Join us on Thursday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m. for an Author Talk with 2023 Michigan Notable Author Jeff Morrison and his book, Guardians of Michigan: Architectural Sculpture of the Pleasant Peninsulas. He will present a sixty-minute program with more than 250 pictures of architectural sculpture found on buildings throughout…
Hessel School House is honored to kick off their summer writers program the last week of June with a five day long exploration of short form writing (poetry, compression and class nonfiction) and a variety of book arts with noted author, artist and educator Cindy Hunter Morgan. Cindy is the…
“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: Conference Schedule Speakers Remembering Allan Koski Waterproof White (poetry column) Learning to Cut the Fat (writing column) Back to Basics (writing…
“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: U.P. Reader Content Chosen U.P. Notable Books Announced Webmaster Wanted Member News This Year’s U.P. Notable Classics Upcoming U.P. Book Review…
Many thanks to librarian Amy Rosen for taking this beautiful picture of U.P. Notable books available at the White Lake Library
The L’Anse Holiday Book Fair on December 3rd, 2022 at the L’Anse Public School Library featured three different Keweenaw area authors pictured below: from left to right (Terri Martin, Rebecca Frost, and Hilton Everett Moore).
One of our members has an upcoming book reading! Author Visit: Amy Klco Amy Klco is a teacher, writer, speaker, and owner of Enchantment Press. She will be reading stories from her latest book, a collection of speculative short stories, all focused on how we could make the future of…
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…
“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: Zoom with Authors Book Signing UP Book Reviews Member News This newsletter is just one of many member benefits, including free…
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…
“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: Pioneer Days Fall Picnic 100th Review of UP book New Releases from Modern History Press U.P. Notable Book Club Schedule Member…
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…
