Author Danielle Resh will read from her novel, Clarity of Sight, book two of the Magic Shoe Series. And author Sylvia Hubbard will speak about Goals for Authors: Learn to build up SEO, increase ROI, and create a way put more eyes on your writing and more money for your bank account.
Author Danielle Resh will read from her novel, Clarity of Sight, book two of the Magic Shoe Series. And author Sylvia Hubbard will speak about Goals for Authors: Learn to build up SEO, increase ROI, and create a way put more eyes on your writing and more money for your bank account.
Author Danielle Resh will read from her novel, Clarity of Sight, book two of the Magic Shoe Series. And author Sylvia Hubbard will speak about Goals for Authors: Learn to build up SEO, increase ROI, and create a way put more eyes on your writing and more money for your bank account.
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| For Immediate Release…Contact: Victor Volkman (734) 417-4266 President@UPPAA.org www.UPPAA.org UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Jennifer McGraw about “The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette’s Many Graves” – A History 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 34th event is with historian Jennifer McGraw who will take us through the odyssey of the remains of Father Jacques Marquette (1637 – 1675 A.D.), arguably one of the U.P’s most influential clerical pioneers. Marquette was a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan’s first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie, and later founded Saint Ignace. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, an explorer born near Quebec City, was the first European to explore and map the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley. When: February 8th, 2024 at 7 pm Eastern / 6 pm Central Where: on the Zoom platform — please contact Evelyn Gathu in advance by egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org, or by phone at (906) 875-3344. We recommend you borrow a copy of these books from your local library or purchase from your local bookseller in advance to get the most out of these events. JENNIFER MCGRAW writes non-fiction history focusing on the 1600s and the Michilimackinac region. Her latest book, The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette’s Many Graves, discusses his time in the Great Lakes area, his life at Sault Sainte Marie and Saint Ignace, his trip down the Mississippi, and his death. It then goes on to extensively cover the multiple times that he was buried and dug up as well as the evidence that led people to conclude that the remains they had found were him. It tells of the treatment given to his bones when he was dug up which included scraping the flesh from them, likely cremating that flesh, and disarticulating his skeleton to prepare his bones for transport. This book follows other books or booklets she has authored including Lawless Mackinac and The David Haynes Dig. She is also co-author of a collection of writings called The Reminiscences of David Corp (co-authored with Prentiss M. Brown, Jr.). The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette’s Many Graves is available at multiple area bookstores and gift shops. It can be purchased online at islandbookstore.com or by contacting Island Bookstore on Mackinac Island at islandbookstore@gmail.com.  “I was impressed with McGraw’s in-depth research and how she incorporated text from her sources, including The Jesuit Relations, to make this scholarly work both informative and entertaining reading. One highlight for me was the many details about Native American customs of the time and how the Jesuits tried not only to convert the Native Americans, but to get them to give up practices they disagreed with from living together before marriage to believing in the power of dreams.But one Native American custom was particularly important to Father Marquette’s story—related to the Odawa’s way of showing respect for their dead. Father Marquette died on May 18, 1675, as he was journeying across Lake Michigan on his way back to St. Ignace. Realizing he was not going to live to see again the mission where he had served, he asked to be set ashore near present-day Ludington, Michigan, where he died. He was buried there, but two years later, the Odawa he had served decided to return his remains to the mission at St. Ignace. McGraw notes that this was the deepest sign of respect they could have shown him, and how they exhumed and treated his body was one of their customs. They practiced a process called excarnation—McGraw describes it in detail—where they dug him up and removed the flesh from his bones. Then they transported the body to St. Ignace. McGraw notes that they treated Father Marquette with the same respect they showed to loved ones whose bodies or bones they would sometimes carry with them for decades.” — Tyler R. Tichelaar, U.P. Book ReviewMore information about the U.P. Notable Book list, U.P. Book Review, and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com About the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)Established in 1998 to support authors and publishers who live in or write about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UPPAA is a Michigan nonprofit association with over 100 members, many of whose books are featured on the organization’s website at www.uppaa.org. UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP connection who is interested in writing.# # # Copyright © 2024 Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association, All rights reserved. |
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| SAVE THE DATE!! A Rally of Writers Saturday, April 13, 2024 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Lansing Community College West CampusSeasons Greetings, ,A Rally of Writers 2024 is all set. With a full slate of great speakers, and more workshops per session, (including some repeats to help you choose), this year’s Rally is bigger than ever! We have a good blend of prose and poetry, craft and genre, and it all starts off with a fantastic keynote speaker. Here is a small sample, but the full list of speakers will soon be found at our new website (still under construction): WebsiteKEYNOTE SPEAKER Michigan’s first Poet Laureate in 60 years! Nandi ComerInformed by her experiences growing up in Detroit, Comer writes and performs literary pieces that incorporate the history of the city, while also examining race, gender, sexuality, and class. She is the author of American Family: A Syndrome (Finishing Line Press) and Tapping Out (Northwestern University Press), which was awarded the 2020 Society of Midland Authors Award and the 2020 Julie Suk Award. She is a Cave Canem Fellow, a Callaloo Fellow, and a 2019 Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellow. Her poems and essays have appeared in Callaloo, Crab Orchard Review, The Journal of Pan African Studies, and others.  Photo credit: Khary Mason  Steven Harper PizaksCraft and AgentsPiziks’ science fiction novels include In the Company of Mind and Corporate Mentality. Writing as Steven Harper for Roc Books, he has produced The Silent Empire series (YA) and The Clockwork Empire steampunk series. He’s also written movie novelizations and books based on Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica. The Importance of Being Kevin is his recent YA novel. He teaches English in southeast Michigan. theclockworkempire.comJay Whistler CraftJay Whistler (she/her) holds an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is an author, freelance editor, former acquisitions reader for three literary agencies, and has been a judge for numerous writing contests. She regularly presents on the craft of writing at local, national, and international writing and publishing conferences. The Ghostly Tales of San Antonio and The Ghostly Tales of Put-In-Bay are Jay’s nonfiction historical middle-grade books, both using ghost stories to tell history. Her horror short story, Seeking Bad Boys for Fun and Adventure, appeared in the December 2023 issue of The Quiet Ones anthology zine. You can learn more about her titles here, or more about Jay here.  In RemembranceRosalie Senara PetrouskieDecember 3, 1952 — August 22, 2023 A Rally of Writers lost one of our best and brightest this year. As many of you know, Rosalie was an extremely talented poet, a devoted educator, and a completely delightful human being. She served as a volunteer on the Rally committee for years, eventually joining the board as Vice President. She has been a strong advocate for Rally and Michigan writers, and she is truly missed.Give the gift of Rally for the holidays!  What could be more exciting to open this holiday season than a gift certificate to A Rally of Writers?We have opened early-bird pricing, and if you register before December 23rd, we will email you this certificate to print out and give to the writer in your family! You can register at our new website HERE!That is all for now. Keep checking your inbox for more updates in the coming months. In the meantime, have a very happy holiday season, be safe, and keep writing! Rob Edwards President, A Rally of Writers |
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Looking for a Literary Agent?
Writing Room coaches and literary agents Samantha Fabien and Justin Brouckaert will help make the process easier and answer all your questions next Thursday!
You’ve written your manuscript, and you’re ready to pitch it to a publisher. But first, you need a literary agent. Finding the best agent who will advocate for you and your story is not always an easy or quick process. And if you’ve never queried an agent before, you might not know where to start. The Writing Room is here to help alleviate stress and answer all your questions about securing an agent!
Detroit Writing Room coach Justin Brouckaert and New York Writing Room coach Samantha Fabien are professional literary agents who help writers find agents and understand what to expect from this part of the publishing process. During the virtual panel discussion moderated by Writing Room founder Stephanie Steinberg, the agents will cover:
The last 30 minutes will be reserved for Q&A, so come with your questions!
Tickets:
General admission is $50.
Bonus: Attendees will receive 20% off a personal coaching session with either Samantha or Justin!
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High school students from the city of Detroit, Metro Detroit and Canada each wrote a story during our Journalism Camp led by Detroit Writing Room, New York Writing Room and Coaching Detroit Forward coaches.
Perspectives also features photography by Detroit high school students who participated in Coaching Detroit Forward’s Beginner and Advanced Photography Camps.
All proceeds support our nonprofit arm Coaching Detroit Forward, which offers opportunities for Detroit high school students to attend writing and photography programs for free.
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Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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www.coachingdetroitforward.org
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Looking for a Literary Agent?
Writing Room coaches and literary agents Samantha Fabien and Justin Brouckaert will help make the process easier and answer all your questions next Thursday!
You’ve written your manuscript, and you’re ready to pitch it to a publisher. But first, you need a literary agent. Finding the best agent who will advocate for you and your story is not always an easy or quick process. And if you’ve never queried an agent before, you might not know where to start. The Writing Room is here to help alleviate stress and answer all your questions about securing an agent!
Detroit Writing Room coach Justin Brouckaert and New York Writing Room coach Samantha Fabien are professional literary agents who help writers find agents and understand what to expect from this part of the publishing process. During the virtual panel discussion moderated by Writing Room founder Stephanie Steinberg, the agents will cover:
The last 30 minutes will be reserved for Q&A, so come with your questions!
Tickets:
General admission is $50.
Bonus: Attendees will receive 20% off a personal coaching session with either Samantha or Justin!
| See what else is coming up at detroitwritingroom.com/events. |
High school students from the city of Detroit, Metro Detroit and Canada each wrote a story during our Journalism Camp led by Detroit Writing Room, New York Writing Room and Coaching Detroit Forward coaches.
Perspectives also features photography by Detroit high school students who participated in Coaching Detroit Forward’s Beginner and Advanced Photography Camps.
All proceeds support our nonprofit arm Coaching Detroit Forward, which offers opportunities for Detroit high school students to attend writing and photography programs for free.
Copyright © 2023 The Detroit Writing Room LLC, All rights reserved.
Virtual Coaching Hours:
Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Website:
www.detroitwritingroom.com
www.newyorkwritingroom.com
www.coachingdetroitforward.org
Address:
PO Box 250488
West Bloomfield, MI 48325
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Register Now for the Rochester Writers’ Fall Conference in person at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, on Saturday, October 28.
A dozen presentations allow you to choose the workshops that best fit your current writing needs. Meet editors, writers, and literary agents IN PERSON at the Sixteenth Annual Fall Conference. You don’t want to miss this one!
The price of $160 includes all day coffee, morning snacks, lunch, keynote address, and all sessions. All rooms have plenty of space to spread out, with tables for laptops and note taking, power outlets, and top notch audio/visual presentations.
Attendees may bring a fully charged laptop or tablet. Although not necessary, a computer will enhance the experience with a hands-on feel. Use the hashtag: #RochesterWriters before, during and after the event in your posts, likes, and tweets.
Fresh hot coffee and tea available throughout the day. Light breakfast snacks and a full lunch included with registration. Please contact us if you have special dietary concerns. A charging station will be available for mobile devices in the registration area.
Attendees will be able to choose one presentation per session time at the conference. Schedule could change without notice – Rochester Writers reserves the right to add, subtract, or substitute any of the presentations and speakers. Thank you.
Please Note: All events take place in the Oakland Center of Oakland University (2200 N Squirrel Road, Rochester, MI 48309). Use parking lot 1 (P1) and walk East for the shortest distance into the Oakland Center. The Oakland Center is positioned between the parking lot and the Clock Tower. Look for Bright Yellow Signs. The Oakland Center is #13 on the Campus Map.
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