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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.

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...

New! Cather Studies 11: Willa Cather at the Modernist Crux

New! Cather Studies 11: Willa Cather at the Modernist Crux

Monday, August 21, 2017
Willa Cather at the Modernist Crux examines Willa Cather’s position in time, in aesthetics, and in the world. Born a Victorian in 1873, Cather made herself a modernist...

Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity

Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity

Monday, August 21, 2017
The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce that a permanent endowment for a new scholarship program has been established as a result of the generosity of Antonette...

National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop

National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop

Monday, August 21, 2017
The National Willa Cather Center is one of 80 attractions featured in the Nebraska Tourism Commission’s summer 2017 Nebraska Passport program. The program is open to...

Career Opportunity for Finance & Business Manager

Career Opportunity for Finance & Business Manager

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) seeks a highly-organized, passionate, and multi-talented candidate to fill a new Finance & Business Manager position. The Finance &...

Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop

Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop

Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop by Center for Great Plains Studies Date and Time Tue, July 18, 2017 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM CDT Location Red Cloud Opera House...

Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

Saturday, June 3, 2017
On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red Cloud Opera House as distinguished guest Laura Bush delivered moving remarks for the dedication of the National Willa...

Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society

Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society

Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Reflecting back on her first Spring Conference many years ago, it was the kindness shown to her as a young scholar that compelled Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder to become a member of...

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