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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather

… Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather Bennett's Book Helped Launch Cather Studies … an important anniversary: the 75th year of The World of Willa Cather , written by Mildred Bennett, a school teacher, … in the NWCC archives as he began work on a Bennett auto/biography which blends his original research and interviews …
Posted: 02/09/2026
Last Updated: 02/26/2026

Willa Cather, American Voice

… with, President of the Board of Governors of the National Willa Cather Center, Peter Cipkowski Special Events Friday, Mar 6, … and President of the Board of Governors of the National Willa Cather Center, visits the Coffee House to speak about …
Posted: 01/06/2026
Last Updated: 02/23/2026

The National Willa Cather Center Receives 2025 Rising Star Award

… Star Award to Executive Director Ashley Olson The National Willa Cather Center Receives 2025 Rising Star Award December 5, … Willa Cather Center for its exemplary contributions to literary and cultural engagement across the state. The …
Posted: 12/05/2025
Last Updated: 12/09/2025

Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund

… its stabilization and preservation. In October 2025, she donated the birthplace property to Willa Cather's Virginia, … the slaveholding realities in her family’s past.   Image DONATE TO THE BIRTHPLACE FUND Gifts to the “Willa Cather … the birthplace to ensure its preservation. She plans to donate the 5.87 acre property in Gore, Virginia—which …
Posted: 05/23/2023
Last Updated: 11/12/2025

2025 Willa Cather Residency Cohort Announced

… Image 2025 Willa Cather Residency Cohort Announced Cohort in Residence … Lena Hari . Her short stories have appeared in various literary journals, and her work has been supported by … FarmGirl Press. Her poetry has been published in  Nebraska Life and in a chapbook,  Fencelines (2022). Her writing is …
Posted: 06/17/2025
Last Updated: 09/30/2025

70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Cather's House: Examining Built and Natural Environments in … Featured Speaker Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres , which was awarded the … Pulitzer Prize, The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: Some Luck , Early Warning , and Golden Age , Perestroika in Paris , and, …
Posted: 07/01/2024
Last Updated: 06/23/2025

19th International Willa Cather Seminar

… Downtown at rates starting at $159/night. To reserve, click this link to our room block reservation page. The … words by January 15, 2025. Proposals can be submitted by clicking "Submit Your Proposal" below and completing the …
Posted: 07/01/2024
Last Updated: 06/23/2025

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… The Ribbon-Cutting in front of Hotel Garber on April 4 [see Gallery for full captions] Image Hotel Garber in its opening … Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy April 9, 2025 RED CLOUD, NE—The National Willa … made possible by gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

"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 … and continue through the end of the Part 7. Willa Cather: A Literary Life , by James Woodress.  Chap. 16 & 18   “The …
Posted: 04/03/2020
Last Updated: 10/16/2024

Short Biography of Willa Cather

… Image Willa Cather, 1921, Studio Portrait by George Marsden Short … language, and sensitive explorations of place. Her life and work still inspire insightful scholarly analysis. … her formative Nebraska experiences into an international literary legacy.  Cather died in 1947, and was laid to rest …
Posted: 05/04/2023
Last Updated: 07/12/2024

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