I encourage all UPPAA Authors who have published a book in 2015 to apply for this award. This is a legitimate award, the SMA has been around for more than 100 years and the entry fee is only $10. The Society of Midland Authors is accepting submissions for its annual…
I thought some of you might have known our fellow author Frank Bartol, who passed away on November 21 and whose funeral was in Traunik, MI today. In the 1990s, he had a weekly column in the Mining Journal and later for the Escanaba Daily Press. He wrote the history…
For Immediate Release Marquette, MI, November 5, 2015—Upper Michigan authors will be getting together to party—virtually—and they want you to join them. On November 21st, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. over a dozen UP Authors from all ends of the peninsula will be hosting a virtual book party on…
Dear UPPAA Members, Carrie Pearson, Gretchen Preston, Jenifer Brady, and I have been busy planning the virtual book sale we’ve talked about previously. Following is a description of it and what will be expected of people who wish to participate. It is open to any author who lives or writes…
The Third Annual U.P. Nature Writing Contest, sponsored by North Country Publishing of Skandia and the Falling Rock Café and Bookstore of Munising, will conclude with two evenings of nature writing. September 15, 7 p.m. Falling Rock Café and Bookstore, Munising September 21 7 p.m. Peter White Public Library, Shiras…
Ways to Celebrate 906 Day Take a sauna Buy a friend a pasty Swim in the Great Lakes Give Phil of Phil’s 550 a high five Play a game of Euchre or Cribbage Test your nerves at the Paulding Light Make a toast with some Upper Peninsula brews Pay for…
Join us in celebrating the life of Pat Ryan O’Day, former owner of the Marquette Monthly Sunday September 6th, 2015 from 4:00 – 6:00pm at Frazier’s Boat House, 270 N. Lakeshore, Marquette, MI. Parking on Lower Harbor or McCarty’s Cove. RSVP 906-226-2800.
Come out to The Marquette County Fair! Thursday August 13 through Sunday the 16th Visit with UP Local Authors. Karl Bohnak Jerry Harju Larry Buege Gretchen Preston Tyler Tichelaar Bob Dobson Books by Ben Mukkala and a few othershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnyd41aPy1M
I am giving several historical presentations at U.P. libraries next week. Come and learn more about the 1913 copper mining labor strike and how it led to a tragedy on Christmas Eve in Michigan’s Copper Country. This is a 40 minute PowerPoint presentation with a book signing to follow. I…
Download the UPPAA Summer 2015 Newsletter Inside this issue Spring 2015 Conference highlights Kindle Scout program Larry Buege’s directory of UP author-friendly bookstores/giftshops New book announcements from UPPAA members! and much more!
Book and DVD of Popular Local Play Willpower Now Available Marquette, MI, June 19, 2015—When Will S. Adams was diagnosed with ossification, a mysterious disease that caused his tissues to harden until he became nearly a living statue, he refused to quit living life fully and was immensely productive. Now…
Tamara Lauder is the author and illustrator of a new inspirational book. Breaking Free Too: Taking a Flight With a Butterfly Toward Self-Discovery is a powerful pictorial book appropriate for anyone struggling to discover their true self. Each page is filled with symbolic artwork, interpretive titles, and accompanying short text…
Amazon’s Kindle Scout Program Presentation for Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association Jim Jackson 30 May 2015 Overview Kindle Scout is American Idol meets Amazon. It opened its doors at the end of October 2014. Readers are able to “nominate” preselected titles. Kindle Press (a new Amazon imprint) offers a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2015 Lon and Lynn Emerick North Country Publishing northco@up.net 906-942-7879 CALL FOR ENTRIES: THIRD ANNUAL U. P. NATURE WRITING CONTEST North Country Publishing of Skandia and the Falling Rock Café and Bookstore of Munising announce the Third Annual U.P. Nature Writing Contest. Following the…
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Illustrator Coordinator, Ruth McNally Barshaw, envisioned a jam-packed event that would move creators one hefty step forward in their illustrative (and writing) careers. She knew that a full day with the celebrated fine artist and children’s book illustrator E.B. Lewis would…
For Immediate Release Pat Ryan O’Day, Owner of Marquette Monthly, Passes Away Marquette, MI, — Pat Ryan O’Day, longtime owner, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Marquette Monthly, passed away at U.P. Health System in Marquette on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, following a brief stay at the hospital. Ryan O’Day was…
I am sure many of you knew Ragene Henry or are familiar with the four children’s books she wrote about U.P. History. Here is her obituary at the Canale Funeral Home if you wish to read it or offer condolences. It appeared in the Mining Journal and other UP papers today. Her books include:…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,700 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3…
Marquette Monthly has hosted an annual Short Story Contest since 1990. It is open to all U.P. fiction writers. A $250 cash prize is awarded to the author of the winning entry, which is also published in the MM. Contest Guidelines All entries must be works of fiction no longer…
For Immediate Release Book World Hosts Opportunity to Meet Local Authors Marquette, MI, December 8, 2014—On Saturday, December 20, from 1-4 p.m., four local authors will be signing books and greeting the public at Book World in Downtown Marquette. All four authors live in the Marquette-Harvey area, but write about…
