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Visit this page often for the latest Cather-related news as well as information about the Willa Cather Foundation's programs, collections, and events.
Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
December 8, 2019
Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various settings around North America that appear in Willa Cather’s novels.
Executive Director Ashley Olson to be Honored as "Fundraiser of the Year" by Nebraska AFP
December 7, 2019
Ashley Olson to receive "Fundraiser of the Year" at Association of Fundraising Professionals Nebraska Chapter December 17 reception in Omaha, Nebraska.
MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
October 25, 2019
Local student MaKenna Karr introduces her schoolmates to Antonette Willa Turner.
Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
October 25, 2019
Road Scholars spend an immersive five days engaged in ”Red Cloud: Willa Cather’s Window to the World."
Request for Proposals: Willa Cather Book Illustration
October 8, 2019
Illustrator proposals sought for a special edition of Willa Cather's "Youth and the Bright Medusa."
Call for Applications: Research Grants for Willa Cather Scholarship
October 2, 2019
Research grants available for visiting Willa Cather scholars in Nebraska. Deadline is December 1, 2019.
Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home
September 26, 2019
With intent to preserve a National Historic Landmark and a major tourist destination, we announce a $415,000 federal Save America’s Treasures Grant.
Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner
September 25, 2019
MaKenna Karr to introduce fellow students at Silver Lake Elementary to Antonette Willa Skupa Turner
Rarely Seen Willa Cather Postcard on Exhibit
September 25, 2019
Written during her first trip to Europe in 1902, Cather sent this postcard to her friend Charles Moore.
Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
August 29, 2019
Actors Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong, of Showtime's hit series Billions, made a special visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center last week.