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Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer
… Prize winner Jane Smiley! Her talk on "Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer" will mark the … and books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center …
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Ántonia Scholarship
… Pavelka, prototype for Ántonia Shimerda in Cather's novel My Ántonia and Mary Rosicky in Cather's short story … South High School 2022: Chloe Berger, Wilson Hill Academy 2023: Campbell Collins, Collins Homeschool 2024: Eleanor …
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My Ántonia: The Story of a Great American Novel
… Image Willa Cather Free Event at the Joslyn! Special Events Saturday, … by Ashley Olson, executive director of the National Willa Cather Center. Heralded by critics following … new permanent exhibit, American Bittersweet: The Life and Writing of Willa Cather , funded in part by the Institute of …
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'My Ántonia' Holiday Tour
… Saturday, Dec 28, 2024 | 1 - 2:30pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … throughout December we will be offering guided holiday tours on Saturdays, beginning with December 7, which is also Willa Cather’s birthday! This year’s tour will specifically focus …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia
… Offered to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by … Cather Center leadership Place-based and online creative writing workshops Traveling exhibits related to the novel …
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The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: My Ántonia
… Events Friday, Oct 4, 2024 | All day CT the National Willa Cather Center 425 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … but registration is required for the seasonal guided tours shown in bold. Senior citizen and student pricing is available for the tour. Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by …
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My Ántonia Selected for NEA’s Big Read
… Image My Ántonia Selected for NEA’s Big Read Introduces “Where We … for the Arts (NEA) announced in October that Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected for their … forging deeper connections between people and place,” said Amy Stolls, the NEA’s literary arts director. As part of the …
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My Ántonia
… powerful and magnificently observed novel, Willa Cather created one of the most winning heroines in American … undemonstrative strength make her emblematic of the virtues Cather most admired in her country. We first meet Antonia … suicide by the oceanic loneliness of life on the Nebraska prairie. Through the eyes of Jim Burden, her tutor and …
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My Ántonia: New Readings for a Centennial Celebration
… St Winchester , VA 22601 United States Willa Cather’s My Ántonia solidified her growing esteem as a keen observer … Virginia, is scheduled for April 7, 2018, at 2 p.m. “ My Ántonia : New Readings for a Centennial Celebration” opens new opportunities for understanding My Ántonia as a product of its times and also an …
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My Ántonia at 100: The Changing Ecology of the Great Plains
… Image Image Special Events Saturday, Apr 7, 2018 | 5am - 3pm Rowe Sanctuary … Sanctuary for an ecotourism event focused on Willa Cather’s My Ántonia and the complex ecosystem of central Nebraska. This …
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