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Student Scholarships Awarded
June 20, 2022
The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce our 2022 recipients of the Norma Ross Walter, Ántonia, Antonette Willa Skupa Turner, and the Leslie A. and Helen R. Wilson scholarships. Scholars not in attendance at our 67th annual Spring Conference recorded a video reading of their winning essays shared virtually.
The Norma Ross Walter Scholarship winners:
Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie
June 15, 2022
Watch for pollinators on summer wildflowers among our magnificent 612 acre prairie landscape — in person or virtually!
Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!
June 15, 2022
Learn more about our awesome summer interns! From left: Audrey Smith, Patrick O’Neil, & Korryn Plantenberg.
William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber
April 29, 2022
A magnificent legacy gift that will assist with the creation of Hotel Garber.
Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud
April 29, 2022
Artist Tim Youd on his artistic process and time in Red Cloud retyping The Song of the Lark.
Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
April 29, 2022
A special archival highlight relating to G.P. Cather and our celebration year of One of Ours.
Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley
March 27, 2022
A happy accident of the archives leads to a great discovery!
Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
March 27, 2022
Boutique clothier Lingua Franca and Nebraskan Rachel Hruska MacPherson give back to the Willa Cather Foundation.
Apply for Our New Teacher Institute!
March 10, 2022
Teachers! Apply for our inaugural National Willa Cather Teacher Institute this July — applications due April 30!
2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca
March 8, 2022
The Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year Award is presented each year to an outstanding and dedicated volunteer.