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Upcoming Events!
Friday, May 11Jack Driscoll will read from his book The World of a Few Minutes Ago and sign copies at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts (107 South Harrison Street Ludington, MI) at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 12
Join Coney Detroit authors Joe Grimm and Katherine Yung as they tour the Metro-Detroit area on a coney bus tour! The bus will make 3 stops crisscrossing the region, leaving at 10:00 a.m. in Detroit, then heading to Dearborn, Royal Oak, and Eastpointe, before arriving back in Detroit around 2:00 p.m. Register here. 
Wednesday, May 16Patrick Livingston will read from his book Summer Dreams at the Sterling Heights Public Library (40255 Dodge Park Road) at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16
Richard Bak, author of Detroitland, will speak and sign copies of his book at the Northville District Library at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 17
Join Mary Jane Doerr in an event celebrating her book, Bay View, at the Elk Rapids Historical Society (301 Traverse Street, Elk Rapids, MI).  Saturday, May 19
Jean Alicia Elster, author of Who's Jim Hines?, with sell and sign copies of her book at the Flint Public Library Book Expo 2012 (1026 E. Kearsley, Flint, MI) from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. More info at www.fpl.info. Saturday, May 19
Katherine Yung, co-author of Coney Detroit, will sign copies at George's Senate Coney Island in Northville (39430 Dun Rovin Dr.) from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 22
Sheila Carter-Jones, author of Three Birds Deep, will read along Judith Brice, Lois Greenberg, and Shirley Snodey as a part of a Celebrating First Books reading. This is event part of the 2012 Hemignway's Summer Reading Series which takes place every Tuesday, May through July, at 8:00 p.m. at 3911 Forbes Avenue (in the backroom) in Oakland, MI. It is free and open to the public and there is an open mic after most readings. Monday, May 28
"Visions of Bay View: The Exhibit" Photography by Robert Cleveland (photographer of Bay View, An American Idea) will open and remain on display at the Petoskey District Library (500 East Mitchell St.) through September 13. Thursday, May 31
Mary Jane Doerr, author of Bay View, will be at the Petoskey Public Library on May 31st from 1-5 pm. This will be the opening reception for the "Visions of Bay View" exhibit. Doerr will be available to sign copies of her book. Tuesday, June 5
Joe Grimm and Katherine Yung, authors of Coney Detroit, will speak about their book and sign copies at the Wyandott Rotary Club (81 Chestnut Street, Wyandotte, MI) at 12:00 noon. $10 admission fee includes lunch. Advance registration required. Contact (269) 217-9601 or mike@debiak.com
Thursday, June 7 Richard Bak, author of Detroitland, will speak about his book and sign copies at the Sterling Heights Public Library at 7:00 p.m.  Thursday, June 14
Mary Jane Doerr will speak about Bay View: An American Idea at the Crooked Tree Library at Walloon Lake (3008 Main Street Boyne Falls, MI). Sunday, June 17 Mary Jane Doerr, author of Bay View: An American Idea, will be at the International Hemingway Society Conference, June 17 through June 24, in Bay View, Michigan. Friday, June 22 Saturday, June 30
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 Have you ever been to one of our events? We need your help! We're trying to make our book events as fun, accessible, and relevant as we can. If you have a few minutes to spare, please take our short online survey so we can learn more about what YOU want out of an event.
As an extra incentive, one person who completes the survey will be chosen at random to receive 2 tickets to our Fall Celebration of Books Event at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on October 10, 2012 (a $60 value). Thanks for your time! We really appreciate your feedback.
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| Meijer Foundation Supports the Made in Michigan Writers Series
Big news! The Meijer Foundation has announced a $500,000 grant to be paid over five years to support our Made in Michigan Writers Series! The foundation's generous grant will fund an endowment for the series, securing its long-term viability and growth. Plans include expanding the outreach of authors through travel and partnerships, starting an annual contest to nurture unpublished Michigan writers, and increasing the number of titles published each year. In addition to being published as printed books, all titles in the Made in Michigan Writers Series are available electronically; the Meijer grant will ensure that e-books in the series are available in the widest number of formats and outlets. Stay tuned for more information on all of these new initiatives in the months to come!
For more about the grant and the Meijer Foundation, continue reading here.
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| Save the date for the Midtown Literary Walk!
Several of our Made in Michigan Writers Series authors will participate in the inaugural Midtown Literary Walk on June 30--a strolling afternoon of literature hosted by several venues in our Midtown neighborhood. They will join a range of authors--from poets to rock 'n roll historians--to read from their latest work, and books will be available for purchase and signing throughout the event.
 Schedule of readings: 12:00 pm Detroit Artists Market (4719 Woodward Ave.)
Terry Blackhawk, Teresa Scollon & Philip Sterling
1:00 Leonard N. Simons Building / WSU Press (4809 Woodward Ave.)
Melba Joyce Boyd & Dorene O'Brien
2:00 WSU Welcome Center (42 W. Warren)
Susan Whitall, Kevin John & Brett Callwood
3:00 WSU Department of English (5057 Woodward Ave., 10th Floor Conference Room)
Blues Poetry with Bill Harris, Robert Jones & M. L. Liebler
4:00 WSU Welcome Center (42 W. Warren)
Anne Marie Oomen, francine harris, Maria Maziotti Gillan & Jim Daniels The Midtown Literary Walk is sponsored by Wayne State University Press, the WSU Student Budget Committee, the Wayne Writers Forum of WSU, the WSU Department of English, Poets & Writers. Inc. through their Midwest-Detroit Readings Programs Grant and the WSU Motown Learning Community. |
| Awards News
 Four of our books were selected for the 2012 Independent Publisher's (IPPY) Book Award! The IPPYs are designed to recognize independent authors and publishers who exhibit the courage, innovation, and creativity to bring about change in the world of publishing. Books are entered and judged in 65 national categories and 20 regional categories, and are also considered for the "Ten Outstanding Books of the Year." Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to the top books, and the winners are honored at an annual ceremony each May. The IPPY contest is now the world's largest independent book awards contest, receiving over 3,000 entries each year. Congratulations to the authors of:
Detroitland: A Collection of Movers, Shakers, Lost Souls, and History Makers from Detroit's Past by Richard Bak Gold Medal (tie) in the category of Great Lakes - Best Regional Non-Fiction Ghost Writers: Us Haunting Them edited by Keith Taylor and Laura Kasischke Silver Medal in the category of Great Lakes - Best Regional Fiction Arab Detroit 9/11: Life in the Terror Decade edited by Nabeel Abraham, Sally Howell, and Andrew Shryock Gold Medal (tie) in the category of Current Events II (Social Issues/Public Affairs/Ecological/Humanitarian) My Dura-Europos: The Letters of Susan M. Hopkins, 19270-1935 by Bernard M. Goldman and Norma W. Goldman Bronze Medal in the category of Classical Studies/Philosophy Check out all of our recent award-winning books here. |
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Upcoming Events!
Friday, May 11Jack Driscoll will read from his book The World of a Few Minutes Ago and sign copies at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts (107 South Harrison Street Ludington, MI) at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 12
Join Coney Detroit authors Joe Grimm and Katherine Yung as they tour the Metro-Detroit area on a coney bus tour! The bus will make 3 stops crisscrossing the region, leaving at 10:00 a.m. in Detroit, then heading to Dearborn, Royal Oak, and Eastpointe, before arriving back in Detroit around 2:00 p.m. Register here.
Wednesday, May 16 Patrick Livingston will read from his book Summer Dreams at the Sterling Heights Public Library (40255 Dodge Park Road) at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16
Richard Bak, author of Detroitland, will speak and sign copies of his book at the Northville District Library at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 17
Join Mary Jane Doerr in an event celebrating her book, Bay View, at the Elk Rapids Historical Society (301 Traverse Street, Elk Rapids, MI). Saturday, May 19
Jean Alicia Elster, author of Who's Jim Hines?, with sell and sign copies of her book at the Flint Public Library Book Expo 2012 (1026 E. Kearsley, Flint, MI) from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. More info at www.fpl.info. Saturday, May 19
Katherine Yung, co-author of Coney Detroit, will sign copies at George's Senate Coney Island in Northville (39430 Dun Rovin Dr.) from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 22
Sheila Carter-Jones, author of Three Birds Deep, will read along Judith Brice, Lois Greenberg, and Shirley Snodey as a part of a Celebrating First Books reading. This is event part of the 2012 Hemignway's Summer Reading Series which takes place every Tuesday, May through July, at 8:00 p.m. at 3911 Forbes Avenue (in the backroom) in Oakland, MI. It is free and open to the public and there is an open mic after most readings. Monday, May 28
"Visions of Bay View: The Exhibit" Photography by Robert Cleveland (photographer of Bay View, An American Idea) will open and remain on display at the Petoskey District Library (500 East Mitchell St.) through September 13. Thursday, May 31
Mary Jane Doerr, author of Bay View, will be at the Petoskey Public Library on May 31st from 1-5 pm. This will be the opening reception for the "Visions of Bay View" exhibit. Doerr will be available to sign copies of her book. Tuesday, June 5
Joe Grimm and Katherine Yung, authors of Coney Detroit, will speak about their book and sign copies at the Wyandott Rotary Club (81 Chestnut Street, Wyandotte, MI) at 12:00 noon. $10 admission fee includes lunch. Advance registration required. Contact (269) 217-9601 or mike@debiak.com
Thursday, June 7 Richard Bak, author of Detroitland, will speak about his book and sign copies at the Sterling Heights Public Library at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 14
Mary Jane Doerr will speak about Bay View: An American Idea at the Crooked Tree Library at Walloon Lake (3008 Main Street Boyne Falls, MI). Sunday, June 17 Mary Jane Doerr, author of Bay View: An American Idea, will be at the International Hemingway Society Conference, June 17 through June 24, in Bay View, Michigan. Friday, June 22 Saturday, June 30
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| | | | WSU Press Events Survey
Have you ever been to one of our events? We need your help! We're trying to make our book events as fun, accessible, and relevant as we can. If you have a few minutes to spare, please take our short online survey so we can learn more about what YOU want out of an event.
As an extra incentive, one person who completes the survey will be chosen at random to receive 2 tickets to our Fall Celebration of Books Event at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on October 10, 2012 (a $60 value). Thanks for your time! We really appreciate your feedback.
|
| Meijer Foundation Supports the Made in Michigan Writers Series
Big news! The Meijer Foundation has announced a $500,000 grant to be paid over five years to support our Made in Michigan Writers Series! The foundation's generous grant will fund an endowment for the series, securing its long-term viability and growth. Plans include expanding the outreach of authors through travel and partnerships, starting an annual contest to nurture unpublished Michigan writers, and increasing the number of titles published each year. In addition to being published as printed books, all titles in the Made in Michigan Writers Series are available electronically; the Meijer grant will ensure that e-books in the series are available in the widest number of formats and outlets. Stay tuned for more information on all of these new initiatives in the months to come!
For more about the grant and the Meijer Foundation, continue reading here.
|
| Save the date for the Midtown Literary Walk!
Several of our Made in Michigan Writers Series authors will participate in the inaugural Midtown Literary Walk on June 30--a strolling afternoon of literature hosted by several venues in our Midtown neighborhood. They will join a range of authors--from poets to rock 'n roll historians--to read from their latest work, and books will be available for purchase and signing throughout the event.
Schedule of readings: 12:00 pm Detroit Artists Market (4719 Woodward Ave.)
Terry Blackhawk, Teresa Scollon & Philip Sterling
1:00 Leonard N. Simons Building / WSU Press (4809 Woodward Ave.)
Melba Joyce Boyd & Dorene O'Brien
2:00 WSU Welcome Center (42 W. Warren)
Susan Whitall, Kevin John & Brett Callwood
3:00 WSU Department of English (5057 Woodward Ave., 10th Floor Conference Room)
Blues Poetry with Bill Harris, Robert Jones & M. L. Liebler
4:00 WSU Welcome Center (42 W. Warren)
Anne Marie Oomen, francine harris, Maria Maziotti Gillan & Jim Daniels The Midtown Literary Walk is sponsored by Wayne State University Press, the WSU Student Budget Committee, the Wayne Writers Forum of WSU, the WSU Department of English, Poets & Writers. Inc. through their Midwest-Detroit Readings Programs Grant and the WSU Motown Learning Community. |
| Awards News
Four of our books were selected for the 2012 Independent Publisher's (IPPY) Book Award! The IPPYs are designed to recognize independent authors and publishers who exhibit the courage, innovation, and creativity to bring about change in the world of publishing. Books are entered and judged in 65 national categories and 20 regional categories, and are also considered for the "Ten Outstanding Books of the Year." Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to the top books, and the winners are honored at an annual ceremony each May. The IPPY contest is now the world's largest independent book awards contest, receiving over 3,000 entries each year. Congratulations to the authors of:
Detroitland: A Collection of Movers, Shakers, Lost Souls, and History Makers from Detroit's Past by Richard Bak Gold Medal (tie) in the category of Great Lakes - Best Regional Non-Fiction Ghost Writers: Us Haunting Them edited by Keith Taylor and Laura Kasischke Silver Medal in the category of Great Lakes - Best Regional Fiction Arab Detroit 9/11: Life in the Terror Decade edited by Nabeel Abraham, Sally Howell, and Andrew Shryock Gold Medal (tie) in the category of Current Events II (Social Issues/Public Affairs/Ecological/Humanitarian) My Dura-Europos: The Letters of Susan M. Hopkins, 19270-1935 by Bernard M. Goldman and Norma W. Goldman Bronze Medal in the category of Classical Studies/Philosophy Check out all of our recent award-winning books here. |
| Dear Friend of the Press,
We hope you enjoy receiving regular updates from us. If you'd rather not, just click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this message!
Thanks for your support,
Sarah Murphy
Wayne State University Press
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