poem each week with the aid of guiding prompts,…
The 2012 Fall Meeting was October 13th 2012 at the Peter White Library in Marquette, Michigan, Pictured below is Jenifer Brady undergoing a mock interview with WNMU-FM Public Radio 90 host Nicole Walton. The only way to get better at anything is practice, practice practice and this opportunity allowed all…
2012 Fall Meeting —————— Saturday, October 13th, 2012 at the Peter White Public Library 217 North Front Street, Marquette —————— NOTE: Members Attend FREE. $10 each for non-members. $8 each for lunch. To Register: email to Membership Secretary Cheryl Corey (membership@uppaa.org) with your name AND the number of people attending…
On September 13th, 2012 Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke with self-published author and entrepreneur Gretchen Preston about the challenges and opportunities of living every day as a legally blind, visually-impaired person. Gretchen Preston is a children’s book author who lives near Marquette, Michigan. Legally blind since the fifth grade…
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.
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…
The Marquette Regional History Center recently awarded Ben Mukkala the Helen Longyear Paul Award for the enhancement of local history. Mr. Mukkala is a well known Marquette native, writing many entertaining books and articles too numerous to count about the history and people of the region. He also speaks to school groups, teaching them…
The UPPAA 2012 Spring Conference took place at the Peter White Library in Marquette Michigan on April 21st, 2012 cZxc
