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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… at Boston University and is originally from Columbus, Nebraska. Her interest in Willa Cather emerged as a result … history and literature, particularly in her home state of Nebraska, and began reading Willa Cather’s novels along with … Benes is pursuing an English degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he is also an editor for Laurus , an …
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National Willa Cather Center Celebrates National Poetry Month

… Poet Laureate Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker Matt Mason, Nebraska State Poet Rosanne Cash, acclaimed singer and … of Oxford Brookes University Poetry Centre Kent Pavelka, Nebraska sports broadcaster and grandson of Anna Pavelka …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring

… a perfect time to bring students to Webster county to tour Willa Cather sites both in town and in the country. Students reading My Ántonia or learning about Nebraska history will benefit from visiting places …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O … Cather knew them as a young girl—and would later write about. Enjoy an immersive and historic experience and let us …
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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration with the National Willa Cather Center, author Will Fellows is working to bring forth … my questions in advance, so you would have time to think about things. If you would prefer to respond to my questions …
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I Love Public Schools Day Discount for Teachers

… Image I Love Public Schools Day Discount for Teachers January … and beyond. Nebraska Loves Public Schools supports public education through documentary film and through the promotion …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly influenced her …
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Call for Applications: Research Grants for Willa Cather Scholarship

… October 2, 2019 The Cather Project of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) English Department, in cooperation … financial support for scholars to travel to and reside in Nebraska for one to four weeks to conduct research on Willa … to conduct research at the NWCC and to experience Cather’s Nebraska hometown during their residence. Red Cloud is 2 ½ …
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Request for Proposals: Willa Cather Book Illustration

… in 1955, the NWCC has been headquartered in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Design Criteria : This project will result in a … aolson@willacather.org 413 North Webster Street, Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970 | (402) 746-2653 For more information: …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner

… September 25, 2019 Some kids growing up in Webster County, Nebraska, may not know who Antonette Turner is, and they may … County where an author like Willa Cather wrote and made Nebraska famous.” …
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