"It was over flat lands like this, stretching out to drink the sun, that the larks sang— and one's heart sang there too."
— The Song of the Lark
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2013 Spring Conference

"We come and go, but the land is always here. And the people who love it and understand it are the people who own it - for a little while." These words ring as true today as they did the day Cather penned them, 100 years ago. Our spring conference will celebrate the centennial of Cather's...

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Cather’s Letters Published

The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, co-edited by Andrew Jewell and Janis Stout, was released on April 16, 2013. This first publication of the letters of one of America's most beloved writers, is an exciting and a significant literary event. Since Willa Cather's death in 1947, the executo...

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Willa Cather's Red Cloud: A Virtual Tour

We are proud to announce the launch of Willa Cather's Red Cloud, our new, content-rich multimedia virtual tour of the sites that inspired Nebraska's foremost author. This valuable resource for teachers, students, and Cather enthusiasts showcases historic Red Cloud properties, our archival ...

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One Book One Nebraska

Members of the Willa Cather Foundation staff and board were thrilled to be in attendance at the Celebration of Nebraska Books in Lincoln when O Pioneers! was announced as the One Book One Nebraska selection for 2013! This honor coincides with many events commemorating the novel's 100th ann...

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Essay Contest Winners

"There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before." ~ Willa Cather As we celebrate the 100th publication anniversary of Willa Cather's O Pioneers!, the Willa Cather Foundation is proud to announce the winners of...

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Virtual Birthday Party

Join the Willa Cather Foundation as we celebrate the birthday of one of the world's foremost authors, Willa Cather! In honor of Cather's 139th birthday on December 7th, the Foundation staff will host afternoon tea at the recently-restored Cather Second Home on December 8th and December 9th...

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14th International Seminar CFP

The Willa Cather Foundation and the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies at Northern Arizona University invite proposals for the 14th International Willa Cather Seminar, to be held June 16-22, 2013, in Flagstaff, Arizona. Set in the locale of Willa Cather's pivotal 1912 visit to the...

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New Items Join our Collection

When Jim and Angela Southwick came to Red Cloud for June's Spring Conference and Cather Foundation Board of Governors meeting, they came bearing gifts-very generous gifts. Perhaps the most exciting pieces in the collection are four of the original Benda illustrations to My Ántonia. These...

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Norma Ross Walter Scholarships Awarded

On Friday, June 1, the Willa Cather Foundation had the pleasure of awarding four Norma Ross Walter Scholarships to female graduates of Nebraska high schools who intend to major in English in college. The recipients were Emily Simmons of Valentine High School, who received $ 2,000 as the fi...

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Willa Cather State Historic Site Featured in 2012 Nebraska Passport

The Willa Cather State Historic Site/Red Cloud Opera House is one of 80 attractions included in the 2012 Nebraska Passport. The program, created by the Department of Economic Development's Travel and Tourism Division, encourages travelers to explore Nebraska. Participants collect stamps fr...

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Willa Cather 2012 Reading Challenge

The Willa Cather Foundation is excited to promote continued reading of Cather's novels by encouraging participation in the Willa Cather 2012 Reading Challenge. To take part in the challenge, simply read all twelve of Willa Cather's novels in order of their publication, one per month, from ...

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"Hard Punishments": Fragments of a Lost Work

At her death in 1947, Willa Cather was working on a story -- or perhaps a novel -- set in medieval Avignon titled "Hard Punishments." By all surviving accounts, the writing Cather had completed was destroyed upon her death, the only known exception being a short fragment owned by the Unive...

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Road Scholar Program: June 4-8, 2012

The Willa Cather Foundation and Road Scholar are proud to invite you to Red Cloud, Nebraska, this summer. As a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting appreciation and understanding of the life and works of Willa Cather, we would like to offer you, as committed learners, the opport...

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Spring Conference: May 31-June 2, 2012

The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium preceding it will be focused on Cather the poet, on poetry, and on today's poets from the Great Plains region. Cather's close readers have long noted her sharp presentation of herself as prairie poet with "P...

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The Wartime Escape & Jerry Finnegan's Sister at the Opera House!

The Red Cloud Opera House will host a day of events and a traveling exhibit on Saturday, March 3 as part of its 10th season of events. An exhibit on loan from Exhibits USA, a division of the Mid-America Arts Alliance, entitled, The Wartime Escape: Margret and H.A. Rey's Journey from Franc...

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Spring Conference Call for Papers

Willa Cather, Poet: Making Herself Born The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium preceding it will be held May 31-June 2, 2012 in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The event will be focused on Cather the poet, on poetry, and on today's poets from the Great Plai...

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View "Portraits of the Prairie" Exhibit

It is often called "Catherland"-Webster County, Nebraska, where the quintessential American novelist Willa Cather spent her childhood and found inspiration for her stories of European immigrants on the prairie. Richard Schilling, with his watercolor paintings and ink sketches, conducts us ...

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Give a Gift of Inspiration this Christmas

Willa Cather loved the Holiday season and all that came along with it: delicious food, quality time spent with family and friends, and the giving and receiving of gifts. She treasured it so much that a Christmas scene was an element in many of her stories. Share the joy of this special tim...

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Virtual Housewarming for the Cather Second Home

In anticipation of the grand opening of the Cather Second Home, the Willa Cather Foundation is holding a virtual housewarming party in order to furnish the home with linens, china, cookware, and other basic housewares. Please join us in celebrating this grand occasion by purchasing an item...

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25th Anniversary of the Norma Ross Walter Scholarship Program

Since 1987, the Willa Cather Foundation has awarded 29 scholarships totaling more than $ 140,000 through the Norma Ross Walter Scholarship program. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Foundation's effort to provide scholarship support to female Nebraska high school graduates who co...

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