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Visit this page often for the latest Cather-related news as well as information about the Willa Cather Foundation's programs, collections, and events.

Call for Submissions: Creative Works Inspired by My Ántonia

Call for Submissions: Creative Works Inspired by My Ántonia

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Sarah Orne Jewett once wrote to Willa Cather that “the thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or...

Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
The Willa Cather Foundation is gearing up for a year-long celebration of the publication centenary of one of Cather’s most widely read novels, My Ántonia . “For many people,...

National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!

National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!

Saturday, June 3, 2017
The newly opened National Willa Cather Center is an arts and cultural center that serves as a living memorial to renowned writer, Willa Cather. Located in Cather’s childhood...

The Fine Things of Youth Chicago Premiere Performances

The Fine Things of Youth Chicago Premiere Performances

The Fine Things of Youth tells the haunting story of a brief, misbegotten affair between an impressionable young music student, Lucy Gayheart, and a charismatic singer,...

Newly Appointed Board Members Announced

Newly Appointed Board Members Announced

Tuesday, January 9, 2018
The Willa Cather Foundation, along with a global community of scholars and lovers of classic American literature, recognize that Willa Cather’s work is as appreciated and...

National Willa Cather Center Receives Accolades

National Willa Cather Center Receives Accolades

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
We are honored and pleased that our National Willa Cather Center has recently received two awards to recognize the extensive work that was completed to restore the historic...

Cather Symposium: Ireland

Cather Symposium: Ireland

Friday, October 13, 2017
Cather Symposium: Ireland June 28–July 1, 2018 Limavady and Derry, Northern Ireland Hosted by Ulster University and the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, and Sponsored by...

Celebrating 100 Years of My Ántonia

Celebrating 100 Years of My Ántonia

Friday, October 13, 2017
“Here at Last is an American Novel”: Celebrating 100 Years of My Ántonia 63rd annual Willa Cather Spring Conference Red Cloud, NE | May 31–June 2, 2018 When critic Randolph...

Willa Cather in The New Yorker

Willa Cather in The New Yorker

Monday, September 25, 2017
The grand opening and dedication of the National Willa Cather Center in June was occasion to bring together many friends of the Willa Cather Foundation, both old and new...

Willa Cather Foundation Collection Continues to Grow

Willa Cather Foundation Collection Continues to Grow

Monday, September 25, 2017
This letter from Willa Cather Foundation Board President, Lynette Krieger, originally appeared in Volume 60.1 of the Willa Cather Review . In April 2017, the past met the...

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