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Spring Conference: May 31-June 2, 2012

… first novel, O Pioneers! , yet her actual first book, April Twilights (1903), and its contexts, have received much less … a novelist, this shift was confirmed by April Twilights and Other Poems (1923), a very different collection from that …
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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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Red Cloud, Nebraska

… literary standpoint, Red Cloud ranks as one of the most famous villages in American Literature." This is because Red … railroad town, and it is the mission of the Willa Cather Foundation to promote and assist in the development and … this beautiful, brick street town. Click here to learn more about Red Cloud. Click here to search past issues of the Red …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage

… Lincoln and Red Cloud, Nebraska. For more information or to get involved, visit www.WillaCather.org or contact Ashley Olson, …
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Celebrate Cather's Birthday!

… her place in American culture and raising some financial support for her Foundation, would you consider hosting a party in her honor? … about the events will be provided by the Willa Cather Foundation. In the past, a variety of events have been held …
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New Collection of Letters

… Florance. A childhood friend of Cather who later studied music in Chicago, "Trix" Mizer Florance is one of several … this meaningful collection of letters to the Willa Cather Foundation. It seems only fitting they return to their … the care and study of these letters possible. Inquiries about the letters should be directed to Education Director, …
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Woodress Research Scholars Grant

… weeks, in order to conduct research on Willa Cather using Cather resources in Nebraska and at UNL. Applications … August 31, 2015. The Cather Project will assist with advice about travel, lodging, and a trip to the Willa Cather Foundation in Red Cloud, Nebraska (2 ½ hours away) to enable …
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New Addition to the Archive

… Addition to the Archive October 20, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation has recently received a fascinating letter as an … in one of those little western towns," Cather writes, "must, I think, have a very keen and definite feeling about it, but it almost hopeless to try to communicate it to …
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Barbara and Kern Wisman of Jerusalem

… Barbara and Kern Wisman of Jerusalem December 11, 2009 Barbara and Kern Wisman of Jerusalem, Israel talk about their visit to the Willa Cather Foundation. For more information about Cather tours click …
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Joy

… I have said before that the Middle Ground of the Cather Foundation is indeed broad reaching out from its center in … joy or, Joy with a capital J. To be precise, I want to talk about Steve Joy, a British artist whose work will be featured at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery in June, as a part of the annual Willa Cather …
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