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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021
… Image Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021 August 16, 2021 For many of us in the Cather community, a trip to Red Cloud wasn't complete … grandmother's memory. She spent decades talking in schools about her grandmother's friendship with Willa Cather; she …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing March 27, 2022 As part of their … a thrill when we find that a company outside the publishing world has as much enthusiasm for our great authors as we …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner
… County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner September 25, 2019 Some kids growing up … may not know who Antonette Turner is, and they may not know about Turner’s grandmother, Anna Pavelka, either. But … Fair. As the granddaughter of the woman who inspired Willa Cather’s most famous character, Turner provides young people …
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Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society
… Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder to become a member of the Willa Cather Foundation – and ultimately to join the Cather Legacy … a choice as it might first seem: Ryder speaks convincingly about the classical foundation found in Cather’s work, … Ryder to events like the Spring Conference. “It’s an impetus for research and scholarship, especially for budding …
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"Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing"
… Image "Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing" July 23, 2009 The 2010 Willa Cather Spring … drink in Willa Cather's writing, based in Cather's "home town" of Red Cloud and the surrounding countryside. The … with Cather scholars, historians, and cooks; kitchen tours at Cather historic sites, with samplings of …
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Meet Our 2025 Humanities Interns!
… mom (who enjoys reading her works). She told me to read O Pioneers! , and I read it in a day just to spite her. So, …
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"Oil and Water Don’t Mix: Energy, Infrastructure, and the Great Lakes"
… Avenue Room 7820 Milwaukee , WI United States More About Our 19th International Willa Cather Seminar This event, part of the 19th International …
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2024 Writers Cohort Announced
… Image 2024 Writers Cohort Announced Residency Will be October 13-27 in Red Cloud June 11, 2024 … of the second cohort of writers of the Willa Cather Writers Residency in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The program will be held October 13-27, 2024. The Willa Cather Residency aims to inspire new work by emergent writers. For …
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Experience America’s Literary Legacy
… Image Experience America’s Literary Legacy Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I … the very buildings and landscapes that Willa Cather wrote about or lived in — whether it is her childhood bedroom and …
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The Passing Show: What Makes a House a Home
… Image Inhabiting Cather's Work Spring Conference Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 | 1 - 2:30pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States LEARN MORE about the 70th Annual Spring Conference Join us for an …
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