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2016 Scholarship Recipients

… June 29, 2016 A springtime tradition, the Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce the 2016 recipients of the … Walter Scholarship fund was established through a generous bequest from Norma Ross Walter, a lifelong fan of … part of our educational mission. For more information about the scholarship programs or to support the scholarship …
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We have an Amazon Wish List!

Image We have an Amazon Wish List! December 7, 2015 Ask anyone who works at the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) what his/her favorite part of the work is, and s/he will say that it’s the relationships we get to build with people throughout the year. Whether …
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IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center

… Image IMLS-Funded Exhibit to Open in the National Willa Cather Center September 21, 2015 Thanks to a Learning … “A self-guided and interactive educational experience about Cather’s life and work has long been missing from our …
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New NET Production 'Yours, Willa Cather' Spans, Radio, TV, & Digital

… Image New NET Production 'Yours, Willa Cather' Spans, Radio, TV, & Digital September 9, 2015 LINCOLN, Neb. (Sept. … Not so. In the new NET Television documentary and NET Radio series, Yours, Willa Cather , the private person is … from her friendships with a select group of women. The NET Radio series begins Saturday, Sept. 5 and runs through …
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2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

… Andrews assembled a cast for an intensive 3-week artists’ residency in Red Cloud to develop Lark/Song . Andrews’ …
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WoW Celebrates Anniversary of The Song of the Lark

… Cloud Opera House, 413 North Webster Street. The exhibit includes visual art in many mediums and a selection of work … novel. Though its libretto at every point draws on Cather's text, it adapts the words of her novel freely and creatively … Armstrong at aarmstrong@willacather.org or at 402-746-2653. About the Performers Michelle Dean (soprano) is currently a …
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Albertinis Become Charter Members of Legacy Society

… over Thanksgiving break. During the visit, they learned about the Willa Cather Foundation’s annual Spring Conference. The couple later … to visit Red Cloud, discover Cather and recognize her not just as a Nebraska or Midwest writer, but as one of the best …
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WCF Collection Grows

… Willa Cather Center and the new archival facility to be housed within it, additions to our archival collection … through the generosity of both new and old friends of the Foundation. Inscribed Cather photos, historic family photos, … family items which had been given to her mother. To inquire about archival holdings or schedule a visit, please contact …
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Spring Conference: May 31-June 2, 2012

… May 31-June 2, 2012 May 16, 2011 The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium … Cather's Poems, now in preparation, will be among the last volumes published in that series by the University of … be sent by February 15, 2012 to: Robert Thacker Canadian Studies Program St. Lawrence University Canton, New York …
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Writer's Workshop: May 17-20, 2012

… 26, 2011 When Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the world she knew best, she turned for … that affected her youth. Each year, the Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to host a Prairie Writers' Workshop … in men and women." In this writing workshop, we will focus on identifying the themes and motifs that may already …
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