FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Mikel B. Classen (in the Soo) Phone: 906-440-5772 Email: classenmikel@gmail.com U.P. Reader Issue #3 includes Best Stories from U.P. Writers of All Ages (MARQUETTE, MI, April 5, 2019) The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces Winners of Second Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest MARQUETTE, MI (March 15, 2019)—The U.P. Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) has announced the winners of its second Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest. UPPAA, established in 1998 as an organization for anyone from or associated with…
. U.P. Reader Issue #3 is now available at Island Books & Crafts in Sault Sainte Marie (“The Soo”). You can find the store at the corner of Ashmun Street and Portage Avenue. Put this into your GPS: 101 E Portage Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Island Books &…
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…
by Deborah K. Frontiera Writing can be a wonderful way to relieve job-related stress. I spent a good many years as a teacher in a large urban district, and after I’d tried all the “usual” ways to reduce stress, I had this idea for a piece of fiction. While I’d…
If you have ideas to contribute, we’d love to have you join us at one of the upcoming UPPAA Monthly Board Meetings. This is your opportunity to find out how speakers are chosen for the Spring Meeting and how public outreach initiatives like the Dandelion Cottage Award for young writers…
At Superior Book Productions, one of the most frequent questions we are asked by the authors we work with is “What should I charge for my book?” There is no straightforward answer to this, but several factors should be taken into consideration. In this article, I’ll review those factors so…
1st Place went to Emma Locknane of Gwinn H.S. 2nd Place went to Lucy Woods of Copper Country Christian Schools 3rd Place went to Kaitlin Ambuehl of Republic-Michigamme Schools We had a lot of good talent this year. Some of the middle-grade submissions were particularly impressive for their age. Only…
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For Immediate Release Marquette, MI, February 1, 2019—Award-winning author Tyler R. Tichelaar has released his twentieth book, and this time it’s not a novel or a history book, but a career-oriented book about being a freelance book editor. The Nomad Editor: Living the Lifestyle You Want, Doing Work You Love…
The “Written Word” is the official newsletter of the UPPAA, members receive full-color printed copies in the mail. This is just one of many member benefits, including free admission to our Spring Conference where you can learn from other successful authors, illustrators and publishers. Please enjoy the latest issue here!
If you have basic skills in HTML and managing menus, posts, and pages on a WordPress site, you may be just the person the UPPAA is looking for! Starting on June 1st, 2019 we’ll need a new Webmaster for UPPAA.org and all related social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Managing the website encompasses several related activities: New book announcements…
The deadline for the 2018-19 Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest has now passed, and our judges are busy reading the submissions. One thing is clear—we have some very talented young writers in the U.P. This is the second year of the contest and the momentum is growing. Winners will be…
Congratulations to the following UPPAA Members whose work will be featured in the 3rd annual UP Reader journal to be released in April 2019. Stories, essays, and poems are selected by a jury to present the best writing of the U.P. to the world at large. There are no fees to…
Do you know a young person who is a creative writer? Dandelion Cottage award closes January 31st 2019. Winner takes $250 for Best Short Story, there are no fees to enter this contenst! WOW! All U.P. Students are eligible to enter, please act today! Winners will be published in the…
Learn about Mikel B. Classen, how he came to the U.P. and learned to be a writer with 906 Outdoors Video Journal!
The deadline for Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest is only 26 days away. Hopefully, contestants have their stories finished and are in the polishing phase. It is appropriate and expected that contestants seek input from parents, teachers, and other knowledgeable individuals, but the students must understand and make all the…
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The tallest known tree on earth is located in Redwood National Park in northern California. More than twelve hundred years old, it is approximately 380 feet tall–and still climbing! The tree in this book sprouted, flourished, and survived ecological threats for over twelve hundred years before being discovered by tall-tree…
