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68th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… , which celebrates its publication centenary in 2023, and other texts that Cather published in 1923, such as her revised book of poetry,  April Twilights and Other Poems .  The conference will begin the …
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2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

… Image 2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success July 24, 2015 2015 was … very special year for the Willa Cather Foundation’s annual Spring Conference. As we celebrated our 60th Spring Conference in …
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2014 Spring Conference Highlights

… opened Thursday with a day of scholarly presentations on Cather, her contemporaries, and the literary environment. We welcomed topics on not only Cather’s prairie landscape, but her urban and eastern landscapes, the …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… to study Cather on a variety of topics, presenting at conferences and seminars, contributing to the  Willa Cather … 2013 Harris has been a regular attendee at the Willa Cather Spring Conference since 1987, and he’s traveled across the …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Cather’s writing for the first time. “Like many students, my entry [to Cather] was  My Ántonia ,” Kohout said. “It just spoke to me. Her writing … stops include Quebec City and Jaffrey, New Hampshire. “My heart is drawn back there, and Cather loved it too,” …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the … Historic Landmark; Publication of the  Willa Cather Review ,  a peer-reviewed journal that offers a …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances

… of the Potter-Wright building will now be rehabilitated to house a Creative Hub. The project team has also grown with … space for art workshops, residencies, and other special events. The goal for the Creative Hub is to foster artistic … as gallery exhibits or programs at the nearby Red Cloud Opera House.  "The Creative Hub will take the Hotel Garber’s …
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Press Room

… life. Cather was the first American writer to use the Great Plains as a detailed setting for fiction; she taught her readers how to see the prairie-plains. She built worlds. Cather’s evocation of the American … in Cather's work—in particular  O Pioneers!  (1913),  The Song of the Lark  (1915),  My Ántonia  (1918),  One of Ours …
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Willa Cather Foundation Events

… Willa Cather Foundation Events The Willa Cather Foundation holds a variety of events …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … and Author Series programs, oversees the Red Cloud Opera House season of events, plans conferences and seminars, and … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution …
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