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  • UPPAA Event flyer for North Wind Books featuring a black and white photo of J.D. Austin and event details: author visit, discussion, and reading on Saturday, Jan 10th, 12-2 pm. Includes book titles and a review quote.

    J.D. Austin at North Wind Books – Hancock

    North Wind Books 437 Quincy Street, Hancock, United States

    J.D. Austin of the 2024 U.P. Notable Book The Last Huck and a new story collection What You Find in the Woods will be appearing at North Wind Books on the former Finlandia campus from 12 - 2:00pm on Saturday January 10, 2026. 437 Quincy St, Hancock, MI 49930   * ...

  • Telling the Hard Stuff: A Confessional Poetry Workshop with Ellen Lord

    Hessel School House 3206 W. Cedar Road, Hesssel, MI, United States

    Telling the Hard Stuff: A Confessional Poetry Workshop with Ellen Lord When: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 1:00 -3:00 PM Where: at the Hessel School House  3206 W Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States, Michigan 49745 Confessional poetry asks us to speak the truths we often keep hidden. In this two‑hour...

  • UP History Book Club – Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula by Richard Dorson

    Marquette Regional History Center 145 W. Spring St, Marquette, MI, United States

    February 18 - Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula by Richard Dorson All meetings are on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. We meet in person at the Marquette Regional History Center (145 W. Spring St., Marquette) and online via Zoom (link available the day of the meeting at...

  • Julie Buchholtz to feature “Mama’s Song” at Hessel School House

    Hessel School House 3206 W. Cedar Road, Hesssel, MI, United States

    Julie Buchholtz to feature "Mama's Song" at Hessel School House for a book reading and signing event at Hessel School House on February 28, 2026  (time to be announced later) See https://hesselschoolhouse.org/ for details

  • Writing North – Winter Book Fest

    From tipster Sara Maurer: An amazing literary event is coming soon to Manistique. Meagan Francis, author of The Last Parenting Book You'll Ever Read and owner of Paper Mill Books in Manistique, is planning the first Writing North Book Fest! It will take place Saturday, Feb. 28 - Sunday, March...

  • Diane Windsor Seminar on “How U.P. Writers Can Effectively Sell Books Directly to Readers”

    Zoom

    Diane Windsor Seminar on "How U.P. Writers Can Effectively Sell Books Directly to Readers" Marquette, MI — The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) is proud to announce the first of the 2026 Online Seminar Series—engaging and educational events designed to tackle timely issues in writing, publishing, and marketing....

  • March Memoir Writing Course

    Zoom

    Story Spring Course—Write a Memoir  Memoir Writing Course Memoir Writing Course Begins Wednesday, March 25 Wednesdays at 7 pm Eastern Time  March 25, April 1, 8, 15, & 22 Details This five-week Memoir Writing Course is designed for writers who are in the beginning or middle of a memoir project....

  • Sara Maurer to feature “A Good Animal” at Hessel School House

    Hessel School House 3206 W. Cedar Road, Hesssel, MI, United States

    Sara Maurer to feature "A Good Animal" at Hessel School House for a book reading and signing event at Hessel School House on March 28, 2026  (time to be announced later)   See https://hesselschoolhouse.org/ for details  

  •  Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading

    Charlevoix Public Library 220 West Clinton St, Charlevoix, MI, United States

    Charlevoix Public Library For more information, please feel free to contact the Charlevoix Public Library at 231-237-7340 or email us at reference@charlevoixlibrary.org and visit our website at www.charlevoixlibrary.org. Celebrate National Poetry Month April 1 - 30, 2026 Join us for one of our programs to celebrate National Poetry Month. Our...

  • U.P. Notable Book Club – Deborah K. Frontiera and Living in Sisu

    Zoom

    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 58th event is with Deborah K. O. Frontiera (Calumet, MI), a prodigious poet and author of fiction...

  • Spring Pre-Conference Events

    There are several Pre-Conference Events that members can participate in on May 15, 2026 Each of these is an optional "add-on" to your basic free membership for the Spring Conference on May 16, 2026 Pre-Conference Workshops (attendance is limited!) Developing Your Poetic Voice, with Kathleen Carlton Johnson (2:00 pm to...