Every Friday, Rehema Clarken hosts a free online co-writing space called Inspiration to Write. We meet for 30 minutes of free-writing time where everyone works independently on their own projects. We start with an inspirational YouTube video to clear our minds and then write for the rest of the time. …
Emilie Lancour will be hosting a Writing to Water event on the last Tuesday of each month between now and October. It will be held at Porvoo Park on Navy Street in Hancock. It will start at 7:00, and she will bring all of the supplies necessary. It’s a time…
3rd Annual Upper Peninsula Writer’s Symposium Join fellow writers for the 3rd Annual Upper Peninsula Writer’s Symposium on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT in Hessel, Michigan. This inspiring day of creativity, craft, and community features a keynote address by renowned author Karen Dionne, along with your choice of…
3rd Annual Upper Peninsula Writer’s Symposium Join fellow writers for the 3rd Annual Upper Peninsula Writer’s Symposium on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Hessel School House in Hessel, Michigan. This inspiring day of creativity, craft, and community features a keynote address by renowned…
In celebration of the U.P. Reader‘s 10th anniversary, Interested reviewers can get a free copy of the eBook edition of U.P. Reader Issue #1 by visiting BookSprout and creating a reviewer account free-of-charge. Both ePub and PDF versions are available. We only ask that you leave a few kind words…
Now available 3rd Annual Upper Peninsula Writer’s Symposium Starts on Saturday, June 13th, 2026 Hessel, Michigan, United States Get my tickets
You may have read my review of UPPAA member Jeff Holden’s “Dead Moose on Isle Royale” (Michigan State University Press) in Marquette Monthly a few months ago. You will have the opportunity to see him in person for a lecture at the Aldo Leopold festival down in Les Cheneaux near Cedarville on…
Vigil is a poetry collection shaped by northern Michigan, memory, sorrow, humor, longing, and the natural world. It is also a book about survival. Not survival in the shiny, triumphant sense, but the real kind. The kind that asks how we keep going after loss, how we live with what…
Sara writes Hi all, I’m going to have a book signing at Snowbound Books ( https://snowboundbooks.com/event/2026-05-15/sara-maurer-signing ) in Marquette on Friday, May 15 from 5-6 p.m. I’d love for you to stop by after the preconference workshops and before heading over to The Crib!
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture the essence of Yooper Life from the settlers’ days to the far-flung future. Since 2017, the U.P. Reader has offered a rich collection of voices that captures U.P.’s natural beauty and way of life,…
Join regional poets as they share with us inside the historic Benzonia Public Library (west of Interlochen) Monday, April 13, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Free admission Benzonia Public Library 891 Michigan Ave (US-31) Benzonia, MI
Mark your calendars for the 2026 UPPAA Spring Conference and simultaneous Young Writers Storytelling Workshop at the Peter White Public Library in downtown Marquette, Michigan. New for 2026 is a complete line-up of Friday afternoon Pre-Conference workshops to sharpen your skills and energize your writing! If you’ve never been to…
The UPPAA spring conference only a couple of months away, and it’s going to be better than ever! We expect registration to open to members on March 16th, so watch for an email. And remember, renewing your membership DOES NOT automatically register you for the conference. In that we cap…
Charlevoix Public Library For more information, please feel free to contact the Charlevoix Public Library at 231-237-7340 or email us at reference@charlevoixlibrary.org and visit our website at www.charlevoixlibrary.org. Celebrate National Poetry Month April 1 – 30, 2026 Join us for one of our programs to celebrate National Poetry Month. Our…
Story Spring Course—Write a Memoir Memoir Writing Course Memoir Writing Course Begins Wednesday, March 25 Wednesdays at 7 pm Eastern Time March 25, April 1, 8, 15, & 22 Details This five-week Memoir Writing Course is designed for writers who are in the beginning or middle of a memoir project….
Wellness Wednesday hosts “Reading and Writing: Just For the Health of It” with Nancy Besonen Wellness Wednesday welcomes off-beat journalist Nancy Besonen’s presentation “Reading and Writing: Just for the Health of It” March 4, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at Young’s Recreation Complex in Iron County (159 Young’s Lane – Crystal Falls,…
Marquette, MI — The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) is proud to announce the first of the 2026 Online Seminar Series—engaging and educational events designed to tackle timely issues in writing, publishing, and marketing. Offered completely free via Zoom, these evening sessions are open to all UPPAA members…
To get Zoom invitations for each event, please contact Evelyn Gathu egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org or by phone (906) 875-3344 Diana Magnuson – Garden Sleeping, Garden Growing: In and Around All Year Long (January 29, 2026) Frederick Stonehouse – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: 50th Anniv. Ed. (February 12, 2026) Sue Harrison – Rescuing Crash, The Good Dog: A Novel (March 12, 2026)…
Grab a cup of your favorite HOT beverage and find a comfy chair. It’s time to catch up on all of the UPPAA news. Here are a few highlights of the Winter 2026 issue of The Written Word Spring Conference Keynote and Breakouts announced Friday Afternoon Pre-Conference Workshops for Poets and Writers!…
Editor’s note: This is the third of a series of supplemental editorial material from UPPAA Spring 2025 keynote speaker Michael Carrier. As in any editorial, opinions are solely those of the contributing commentator. To read part two, see the Fall 2025 newsletter or the blog post here: www.uppaa.org/?p=10328 A question…
