First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held For Immediate Release Twenty-One Upper Michigan authors from all ends of the peninsula will gather on July 6, 2013 for the first annual U.P. Authors Day Book Fair at the Westwood Mall in Marquette. Marquette, MI, July 1, 2013—Upper…
From Greg Dumais <greg.dumais@historypress.net> My name is Greg Dumais and I work as the Commissioning Editor for the state of Michigan at the History Press in Charleston, SC. I’m very interested in commissioning a book about the Murders in the Upper Peninsula’s History for publication in our Murder & Mayhem Series. Our M&M Series…
The Value of Good Editing Three C’s—and a couple more, by Ann McGlothlin Weller Who’s on first? The reader, always, always, always. The goal of the writer and the editor is to develop a product (book, article, blog) that someone—a lot of someones, preferably—wants to read. That’s the bottom…
From Ann McGlothin Weller’s roundtable presentation at the 2013 UPPAA Spring Conference. Selected References In a time when you can find almost anything on Google and other internet sites, some people think books aren’t needed or helpful. I disagree! Besides, some are just plain fun to read. O’Conner, Patricia T. …
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First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held For Immediate Release Upper Michigan authors from all ends of the peninsula will gather on July 6, 2013 for the first annual U.P. Authors Day Book Fair at the Westwood Mall. All authors who live in or write about…
“The U.P. In Story” The Upper Peninsula has long been a place of fascination for authors, songwriters and storytellers. From Henry Schoolcraft to Ernest Hemingway to Jim Harrison, the landscape and people of the U.P. have been provided a seemingly endless source of written material. It is these words that…
Hi Everyone, In case any of you don’t know yet, Snowbound Books in Marquette is changing hands. Longtime owner, Ray Nurmi, has sold the store to longtime employee Dana Schultz. There will be a party at Snowbound this Saturday, April 20 from 3-6pm for everyone who wants to come celebrate, congratulate Ray on…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Holds 15th Annual Conference: Publishing & Book Marketing Industry to Be Explored MARQUETTE, MI (April 15, 2013) – In its constant commitment to informing regional authors and publishers of the latest changes in the publishing world and offering effective marketing and writing strategies, the Upper…
Upper Peninsula Author’s Day & Book Fair When: Saturday, July 6, 2013 11 am. – 7 pm. Where: Westwood Mall, Marquette, Michigan Table Fee:$50 Join your colleagues to celebrate U.P. Authors Day at our book fair extravaganza! Email Tyler Tichelaar at tyler@marquettefiction.com for the application and registration details. This event will be…
Casting All Yoopers!!! A new casting project for a major cable network is looking to show the rest of the country how great the Upper Peninsula of Michigan really is! We are looking for multi-‐generational families in the area that own businesses or are just plain Upper Peninsula royalty in their own right. Ideal candidates would be passionate Upper Peninsula people who feel bad for the Canadians and Lower Michigan folk. These people should have fun, exciting and distinctive personality and Yooper life. Do you or someone you know… Have a fun group of family and friends Have a snowmobiling group Have a Pasty business Have a hunting group Have an Ice fishing group Have a family owned and operated business Have a dog sledding team Are members of the Polar Bear Diving Club Think that you and your family are the best Yoopers in town If so, please send us a photo of yourself, your contact information and a short description about why you are the best representative for the Yooper population to Danielle.Pisano@twofouramerica.com Please read the PDF links below for full disclosure! TWOFOUR USA ONE SHEET Yooper Casting notice
March 24, 2013 (Fayette, MI) Donna Winters, a resident of Fayette on the Garden Peninsula and the author of seventeen novels about the Great Lakes, was recently given a highly unusual honor by her hometown. The mayor of Brockport, New York, the Erie Canal village where Donna grew up and the primary…
North Country Publishing of Skandia and Falling Rock Cafe & Bookstore of Munising, announce the First Annual Nature Writing Contest. Entrants must be current permanent Upper Peninsula residents. Contest guidelines will be advertised in the April and May issues of the Marquette Monthly and in the Munising News on the first…
Copper Empire is a book of historical fiction written by Donna Searight Simons. Paul Weyburn and his fellow copper miners have tolerated dangerous working conditions for too long in Red Jacket, Michigan. Some of their workmates are being maimed or killed thousands of feet underground. . .which one of them…
Details of the UPPAA’s Spring Meeting in Marquette, Michigan on May 18th, 2013 have just been released. Please register now so you are guaranteed a seat at the event! The schedule is still tentative but here is the working draft: 10:00 – 10:30 – registration 10:30 – 10:45 – opening remarks 10:45…
I’m involved in a project that I’m really excited about. My writing group, Cascade Writers Group (CWG), is publishing an anthology of literary works called “Imagine This!” for ArtPrize. The anthology will be published by Schuler Books and Chapbook Press, and will be available at ArtPrize venues and other stores in the area. It…
On Monday, March 4th a mild mannered, fiction writer will slip into a phone booth and emerge as Sammy Slug, protector of the downtrodden, champion of the oppressed, and exalter extraordinaire of the Amorous Spotted Slug. He will gird his loins (as well as the rest of his copious body)…
Deb Pascoe will be leading the Fearless Writing workshop Wednesdays, April 3rd – May 8th, 2013 from 7 to 9pm at the Marquette Arts and Culture Center. Deb will share tips and strategies for releasing your inner storyteller. Whether you are trying to write out your life history, poetry, or…
Read The Written Word, the official newsletter of UPPAA and a great source of information on book writing, marketing, publishing, and editing. UPPAA_WINTER_2013
In the spring of 2012 when I took on the task of compiling a new history for Finlandia University, I didn’t fully realize what I had gotten myself into. The monstrous task would keep me occupied more than full time for the entire summer and half of the fall. I…
