U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 8th Annual Dandelion Cottage Award Winners

UPPAA A collage of four young women each with text indicating their names and awards. Addison Hoffstrom is 1st Place Sr. Division, Grace Dee is 2nd Place Sr. Division, Kya Gleason is 1st Place Jr. Division, and Gwen Skoog is 2nd Place Jr. Division.

Celebrating the Best Fiction by U.P. Student Writers MARQUETTE, MI (Feb 28th, 2025)— The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) is extremely pleased to announce the 8th annual Dandelion Cottage Award winners. The award recognizes U.P. student short story writers for excellence in grades 5 – 12. The Dandelion…

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U.P. Student Writers to be Honored for Best Short Story

1st Place winners of the Dandelion Cottage Award

For Immediate Release… Contact: Victor Volkman (734) 417-4266 President@UPPAA.org www.UPPAA.org U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 4th Annual Dandelion Cottage Award Winners U.P. Student Writers to be Honored for Best Short Story MARQUETTE, MI (March 8, 2021)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) is extremely pleased to announce…

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UPPAA to Offer Free Student Workshop for Writing Contest

Lucy Woods, Copper Country Christian School

Students in grades five through twelve who are interested in submitting to the Dandelion Cottage Student Short Story Contest sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) are invited to sign up for a free short story  writing workshop. Hurry, space is limited to the first twenty students…

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May Amelia Shapton: 1st place winner of the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest

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Congratulations to May Amelia Shapton who placed first in the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest!   May Amelia Shapton took first place honors in the high school division this year. She is a senior at Lake Linden-Hubbell High School. May Amelia enjoys traveling, and cross-stitching, and her love of reading…

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U.P. Student Writers to be Honored for Best Short Story

  U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 3rd Annual Dandelion Cottage Award Winners U.P. Student Writers to be Honored for Best Short Story   MARQUETTE, MI (March 23, 2020)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd annual Dandelion Cottage…

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Congratulations Lucy Woods, 2nd Place winner Dandelion Cottage

Lucy Woods, Copper Country Christian School

The second place award for this year’s Dandelion Cottage Short Story Award went to Lucy Woods, a junior from Copper Country Christian School, for her story “Stellae.”  This is the second time this contest has been awarded by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA).  Winners of first, second,…

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