1st Place went to Emma Locknane of Gwinn H.S. 2nd Place went to Lucy Woods of Copper Country Christian Schools 3rd Place went to Kaitlin Ambuehl of Republic-Michigamme Schools We had a lot of good talent this year. Some of the middle-grade submissions were particularly impressive for their age. Only …
The deadline for the 2018-19 Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest has now passed, and our judges are busy reading the submissions. One thing is clear—we have some very talented young writers in the U.P. This is the second year of the contest and the momentum is growing. This award is …
Learn about Mikel B. Classen, how he came to the U.P. and learned to be a writer with 906 Outdoors Video Journal!
Big congratulations to our UPPAA members who were nominated for the 44th Annual Pushcart Prize for their work in U.P. Reader #2. This is the only award that honors the best of American small presses each year with an anthology that spans our great country. Leslie Askwith for the personal essay “A Geology …
U.P. Reader — Issue #2 cover posters of the wolf that Mikel Classen photographed near Marquette, MI are available for a limited time! Each poster is printed on lush Fujifilm photographic paper, the same photo paper you would get at an old-timey camera store. You can pick them up. at …
We are proud to announce that U.P. Reader — Issue #2 has just been sent to the printer. Below is the final version of the cover that was sent to production. Click on the picture to enlarge. Use right mouse-button and choose “Save As…” to save it to your computer. …
Tonight I presented Emma Locknane with her second-place Dandelion Cottage Short Story medallion. This was during the Gwinn School Board meeting. Two TV stations and the Mining Journal were in attendance, but I don’t think they were there to place me on the air waves. The original purpose of the …
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces Winners of First Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest MARQUETTE, MI (April 27, 2018) — The U.P. Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) has announced the winners of its first Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest. UPPAA, established in 1998 as an organization for anyone from or …
Allow me to introduce Katie McEachern. Her short story, “The Attack,” earned $250 and first place honors in the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest. Her story will also be featured in the 2nd issue of U.P. Reader which will be released at the UPPAA Spring Conference taking place at the Landmark Inn, Marquette, Michigan …
UPPAA is proud to announce the finalist for cover design of the UP Reader — Issue #2. Special thanks to Mike Classen for providing this awesome picture of a U.P. wolf. Graphic design by Doug West’s ZAQ Design. Cover Photo: “U.P. Wolf” by Mikel B. Classen. This was shot …
