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Spring Conference

Spring Conference

We host an annual Spring Conference in Red Cloud, Nebraska, where Cather scholars, general readers, and those interested in the arts gather to celebrate Cather's legacy and Nebraska's cultural heritage. Held the first weekend in June, Spring Conference is a great time to tour Cather's Red Cloud, hike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, enjoy a live performance in the Red Cloud Opera House, and learn even more about Cather's life and writing.

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Upcoming Conferences
Upcoming Conferences

68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

Spring Conference
Thursday, June 1, 2023 to Saturday, June 3, 2023
Commemorate Cather's 150th birthday by examining the evolution of her own writerly imagination.
Past Conferences
Past Conferences

The Passing Show

The Passing Show

Spring Conference
Saturday, June 4, 2022 - 1:00pm to 2:15pm
Join us for a lively annual panel discussion around Spring Conference themes: in Red Cloud or virtually!

Maureen Corrigan - "All the Glittering Prizes"

Maureen Corrigan - "All the Glittering Prizes"

Spring Conference
Friday, June 3, 2022 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
NPR book critic Maureen Corrigan joins us in the Red Cloud Opera House for an invited lecture that considers the backstage deliberations and decisions behind literary awards,...

Dr. James English: "The Literary Award as Judgment Device"

Dr. James English: "The Literary Award as Judgment Device"

Spring Conference
Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 7:00pm to 8:15pm
Presented from the Red Cloud Opera House, and also available here digitally, below. Dr. James English will join us in Red Cloud for an invited lecture on our conference theme of...

67th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

67th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

Spring Conference
Thursday, June 2, 2022 to Saturday, June 4, 2022
Our annual Spring Conference will explore the landscape of literary prizes as we mark the publication centenary of Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel One of Ours.

66th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

Willa Cather and Popular Print Culture Call for Papers

66th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

Spring Conference
Thursday, June 3, 2021 to Saturday, June 5, 2021
We will explore Willa Cather's work in relation to newspapers and magazines during this virtual conference and with select on-site activities.

65th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

65th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

Spring Conference
Thursday, June 4, 2020 to Saturday, June 6, 2020
Join us as we embrace innovation and offer our Spring Conference digitally for the very first time.

Spring Conference Banquet and 'A Little Pleasure'

Spring Conference Banquet and 'A Little Pleasure'

Spring Conference
Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Please join us for the Spring Conference banquet and the debut of, A Little Pleasure , a new work, adapted for the stage by Julia Hinson from Cather’s short fiction, criticism,...

Bell-issimo

Bell-issimo

Spring Conference
Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 8:15am to 9:15am
The enchanting sound of English handbells will enliven the Grace Episcopal service in Red Cloud on Saturday, June 1 at 8:30 a.m. An ensemble group of Bell-issimo, an auditioned...

Homecoming & Horizons

Homecoming & Horizons

Spring Conference
Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 3:30pm to 9:00pm
Join us as we celebrate the return of the Willa Cather State Historic Sites , the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection , and unveil a new vision for our future. Highlights...

64th Annual Spring Conference: Willa Cather and the Theater

64th Annual Spring Conference: Willa Cather and the Theater

Spring Conference
Thursday, May 30, 2019 to Saturday, June 1, 2019
Join us in Red Cloud, Nebraska, for this year's Spring Conference as we explore Willa Cather's relation to the theater.

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