The UP Regional Library Conference was today September 14th 2023 in the Lake Superior State University (LSSU) campus at the Sault Ste. Marie. Mikel Classen was the organizer of the “bookbag giveway” in which each of the 85 librarians attending conference received a complementary random selection of 3 to 4…
Gregory M. Lusk will receive a State History Award in the category of Books: Private Printing for “The Great Seney Fire: A History of the Walsh Ditch Fire of 1976,” published by the author. In the book, Lusk chronicles the events that led to the most destructive and costly fire…
Start that new writing project with the Keweenaw Learning Center! Come write with us on Tuesday and Friday mornings at our new space in downtown Hancock—323 Quincy Street, near the police station. Whether you are writing in a journal for yourself or you are trying to publish your tenth book,…
For Immediate Release: August 12, 2023 Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park Saturday, August 19th & Sunday, August 20th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Grandpa’s Barn – on the porch 340 Fourth Street Copper Harbor, MI 49918 (behind Copper Harbor’s one-room school) For More…
The U.P. Regional Library Conference (UPRLC) is a once-a-year gathering of librarians from the 45 member libraries from Northern Michigan and Upper Michigan. From Traverse City to Copper Harbor, and from Alpena to Ironwood, each library sends 1 or 2 librarians and about 85 librarians total will be in attendance….
Review by Tom Powers, Michigan in Books I don’t envy the hard choices the editors had to make in selecting the poetry, fiction and non fiction included in this annual publication showcasing the best from what I consider the largest (geographically speaking) writers’ colony in the country. Among the cornucopia…
Writers Workshops Offered at Hessel School House Monday, July 24 • 1:00 – 3:00 PM Story & Craft Time with new U.P. author Julie Buchholtz At Hessel School House – Avery Arts and Nature Learning Center, we believe that introducing children to an author can be a formative moment. It…
UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Eugene Milihizer about “Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder” 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…
Laura Smyth’s presentation Laura Smyth on Book Cover Design Bookseller’s Round Table Bookseller’s Round Table Booksellers Round Table CAPTION Happy 25th Anniversary to UPPAA Carrie Pearson on how children’s books are illustrated CAPTION CAPTION Brandy Thomas on audiobook basics Volunteers in action Brandy Thomas Tyler Tichelaar Tyler Tichelaar Terri Martin…
Whether you did or didn’t attend the 2023 UPPAA Spring Conference at the Peter White Library in Marquette on June 10th, 203, you are welcome to browse a few of the conference presentations provided by our speakers. In alphabetical order… Marty Achatz – “Chasing Bigfoot: The Mythology and Truth of…
Season 4: Episode 4–The UP Notable Book Club presents Hilton Everett Moore author of North of Nelson The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. Make sure to like and subscribe…
Local Beer Guidebook Author to Visit UP Brewpubs and Craft Breweries This June, Jon C. Stott, award-winning writer of beer travel books, will be visiting brewpubs and craft breweries in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to celebrate the publication of his new book, Yooper Ale Trails (published by Modern History Press, Ann…
We encourage all our UPPAA members to submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, history, humor, and all other types of writing to the upcoming U.P. Reader Volume #8. Really there are only two steps for you Review the guidelines https://upreader.org/submission-guidelines/ Use the Submission Form to submit your work https://www.uppaa.org/submit/ Thanks and…
Shining new U.P. Reader Volume 7 released Just in time for the unofficial opening of summer, U.P. Reader hit the stands with its shining new volume 7 graced by the beautiful cover of a mining shaft at Painesdale on the Keweenaw constructed in 1902. The hefty annual publication takes you…
Raymond Luczak, a Yooper native (from Ironwood and Houghton) and author/editor of 30 books, is seeking new work for a new poetry anthology about experiencing Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.), which Modern History Press (MHP) will publish in the summer of 2024. Since 2017, MHP has published 28 books, in all…
Join us on Thursday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m. for an Author Talk with 2023 Michigan Notable Author Jeff Morrison and his book, Guardians of Michigan: Architectural Sculpture of the Pleasant Peninsulas. He will present a sixty-minute program with more than 250 pictures of architectural sculpture found on buildings throughout…
Hessel School House is honored to kick off their summer writers program the last week of June with a five day long exploration of short form writing (poetry, compression and class nonfiction) and a variety of book arts with noted author, artist and educator Cindy Hunter Morgan. Cindy is the…
First published in 1968, this engrossing and beautiful picture book about wildlife on Isle Royale is available again thanks to the archivists at the University of Minnesota Press. JOHN SCHOENHERR won the 1988 Caldecott Medal for U.S. children’s book illustration, recognizing Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, which recounts the story…
“The Written Word” is the official newsletter of UPPAA. It contains notable news about the group and some of its members as well as upcoming opportunities. In this issue: Conference Schedule Speakers Remembering Allan Koski Waterproof White (poetry column) Learning to Cut the Fat (writing column) Back to Basics (writing…
Saturday June 10th, 2023 at the Peter White Library 217 N. Front Street, Marquette Conference Schedule is now posted! Always FREE for members, please click here to register now! Hurry, registration ends June 1st, 2023 Keynote Speaker: Marty Achatz, U.P. Poet Laureate and Bigfoot tracker
