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Scholars Attend Symposium in Rome

… Scholars Attend Symposium in Rome June 24, 2014 Over forty Cather scholars and enthusiasts traveled to Rome, Italy, … Germany, presented papers at the event. Organized by the Willa Cather Foundation and Symposium Directors Cristina … to speak." The symposium at Centro Studi Americani explored Willa Cather's presence in Europe, both as a traveler and …
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Spring Conference Call for Papers

… Image Spring Conference Call for Papers December 5, 2011 Willa Cather, Poet: Making Herself Born The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly …
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarships Awarded

… Scholarships Awarded June 13, 2012 On Friday, June 1, the Willa Cather Foundation had the pleasure of awarding four Norma … award-presentation took place as part of the 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference in Red Cloud. This year's …
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One Book One Nebraska

… Image One Book One Nebraska November 4, 2012 Members of the Willa Cather Foundation staff and board were thrilled to be in … children and book clubs. We look forward to sharing one of Cather's best-loved works with everyone in Nebraska! Click …
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14th International Seminar

… Image 14th International Seminar August 31, 2012 The Willa Cather Foundation and the Department of Comparative Cultural … University invite proposals for the 14th International Willa Cather Seminar, to be held June 16-22, 2013, in …
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Elderhostel

… Image Elderhostel March 25, 2009 Red Cloud:  Willa Cather's Window to the World June 15-19, 2009 Hosting the nation's largest living memorial to an American author, the Willa Cather …
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Prairie Writers' Workshop

… careful look at art and design in Nebraska narratives. The Willa Cather Foundation would like to invite you to attend this … the evenings. Participants will be encouraged to visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie to gain inspiration from the …
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"Not Stones At All, But Life Itself"

… XXV Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, addresses the Cather Spring Conference. "It would not be an exaggeration to say that Willa Cather is partly responsible for my choosing the path … mentor, Sarah Orne Jewett: "The 'Pointed Fir' sketches are living things caught in the open, with light and freedom and …
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Reflections from the Prairie Writers' Workshop by Timothy Schaffert

… Writers' Workshop by Timothy Schaffert July 24, 2009 Willa Cather taught in a writers' workshop in  1922, at Middlebury … her students saluted her with a witless poem: "Oh Miss Cather, when we gather/ For your talks so wise and clear/ …
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Registration is Open for Prairie Writers' Workshop with John T. Price

… Workshop with John T. Price April 13, 2010 The Willa Cather Foundation would like to invite you to attend this … and Other Kinships , by John T. Price. Title: The Nature of Home: A creative nonfiction workshop focused on the power of … 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Optional tours of Cather historic sites 6 p.m. Can We Build It?: The …
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