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
Houghton School Takes a Hat Trick — U.P. Student Writers to be Honored for Best Short Stories MARQUETTE, MI (February 24, 2023)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Dandelion Cottage Award. The award recognizes U.P. student short…
“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: U.P. Reader Content Chosen U.P. Notable Books Announced Webmaster Wanted Member News This Year’s U.P. Notable Classics Upcoming U.P. Book Review…
Many thanks to librarian Amy Rosen for taking this beautiful picture of U.P. Notable books available at the White Lake Library
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 26th event is with Terri Lynn Martin whose book The Home Wind presents the story of two…
MARQUETTE, MI (January 3rd, 2023)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) announces the 4th Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. UPPAA Notable Books chairman Mikel Classen (Sault Ste. Marie) initiated the effort in 2019 as a response to the lack of representation of U.P. writers in other…
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 25th event is with Sharon M. Kennedy whose book The SideRoad Kids:Tales of Chippewa County presents stories…
CAROLE HARE graduated from high school in Manistique, Michigan and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in business education from Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She taught school for three years in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. She later received her master’s degree in counseling from…
The L’Anse Holiday Book Fair on December 3rd, 2022 at the L’Anse Public School Library featured three different Keweenaw area authors pictured below: from left to right (Terri Martin, Rebecca Frost, and Hilton Everett Moore).
One of our members has an upcoming book reading! Author Visit: Amy Klco Amy Klco is a teacher, writer, speaker, and owner of Enchantment Press. She will be reading stories from her latest book, a collection of speculative short stories, all focused on how we could make the future of…
The U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation is not associated with UPPAA, but we wanted to share this opportunity with our authors! The official application for the role of U.P. Poet Laureate is now open. The application form and information are available on the U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation website: https://uppoetlaureate.org/. The submission deadline…
“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: Zoom with Authors Book Signing UP Book Reviews Member News This newsletter is just one of many member benefits, including free…
KAREN DIONNE’s award-winning novels set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness have been translated into dozens of languages and landed on bestseller lists around the world. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls The Wicked Sister “A devastating, magic realism–dusted psychological thriller… Dionne paints a haunting portrait of a family hurtling…
