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Amy Klco at Bayliss Public Library
The U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation accepting applications for the 2023 U.P. Poet Laureate
The U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! The official application for the role of U.P. Poet Laureate is now open. The application form and information are available on the U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation website: https://uppoetlaureate.org/. The submission deadline…
UPPAA Newsletter: The Written Word (Fall 2022)
Q&A Session with Karen Dionne, author of The Wicked Sister
KAREN DIONNE’s award-winning novels set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness have been translated into dozens of languages and landed on bestseller lists around the world. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls The Wicked Sister “A devastating, magic realism–dusted psychological thriller… Dionne paints a haunting portrait of a family hurtling…
UPPAA Newsletter: The Written Word (Summer 2022)
Book Release: Larry Jorgensen
UPPAA member Larry Jorgensen’s book, Shipwrecked and Rescued, will be released on July 9th. See below for the book’s description and in-person book release event info. EAGLE HARBOR, MI. -There have been over six-thousand recorded shipwrecks in the history of the Great Lakes, but there was only one like the…
Banking on Literacy Fundraiser
Range Bank is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! Range Bank is once again organizing their Banking on Literacy Fundraiser for the Marquette Chapter of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which will be held on the evening of Tuesday, June 14th at their headquarters in Downtown…
Pictured Rocks Days
U.P. Authors Book Fair in L’Anse
Great Lakes Poetry Festival Broadside Gallery
Emberlight Poet Laureate
Emberlight is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! JULY 1–AUGUST 27, 2022 Emberlight returns this summer! For those who may not know, the Emberlight Festival is an annual celebration that produces world-class art within the natural beauty of Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula….
UPPAA Newsletter: The Written Word (Winter 2022)
“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. In this issue: Online Student Story-Writing Workshop 3rd Annual UP Notable Books List New Feature for 2022 UP Notable Classics UP Notable Schedule New…
NEA Big Read: Voices from the Past
Peter White Public Library, in partnership with WNMU Public Radio 90 and the Marquette Regional History Center, is producing a podcast series as part of its NEA Big Read programming. Voices from the Past will feature community members sharing memories of their parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and ancestors. Participants will…
UP Notable Book Club presents a virtual Q&A with U.P. author Craig A. Brockman about his novel Dead of November
UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 11th event is with Craig A. Brockman whose dark fantasy novel Dead of November evokes the spine-tingling…
UPPAA Newsletter: The Written Word (Fall 2021)
“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators…
UPPAA Launches YouTube Channel for Broader Outreach to Fans of U.P. Literature
Authors and publishers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have found a new place to connect with their audience – their own YouTube channel. The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) launched its YouTube channel on the 1st of September to serve as the digital video platform for authors and publishers…
Upper Peninsula Authors Book Signing
Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center Writers’ Workshops
UPPAA Summer 2021 Newsletter
“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators…
Amy Klco at Bayliss Public Library
The U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation accepting applications for the 2023 U.P. Poet Laureate

The U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! The official application for the role of U.P. Poet Laureate is now open. The application form and information are available on the U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation website: https://uppoetlaureate.org/. The submission deadline…
UPPAA Newsletter: The Written Word (Fall 2022)
Q&A Session with Karen Dionne, author of The Wicked Sister

KAREN DIONNE’s award-winning novels set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness have been translated into dozens of languages and landed on bestseller lists around the world. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls The Wicked Sister “A devastating, magic realism–dusted psychological thriller… Dionne paints a haunting portrait of a family hurtling…
UPPAA Newsletter: The Written Word (Summer 2022)
Book Release: Larry Jorgensen

UPPAA member Larry Jorgensen’s book, Shipwrecked and Rescued, will be released on July 9th. See below for the book’s description and in-person book release event info. EAGLE HARBOR, MI. -There have been over six-thousand recorded shipwrecks in the history of the Great Lakes, but there was only one like the…
Banking on Literacy Fundraiser

Range Bank is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! Range Bank is once again organizing their Banking on Literacy Fundraiser for the Marquette Chapter of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which will be held on the evening of Tuesday, June 14th at their headquarters in Downtown…
Pictured Rocks Days
U.P. Authors Book Fair in L’Anse
Great Lakes Poetry Festival Broadside Gallery
Emberlight Poet Laureate

Emberlight is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! JULY 1–AUGUST 27, 2022 Emberlight returns this summer! For those who may not know, the Emberlight Festival is an annual celebration that produces world-class art within the natural beauty of Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula….
UPPAA Newsletter: The Written Word (Winter 2022)

“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. In this issue: Online Student Story-Writing Workshop 3rd Annual UP Notable Books List New Feature for 2022 UP Notable Classics UP Notable Schedule New…
NEA Big Read: Voices from the Past

Peter White Public Library, in partnership with WNMU Public Radio 90 and the Marquette Regional History Center, is producing a podcast series as part of its NEA Big Read programming. Voices from the Past will feature community members sharing memories of their parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and ancestors. Participants will…
UP Notable Book Club presents a virtual Q&A with U.P. author Craig A. Brockman about his novel Dead of November

UP Notable Book Club: the Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 11th event is with Craig A. Brockman whose dark fantasy novel Dead of November evokes the spine-tingling…
UPPAA Newsletter: The Written Word (Fall 2021)

“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators…
UPPAA Launches YouTube Channel for Broader Outreach to Fans of U.P. Literature

Authors and publishers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have found a new place to connect with their audience – their own YouTube channel. The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) launched its YouTube channel on the 1st of September to serve as the digital video platform for authors and publishers…
Upper Peninsula Authors Book Signing
Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center Writers’ Workshops
UPPAA Summer 2021 Newsletter

“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators…