Events:

Friday, September 17
School day

"Across the Sandhills". Poems by Roy Scheele with Music by Randall Snyder.

Saturday, September 18,1993

9:00-9:50
Hunting Fossils in the Wildcat Hills: Loren Eiseley's Night Country. Michael Voorhies.
New Directions with Wright Morris. Joe Wydeven, Fran Kaye, Barbara Allen-Langdon, Jerrine McCaffrey.
Literature of the Overland Trail. Daniel Ross, Will Locke, Charles Martin.
Tillie Olsen’s “Tell Me a Riddle”: Story to Film. Dorothy Dodge Robbins.
Poetry Readings: Marjorie Saiser, Laura Tohe, Amil Quayle.
Open Readings.
Workshop: Saving Your Family History. Cindy Drake (9:00-10:20).
Workshop: Paperless Books: Electronic Publishing. John Gaudreault (9:00-10:20).

10:00-10:50
Bess Streeter Aldrich as Romantic Realist. Carol Miles Petersen.
The Pleasures of Reading-Circles. Barbara Leffler, Elaine Booth, June Levine, Ruth Strassler.
Multiple Cultures in Nebraska Literature. Paul Olson & others.
Film: Tillie Olsen’s “Tell Me a Riddle” (film runs until 11:50 a.m.)
Fiction Readings. Kent Haruf, Kate Flaherty.
Open Readings. Workshop: Saving Your Family History. Cindy Drake (9:00-10:20).
Workshop: Nature Writing. Naomi Brill (10:30-11:50).
Workshop: Paperless Books: Electronic Publishing. John Gaudreault (9:00-10:20).
Workshop: Writing for Children: Essential Ingredients. Beth Wells (10:30-11:50).

11:00-11:50
The Forces That Shaped John G. Neihardt's Philosophy. Hilda Neihardt.
Literary Treasures in Special Libraries. Anne Billesbach, Lynn Beideck-Porn, Vicki Clark.
Take All to Nebraska: The Works of Sophus Keith Winther. Connie Schomberg, Keith Knudsen, Alcyone Scott, Pat Trautrimas.
[TO BE COMPLETED]
Poetry Readings. Jennifer Brantley, Frank Chipasula, Don Welch.
Open Readings.
Workshop: Nature Writing. Naomi Brill (10:30-11:50).
Workshop: Writing for Children: Essential Ingredients. Beth Wells (10:30-11:50).

12:00
Festival Luncheon. Speaker: John Janovy, Jr.: "Science for Scientists vs. Science for Real People.

2:00-2:50
Sharing the Wisdom: Cherokee Story Telling. Eric Jolly.
Paul Johnsgard on his Nature Writing. Paul Johnsgard.
Benjamin Botkin, Folklorist. Betty Levitov, Eva Sartori, Steve Robinson.
Mari Sandoz’s Cheyenne Autumn.  A film by John Ford.  Discussion and viewing of film.  Ron Hull, Helen Stauffer, Teddy Rising Sun.  (lasts until 5:15 p.m.)
Fiction Readings. Kurt Klein, Marly Swick.
Open Readings.
Workshop: Screenwriting: The Show and the Business. James Devney, Mike Irwin (2:00-3:30).
Workshop: The Oral Tradition: Bringing Stories to Life. Mary Heise (2:00-3:30).

3:00-3:50
The Willa Cather/Hartley Burr Alexander Connection. Betty Kort.
Weldon Kees: A Multimedia Look at his Work. Sandra Yannone, Kate Flaherty.
Tours:  Choose one:  Either Tour of Eiseley's Lincoln. Kira Gale, Darrell Berg, or Open House at Heritage Room, Bennett Martin Public Library.
Cheyenne Autumn film viewing and discussion 2:00-5:15 p.m.
Poetry Readings. Mary Martha Muck, Eamonn Wall, Greg Kuzma.
Workshop: Screenwriting: The Show and the Business. James Devney, Mike Irwin (2:00-3:30).
Workshop: The Oral Tradition: Bringing Stories to Life. Mary Heise (2:00-3:30).

4:00
Reception at the Nebraska State Capitol--Nebraska Literary Heritage Association.

All day activities:

Book Fair in Nebraska Union

Exhibits in Love Library

Co-sponsors and funding:  Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska Humanities Council, Nebraska Literary Heritage Association, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater

Festival coordinator: