On behalf of the UPPAA Board, we are extremely delighted to be featuring Bethany and Doug Leonard as instructors for our pre-conference Writers Workshop on Friday, June 5th 2020 just prior to the regular conference day on June 6th 2020. Registration details will be announced in early 2020 when…
Proud to learn UPPAA’s own Charli Mills is helping guide people towards the best short story writing they’ve every done! Selected Shorts Contest – Nov 11, 2019 Deadline Upper Peninsula winters are filled with love, laughter, nostalgia, and above all else, snow. Everyone has a U.P. winter story to tell, and…
UPPAA Speakers Bureau Presents Tyler R. Tichelaar, Author of My Marquette, The Marquette Trilogy, Haunted Marquette, etc. Presentation Title: “Researching Your Book History, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Local” When: November 7th, 2019, 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Admission is free. Where: Lydia M. Olson Library, NMU campus Being historically accurate is of primary importance when…
The “Written Word” is the official newsletter of the 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…
UPPAA Speakers Bureau Presents: Anne Miller – Author of The Last Photograph Presentation Title: “My Twenty-Year Self-Publishing Odyssey – Lessons for Aspiring Authors” When: October 1, 2019, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Admission is free. Where: Lydia M. Olson Library, NMU campus Every writer dreams of becoming an overnight success, but…
UPPAA Announces First Pre-Conference Writers’ Workshop Join us in Marquette for UPPAA’s first pre-conference workshop for fiction writers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020. You will review key concepts, engage in writing exercises, share pages for critique, and edit your writing with support from authors…
Ann Dallman (Menominee, MI) announces the recent publication of her Middle Grade novel, “Cady and the Bear Necklace,” by Henschel HAUS Books of Milkwaukee, WI. Cady, a 13-year-old girl of Native American heritage, has experienced change in the past year—her father’s marriage to a much younger woman, a…
The Chronicles of the Henry Roach Dairier: The Inception of the Combined Colonies by Deborah K. Frontiera Creating a world that mirrors one of humans is quite inventive and ingenious. Imagine one where the only inhabitants are ants and roaches and as people of different economic or racial backgrounds each…
Christine Saari asked me to forward the following information for her about a program she’ll be doing in Escanaba next month. If you have questions, you can contact her at singerl39@gmx.at Telling Stories through Words and Images by Christine Saari Poetry Reading from Blossoms in the Dark of Winter Sept….
On Saturday, September 7, 2019, from Noon to 2:00 pm we’ll gather for our Third Annual UPPAA Picnic at the Senior Pavilion at Presque Isle in Marquette, MI. Bring the whole family out to enjoy a potluck lunch as well as networking and socializing time with fellow writers. CLICK HERE to RSVP…
UPPAA Speakers Bureau Presents: Anne Miller – Author of The Last Photograph Presentation Title: “My Twenty-Year Self-Publishing Odyssey – Lessons for Aspiring Authors” When: October 1st, 2019, 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Admission is free. Where: Lydia M. Olson Library, NMU campus Every writer dreams of becoming an overnight success, but it…
Bethany and Doug Leonard invite you to join them for an introductory meeting of Red Ore Writers, September 15th, 2019, from 1:30 – 3:00, in Crystal Falls, Michigan. You’ll meet us along with other writers and see what our regular meetings will be like. For more information contact us or…
Several UPPAA members are planning to participate in the upcoming book sale at the Canterbury Book Store in Escanaba this coming Saturday, August 3. If participating authors (or those just wanting to spread the word) would like to post on their websites and social media, the following links have…
Dan McDougal of Bookbrokers & Kramer’s Cafe just sent me an instant message to say that authors can still sign up for the Festival of Pop Culture. “There is no charge for authors to partcipate. Tables are available but you can bring your own tables as well” Bookbrokers is a…
Hello Victor, Thanks for reaching out! We still have room available for further authors, provided the weather is nice and we are able to hold the event outside. The small amount of space inside the book store was all reserved within a day. But if the weather is nice, I…
The Negaunee Public Library will hold a book-signing session for several Michigan authors during Pioneer Days! Four of the authors are UPPAA members. Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 1 PM – 3 PM. Authors include Michael Carrier (mystery), Mikel Classen (fiction, history), editor of U.P. Reader Deborah K. Frontiera (U.P….
Victor R. Volkman: Audiobook Adventures—New Media and Sales Channels for All Authors! In this session, we’ll take you from understanding the growth possibilities of the audiobook marketplace to the nuts-and-bolts of finding and hiring a narrator, preparing your manuscript for narration, quality assurance, distribution, and marketing of audiobooks. Bringing your…
From Charli Mills’s discussion on platform during the Marketing Panel: We refer to social media as platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. And yes, while these are platforms, they differ from what is an author platform. This is your visibility across social media, within the industry or genre of your writing,…
Shawn Andary, the Director of the Superiorland Library Cooperative is putting together a fundraiser for UP libraries. It does not have a name yet, but it will be an evening similar to Spotlight on the Arts where there will be a performance at Kaufman Auditorium in Marquette that includes music, dance,…
