1993 Nebraska Book Festival
September 17-18, 3rd Annual
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Schedule
Friday, September 17
6:30-9:30 pm
School day
- “Across the Sandhills”. Poems by Roy Scheele with Music by
Randall Snyder.
Saturday, September 18
Concurrent sessions were held in rooms at the Peter Kiewit Conference
Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
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.
- 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).
4:15-5:15 and 6:15-7:15
- Fine Arts Recital Hall: “A Vision for All” (Dramatic/Musical
Performance) [Based upon Neihardt’s “Death of Crazy Horse”.]
4:00-8:00
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
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