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THANK YOU TO WALLOON LAKE LIBRARY FOR A WONDERFUL EVENT!
We are honored that Walloon Writers Review is invited to share readings by our contributors at beautiful Walloon Lake Library! Contributors reading at this event include: Kate Allore, Monique Bova, Elizabeth Kerlikowske, Mary Anna Kruch, John Lennon, Kristen Bartley Lenz, Ellen Lord, Skip Renker, DJ and Ralph Savarese, Kirk Small. We are excited to include nature photography by Tom Barrat and Kate Allore at this event!
WALLOON WRITERS REVIEW WILL BE AT ISHPEMING CARNEGIE LIBRARY IN ISHPEMING ON AUGUST 7TH! More to come!
Walloon Writers Review Ninth Edition!
Hooked on northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula? We always have a fish story for you.
Ever wonder what’s inside of this magazine? Who might like it? Let’s take a look!
One of the most popular subjects of the submissions we receive each year is something (maybe everything!) about fishing!
In poetry or narrative, in true fish tale storytelling style or vivid description of the solitude and settings, contributors bring readers along for the moment. From the favorite fishing spot, the intensity of landing that elusive brookie or salmon or others that flow through the blue waters up here, you’ll be drawn in. The all-in for fish crowd will find a few brilliant examples of this in Walloon Writers Review Ninth Edition.
Casting for Ghosts by Stephen Hooper of Negaunee, fits the bill for the fishing fans. This lively short story, set some where in the wilds of the UP, keep you intent on finding out just what happens all the way through. Hooper’s outstanding story telling skills have appeared in previous editions in the form of poetry and song lyrics.
Gary Schil’s Muskellenge as Muse draws you into the lush setting of a northern Michigan lake, and brings you to the dance between rod, reel, and fish. Gary’s talented word crafting builds the tension, and brings you so close, you can see the fish yourself. Gary Schil is a returning contributor to Walloon Writers Review and lives in Harbor Springs.
Morning Boat on Walloon, a rich poem written by new contributor Margaret Anderson (now in Vancouver, BC Canada) vividly captures those great memories that we all love to share. She begins:
Let me tell you what I remember
of fishing with my father
in the morning fog on Walloon,
our oars silent as mink paddling,
to catch breakfast in Lily Pad Bay;
What you will find in Walloon Writers Review are reflections, adventures, funny tales, exploration of new places throughout this grand region. Beautiful nature photography and new this edition, we are pleased to share exceptional mixed media of the same theme. All of it is focused on the incredible natural beauty, experiences that are uniquely northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula fill the pages.
We hope you enjoy it! You can find copies throughout this region and around Michigan! Check out our Where to Find Walloon Writers Review tab here on our website.
– Jennifer Huder, Founder
Walloon Writers Review Ninth Edition is edited by Jennifer Hude and Glen Young. Produced in Petoskey, Michigan, our contributors live, work, visit, vacation, or have ties to this magical region. Walloon Writers Review reprints the selected contents by permission of the original writers and artists. 196 pages in paperback.
THE BARDS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN: TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE CHARLEVOIX PUBLIC LIBRARY
In celebration of National Poetry Month and the richness of regional poetry talent, The Charlevoix Public Library hosts a delightful event, The Bards of Northern Michigan Reading and Workshop! Walloon Writers Review is well represented at this event including Editor Glen Young, Contributor and Host Ellen Lord, and several of our contributors! A poetry workshop featuring Glen Young is also scheduled for April 22nd – follow the link below! This event is free and open to the public Tuesday, April 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Copies of many of the writers books, including Walloon Writers Review Ninth Edition will be available at the event. Check out the flyer for more information. Links are after the flyer.
Details about this exciting event:
Information about Poetry Workshop is here:
https://data.charlevoixlibrary.org/event/poetry-workshop-diego-baez-10131
https://data.charlevoixlibrary.org/event/adult-programming-9556
WALLOON WRITERS REVIEW EXCITING NEWS…
WALLOON WRITERS REVIEW NINTH EDITION TO BE RELEASED THIS MONTH!
© Kate Allore O’Neal Lake Speaking To Herself, 2024
Our Contributors Make Walloon Writers Review Ninth Edition Exceptional!
We are so honored to share our List of Contributors to Walloon Writers Review Ninth Edition!
Storm Ainsely – Winters, California
Kate Allore – Boyne Falls, Michigan
Margaret Anderson – Vancouver, BC Canada
Julie Angeli – Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Pamela Atsoff – Birmingham, Michigan
Michele Austin – Daytona Beach, Florida
Raegan Badik – Mackinac Island, Michigan
Tom Barrat – Petoskey, Michigan
Elizabeth J. Bates – Marquette, Michigan
Milton J. Bates – Marquette, Michigan
Curt A. Benson – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Susan Boback – Ishpeming, Michigan
Jim Bolone – Toledo, Ohio
Monique Bova – Wolverine, Michigan
Carrie Cantalupo – Maple City, Michigan
Nancy Carey – East Jordan, Michigan
Tamar Charney – Ann Arbor, Michigan
Thomas Ford Conlan – Charlevoix, Michigan
Brenna Dean – Saginaw, Michigan
April DeOliveira – Battle Creek, Michigan
Sarah DiViasmeņi – Petoskey, Michigan
Patty Durell – Cheboygan, Michigan
Elizabeth Fergus-Jean – Harbor Springs, Michigan
Katherine Foote – Mt Pleasant, Michigan
Lisa Fosmo – Escanaba, Michigan
Chris Gerst – San Pedro, California
CJ Giroux – Saginaw, Michigan
Sheri Greene – Grand Haven, Michigan
J. L. Hagen – Fennville, Michigan
Nancy Hayes – Lake Leelanau, Michigan
Caroline Helmstadt – Saginaw, Michigan
Betsy Hayhow Hemming – Whitehall, Michigan
Deborah Hochberg – Oak Park, Michigan
Steve Hooper – Negaunee, Michigan
Becky Jensen – Bath, Michigan
Hank Kaufmann – Saginaw, Michigan
Taylor Keiser – Pellston, Michigan
Bridget Klaasen – Suttons Bay, Michigan
Mary Anna Scenga Kruch – Williamston, Michigan
Candace Lee – Traverse City, Michigan
John Lennon – Petoskey, Michigan
Kristin Bartley Lenz – Petoskey, Michigan
Jeanne Blum Lesinski – Saginaw, Michigan
Cassie Lindholm – Petoskey, Michigan
Ellen Lord – Charlevoix, Michigan
Max Old Bear – Traverse City, Michigan
Amy Pendell – Okemos, Michigan
George Perreault – Reno, Nevada
Doug Pfaff – Charlevoix, Michigan
Anne M. Rashid – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Karen Reasoner – Farmington Hills, Michigan
F.W. “Skip” Renker – Petoskey, Michigan
Jennifer Uehlein Reynolds – Charlevoix, Michigan
Katherine Roth – Traverse City, Michigan
David James “DJ” Savarese – Iowa City, Iowa
Ralph James Savarese – Iowa City, Iowa
Gary Schils – Harbor Springs, Michigan
Scot Siegel – Wilsonville, Oregon
Michael Sipkoski – Williamsburg, Michigan
Kirk Small – Bellaire, Michigan
Don Spezia – Traverse City, Michigan
K. Matthew Springfield – Clawson, Michigan
Ellen Schettling Whitehead – Mancelona, Michigan
This edition is edited by Jennifer Huder and Glen Young.
Stop by our page soon for our release date!
Ninth Edition Updates!
Walloon Writers Review Ninth Edition is in the hands of our design team!
We are so excited to share this news! More steps are ahead before this edition will be available in bookstores, but the first completion step is done. Watch for updates, including sneak peaks at our Contributors list, our cover reveal, which organization benefits from a portion of our Submission fees from this edition, and how you can pre-order copies! In a few weeks, we will share our expected release date.
We are grateful to everyone who sent in submissions for consideration. Walloon Writers Review carefully reviews each submission multiple times before making our final selections. With such an incredible response to our Call For Submissions this year, the process to select as many outstanding pieces as we could possibly accept was tough. Thank you for sharing your work with us.
Thanks goes to Co-Editor Glen Young for all of his dedication and contribution to this publication and to each of you for your support. We are always grateful to all of the amazing independent booksellers in Northern Michigan, the UP, and downstate Michigan for making Walloon Writers Review available for their customers. So many of our readers, visitors, and part-time neighbors travel from all corners of this beautiful state to enjoy Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula and they are a perfect spot to make that connection. Your support of purchasing, gifting, and sharing copies of Walloon Writers Review goes a long way in making this possible. Thank you! – Jennifer Huder
Call For Submissions for Walloon Writers Review Ninth Edition July 15 – August 30, 2024
Through the first decade since its founding in 2014, Walloon Writers Review has provided a safe harbor where writers and photographers celebrate the sights and sounds of Northern Michigan. Through fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and photography, contributors continue to highlight the river bends and hilltops, as well as all the places in between, that mark this region as eternal.
As Walloon Writers Review embarks on our second decade, we seek both to build on this strong foundation, while also reimagining how the landscape of Northern Michigan continues to inspire and to influence writers and photographers. – Glen Young, Walloon Writers Review
General Guidelines
Walloon Writers Review is intended for a general audience, to be shared at the cottage, at camp, on the deck, or cabin bookshelf for all to enjoy. Our regional focus is on Northern Michigan, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (and the islands in between).
Submissions are accepted through Submittable.com during the above dates. Please visit our Submittable page for guidelines specific to this edition.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback on submissions. In effort to include as many contributors as possible, only two submissions per person will be accepted for this edition.
Walloon Writers Review charges a reading fee of $6.00 per submission. Funds collected are used to offsets costs of producing this annual print publication and we also make an annual small donation to a regional non-profit organization working to protect the natural beauty of the region.
We include original poetry, short stories, and other creative writing (max: 4,000 words) and nature photography. Nature photography should not include people.
We hope you will share your Northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula inspired original work! Thank you for your support.
Please visit our Submittable page at https://walloonwritersreview.submittable.com/submit to learn more about specific guidelines and to submit your original creative writing and or nature photography for our upcoming edition!
Welcoming A New Bookstore to northern Michigan – Hidden Nook Booksellers in Grayling!
Great News! We are super excited to share the news about a new bookstore in our region! Thank you so much to Higgins Lake-area contributor Melissa Seitz for mentioning our northern Michigan & UP-inspired collection with Hidden Nook Booksellers! Hidden Nook Booksellers will soon have Walloon Writers Review on their shelves!
Located on Main Street in the downtown area of Grayling, Hidden Nook Booksellers will be open weekends-only beginning 10/29/23 – so be sure to stop by while you’re out leaf-peeping! Website is still under construction, but you can find them on Facebook.
Here is a link to an article about this exciting new bookstore from the Up North Voice (Crawford County):
Hidden Nook Booksellers are located at 207 E Michigan Avenue, Grayling.
INTRODUCING WALLOON WRITERS REVIEW EIGHTH EDITION!
EXCITING NEWS! Walloon Writers Review Eighth Edition is officially released! Congratulations to all of our 59 ( yes, 59!) awesome Contributors! Be sure to scroll down to see who’s included in this impressive 196-page edition! Be sure to read the opening note by Associate Editor Glen Young when you get your copy. It sets the stage for the delightful collection you are about to experience.
We are still independent and that means upon our official Release, we are reaching out to booksellers and libraries across Michigan to let them know this exciting collection of northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula inspired short stories, poetry and nature photography is ready to order for their stores! Keep an eye out at your favorite bookseller! There’s something for everyone in this exploration of our incredible region.
Look at our tab: Where to Find Walloon Writers Review for updated places, like CANTERBURY BOOK STORE in Escanaba! JORDAN RIVER ARTS CENTER in East Jordan! And, since we goofed their name (cue eyeroll) and are blaming our cat, ADAMS MADAMS in Central Lake!
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Questions? Please email us at editor@walloonwriters.com
Booksellers and Gift Shops – please know that we are available on Ingram right now! Our ISBN bar code is printed right on the back. Email editor@walloonwriters.com for a Sell Sheet with pertinent details!!
Inside Walloon Writers Review Seventh Edition: A Celebration of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula
Inside Walloon Writers Review Seventh Edition, you’ll find a celebration of the amazing experiences only found in this part of the world. Our collection shares the seasons, the adventures, the interactions with nature and with others in a special region from just above the middle of the lower peninsula to the outreaches of the Upper Peninsula.
One of the outstanding photography submissions this edition is by photographer Jennifer Uehlein Reynolds. We are honored to include with amazing photograph that has already been recognized by an area art gallery for its beauty. You’ll find more of Jennifer’s photography interspersed with outstanding short stories, poetry and musings in writing and in even more nature photography.
Walloon Writers Review On The Air at WNMU-FM90 Northern Arts & Culture with Hans Ahlström
This fall, WNMU-FM 90 included a reading and interview with Milton Bates, one of our returning poetry contributors. His readings are from his poetry included in this edition of Walloon Writers Review. We would like to thank Hans Ahlström, host of Northern Arts & Culture, as well as several other programs on the Marquette-based public radio station for sharing a little bit about the contributors who make Walloon Writers Review special!
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