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Scholars Attend Symposium in Rome

… (University of Rome Three), Andrew Jewell (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Mark Madigan (Nazareth College), and John … South ward school—they were the three principal cities in Nebraska, so to speak." The symposium at Centro Studi … support from the Willa Cather Foundation and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. …
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Spring Conference Call for Papers

… preceding it will be held May 31-June 2, 2012 in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The event will be focused on Cather the poet, on … last volumes published in that series by the University of Nebraska Press. The 2012 Spring Conference will be a lively …
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarships Awarded

… four Norma Ross Walter Scholarships to female graduates of Nebraska high schools who intend to major in English in … effort to provide scholarship support to female Nebraska high school graduates who continue their higher …
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Elderhostel

… Walk to dinner 7 p.m. :  Orientation Lectures and Class discussion : Novels:  My Ántonia, A Lost Lady , Death … Field trip guides Commuter Option:  $250 (This option includes everything except for lodging and breakfast.)   To …
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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

… renowned novelist and photographer, raised in Central City, Nebraska, published "photo-texts": fiction incorporating … this year's Prairie Writers' Workshop, grew up on a farm in Nebraska and currently lives in Omaha. His short fiction has … awards, including the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award and the Nebraska Book Award. He is the author of three critically …
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"Food, Drink, and Willa Cather's Writing"

… of food and drink in Cather's writing. This day of scholarly papers and discussion will be followed by two days … as in " A Wagner Matinee " or Pauline's career in Lucy Gayheart Wine and/or beer: Vavrika's saloon in " The …
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Registration is Open for Prairie Writers' Workshop with John T. Price

… and Literary Journey into the American Grasslands (U. of Nebraska Press, 2004). Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1966, he … 2000. He is a Professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he teaches nonfiction writing, and …
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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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