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Guided Willa Cather Tours
… Guided Willa Cather Tours The National Willa Cather Center and many of our … your exploration of settings from Cather's early years with one or more of these tours. The one, three, and seven building tours all include the Willa …
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2025 Willa Cather Residency Cohort Announced
… Image 2025 Willa Cather Residency Cohort Announced Cohort in Residence October 5-19 June 17, 2025 The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to announce members of the … in Best Microfiction , SmokeLong Quarterly , Jellyfish Review , Pulp Literature , and others. She holds an MFA …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting
… follows. Banquet & Readers Theater Tickets To learn more about the recent restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood … Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason will read an original poem about Willa Cather and the house that brings so many of her … Mason Miranda Davis Featured Speaker We are delighted to welcome Miranda Davis, the 2024-2025 Nebraska Youth Poet …
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Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation
… said Pedroza, a retired theology professor. “He made all of us perform and develop at our best. There were at least a … came in a close second, and following the death of his spouse, Paul Larsen, Johnson took his friends with him across … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
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Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
… Image Willa Cather Memorial Prairie The Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is a botanical treasure consisting … watch the skies, and stay safe while you visit! Guided tours of the prairie are available by pre-arrangement. …
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Stargazing on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
… Image Garrett Peck Image Star Gazing at the 69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference With Garrett Peck Spring Conference … He leads the Willa Cather's Santa Fe tour, among others, and teaches stargazing in New Mexico's dark skies. …
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"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed
… of its historic and arts offerings, while learning about Cather’s time in New Mexico. We’ll discuss and share from … who had his own vision of the counterculture lifestyle. “Willa Cather and the Counterculture” explores Cather’s … David Harrell. In Vol. 33 of the Willa Cather Newsletter & Review. pp. 4-8. …
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Short Biography of Willa Cather
… Image Willa Cather, 1921, Studio Portrait by George Marsden Short Biography of … . After the publication of her first novel, Alexander’s Bridge , Cather left the magazine to focus full-time on her …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… She joins Ponca Chief Standing Bear, installed in 2019, as one of two new sculptures that represent Nebraska. The … in the centenary year of her Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska … incorporated. These include a turquoise jacket that was a gift to Cather from her editors, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. Cather … pleased by hearing the comments of her own readers. From an early age, she established her “library,” with her books … areas: Representations of readers and reading in Cather’s novels and short stories. How readers navigate challenging …
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