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Willa Cather Residency for Writers

… Image Willa Cather, circa 1926 Image Inaugural Willa Cather Residency … which she created the communities in half of her novels. In a nod to the long road that Willa Cather traveled … 5-19, 2025. All participants are expected to arrive no later than 6:00 PM on October 5 and depart no sooner than …
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Short Biography of Willa Cather

… Image Willa Cather, 1921, Studio Portrait by George Marsden Short Biography of Willa Cather 1873–1947 Willa Cather was born in Back Creek … Quebec, and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, among others. Cather’s literature found national and international …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … to the elements and ensure an improved environment for collections. The exterior was repainted in the familiar … home will be preserved as a cultural attraction for the learning and the enjoyment of future generations. “This …
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Willa Cather Biography

Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost citizen," wrote author and Nobel Prize-winner Sinclair Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for Rinehart-Marsden …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… near a crossroads. Cather, on whom almost nothing was lost, will later use this event in one of her most famous … of  April Twilights and Other Poems  is released.  A Lost Lady , a novel based in part on events in the lives of …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… in 1931; the Mark Twain Society Silver Medal in 1934 for My Ántonla ; and the Gold Medal, American Academy of Arts and Letters. Further evidence of Miss Cather’s …
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Cather Weekend on Governors Island

… – Nolan Park Governors Island , NY 10004 United States The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) is partnering with the Empire State Center …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Miriam Mountford  Aims of the WCPM p. 1  Staff p. 1  Museum News and Donors p. 1  Interesting Visitors p. 2  Nebraska … Miriam Mountford  Title: Prototypes of Characters in My Ántonia Recognized at Spring Banquet  AUTHOR: Victor P. … World War I posters exhibited at Depot p. 1  Ten New Cather Essays Available from WCPM Bookstore p. 1  James Woodress …
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Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project

… Image Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project July 25, 2022 Artist Tim Youd spent much of … of the Los Angeles-based Artillery magazine, visited the Cather literary sites and prairie landscapes where Youd … would take Youd all over the world. Now, almost a decade later, I’m in Red Cloud, Nebraska, to watch Youd (pronounced …
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New! Cather Studies 11: Willa Cather at the Modernist Crux

… the making of her texts. The third section focuses on The Song of the Lark , a novel that confirms Cather’s shift westward and … J. Murphy, and Robert Thacker, may be purchased by calling (402) 746-2653 or online at www.WillaCather.org. Orders …
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