Event Archives

Rachel Olsen, director of education and engagement, will present, “Willa Cather Writes the Immigrant Experience in Rural Nebraska,” on Wednesday, November 6 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium (814 N. Turner Avenue) at Hastings College. The event is free and open to the public.

The talk, hosted by the Hastings College Department of Languages and Literatures, will examine the immigrant experience in rural Nebraska through the lens of Cather’s distinct portrayals of foreign-born individuals and the varying degrees to which communities welcomed or excluded them.

Centered around Staff sergeant Clarence Williams' personal letters home, Not Too Far Distant honors the experience of the American soldier and reminds us that we all have the power – and the responsibility – to help create a brighter future.

Centered around Staff sergeant Clarence Williams' personal letters home, Not Too Far Distant honors the experience of the American soldier and reminds us that we all have the power – and the responsibility – to help create a brighter future.

We’re excited to be hosting our second writers cohort in Red Cloud for their two-week intensive residency in October. You won’t want to miss the sharing of their work-in-progress with readings and conversation from our panel of five writers! This event is free and open to all.

Meet The Writers

Join us for a discussion of Svoboda’s answer to Willa Cather’s novel My Ántonia! Readers will delight in the story of Harriet as she searches for her father in the American West as we mark the conclusion of our fourth year of free programming with this last Virtual Author Series of 2024.

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The National Willa Cather Center is excited to launch our series of NEA Big Read programs devoted to My Ántonia with a special fall kick-off! Please join us for a day packed with fun events, including the debut of a new seasonal tour and three new exhibits that celebrate Cather's 1918 novel. Most events taking place throughout the day are free and open to the public, but registration is required for the seasonal guided tours shown in bold. Senior citizen and student pricing is available for the tour.

Fans of true crime will not want to miss author Debora Harding's talk about Dancing with the Octopus, her memoir detailing her 1978 abduction at the age of fourteen. Please join us for what promises to be a gripping conversation. We are proud to showcase this 2024 One Book One Nebraska selection!

Join us for a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather, one of the most singular and treasured American writers of the 20th century. Cather’s groundbreaking fiction (including O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, One of Ours, The Professor’s House, and Death Comes for the Archbishop) set a new standard in American literature.