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Prairie Writers' Workshop

… writing workshop, with a careful look at art and design in Nebraska narratives. The Willa Cather Foundation would like … the public. Schaffert is a lecturer in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's English Department and teaches courses in … He has written three novels, all of which are set in Nebraska. His first novel, The Phantom Limbs of the Rollow …
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Willa Cather Foundation Receives Award

… a Merit Certificate for excellence from the Lincoln, Nebraska chapter of the American Marketing Association at …
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Reflections from the Prairie Writers' Workshop by Timothy Schaffert

… Image Reflections from the Prairie Writers' Workshop by Timothy Schaffert July 24, 2009 Willa Cather taught in a writers' workshop in  1922, at Middlebury … reading, and the many images and emotions evoked in the gallery of the Opera House those evenings have stayed with …
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"Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing"

… College, and a barn dance supper based on Cather's Nebraska story, " The Bohemian Girl . " O Pioneers! and " … and life, and a variety of celebratory events in Cather's Nebraska home town and the surrounding countryside. For … and life, and a variety of celebratory events in Cather's Nebraska home town and the surrounding countryside. For …
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Registration is Open for Prairie Writers' Workshop with John T. Price

… Writers' Workshop with John T. Price April 13, 2010 The Willa Cather Foundation would like to invite you to attend this … (Da Capo Press, 2008) and Not Just Any Land: A Personal and Literary Journey into the American Grasslands (U. of …
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Friends Issue a Challenge to Preserve Our Past, Pioneer Our Future

… Friends Issue a Challenge to Preserve Our Past, Pioneer Our Future August 18, 2010 Two longtime contributors to the Foundation recently joined forces to issue a challenge to Willa Cather devotees. The … Willa Cather: Preserving our Past, Pioneering our Future Campaign will provide resources critical to preserving the …
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Preserving Our Past, Pioneering Our Future Challenge a Success

… Image Preserving Our Past, Pioneering Our Future Challenge a Success November 1, 2011 The recent Preserving our Past, Pioneering our Future challenge campaign, mounted to provide additional educational and … things, as this recent campaign has shown so dramatically." For more information about the Willa Cather Foundation, …
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Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame

… own experiences of growing up on the frontier prairies of Nebraska. But Cather was born in Virginia, lived for several …
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Road Scholar Program: June 4-8, 2012

… House just as Willa Cather did in her time. Discover new art in our Gallery, also located in the Opera House. Featuring many talented artists from the Midwest. View the PBS documentary, The Road …
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An Evening of Arts and Entertainment

… and a selection of work from artists who live in Red Cloud, Nebraska, Cather's hometown, and from across the state and … and Andrew Ek--who is also the Education Director for the Nebraska Writers' Collective--will perform pieces inspired … founding in 1955, it has been headquartered in Red Cloud, Nebraska. …
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