U.P. Reader announces the authors selected for Volume #8 (April 2024) Below is the putative Table of Contents, indicating the order in which stories will appear. (Designations are P=Poem, NF=Non-Fiction, F=Fiction) Hilton Moore, “A Hole in the Bucket”—FICTION Bill Sproule, “’Doc Gibson and Professional Hockey in the U.P.”—NF One photo, …
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 …
U.P. Reader Volume #6: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World Edited by Deborah K. Frontiera and Mikel B. Classen Modern History Press (2022) ISBN: 978-1615996605 Reviewed by Dawn Colclasure for Reader Views (04/2023) Most regional publications showcase the best work of the area’s writers, and the U.P. Reader is …
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler’s days to the far-flung future. Since 2017, the U.P. Reader has offered a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.’s natural beauty and …
Victor Volkman is the publisher of the U.P. Reader, senior editor at Modern History Press based in Ann Arbor, and president of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association. The U.P. Reader is the brainchild of author Mikel Classen. Volkman said he can’t be a Yooper because Yoopers are born, …
U.P. Reader: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World Volume 6 Edited by Deborah K. Frontiera and Mikel B. Classen. It’s always a good day when this annual compendium of poems, short stories, memoirs, history, sparkling essays, and humorous pieces turns up in my mailbox. The U.P.’s rugged landscape, semi-isolation, long …
MARQUETTE, MI (February 28, 2021)— the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the 5th annual Dandelion Cottage Award. The award recognizes U.P. student short story writers of excellence in grades 5 – 12. The Dandelion Cottage Award is funded entirely by …
With a record-breaking 33 contributors to U.P. Reader #6, we are expecting the largest ever issue to hit the stands in April 2022. UPPAA President Victor Volkman says of the 6th annual volume, “I am particularly pleased with the diversity of writers and topics this time around. With the addition …
Carolyn Wilhelm, a prolific reviewer for Midwest Book Review (Wisconsin) has written a detailed Discussion Guide for UP Reader #5 In it, she highlights 10 stories that caught her fancy and poses questions for a book club group as to what might be deeper meanings behind some of the stories …
We are extremely happy to announce the debut of the U.P. Reader #5 audiobook edition. This 7.5 hour narration by the U.P.’s own Brandy Thomas is available immediately on Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon audiobook sales platforms. Here are the links for each: U.P. Reader #5 on Audible.com U.P. Reader #5 …
