National Willa Cather Center News

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:

Our special One of Ours Gallery in our digital collections celebrates the novel while sharing more information about the life and death of G.P. Cather.

Watch for pollinators on summer wildflowers among our magnificent 612 acre prairie landscape — in person or virtually!

Learn more about our awesome summer interns! From left: Audrey Smith, Patrick O’Neil, & Korryn Plantenberg.

Artist Tim Youd on his artistic process and time in Red Cloud retyping The Song of the Lark.

A magnificent legacy gift that will assist with the creation of Hotel Garber.

A happy accident of the archives leads to a great discovery!

Boutique clothier Lingua Franca and Nebraskan Rachel Hruska MacPherson give back to the Willa Cather Foundation.

Teachers! Apply for our inaugural National Willa Cather Teacher Institute this July — applications due April 30!