The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Join The Cabin and the Boise State MFA program for an intimate evening with authors Kristen Arnett and Stephanie Reents, in conversation.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

The beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, Horse, and People of the Book kicks off the 2025-2026 season with her latest book, Memorial Days. 

This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series.

Join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Alan Heathcock at this free community writing workshop. The Five Tenets of Literary Potency is an interactive workshop series that distills everything Alan Heathcock has learned over 30 years of writing, editing, publishing, and teaching. Each session focuses on one of five core principles Alan believes are essential to powerful storytelling. No registration is required, but space is limited.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Join us for a celebration of Writers in the Attic, our annual contest and publication designed for Idaho writers, both emerging and established, to publish work related to a one-word theme. With submissions blind-judged by a local writer of acclaim, selected poems and fiction are published in a yearly anthology.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Alan Heathcock at this free community writing workshop. The Five Tenets of Literary Potency is an interactive workshop series that distills everything Alan Heathcock has learned over 30 years of writing, editing, publishing, and teaching. Each session focuses on one of five core principles Alan believes are essential to powerful storytelling. No registration is required, but space is limited.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Heidi Kraay, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Alan Heathcock at this free community writing workshop. The Five Tenets of Literary Potency is an interactive workshop series that distills everything Alan Heathcock has learned over 30 years of writing, editing, publishing, and teaching. Each session focuses on one of five core principles Alan believes are essential to powerful storytelling. No registration is required, but space is limited.

Join us for an evening with Ruth Ware, the bestselling master of modern psychological suspense, whose twisty thrillers keep readers—and now audiences—on the edge of their seats.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Heidi Kraay, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

The Cabin will host award-winning, bestselling author Jess Walter—known for Beautiful Ruins, The Cold Millions, and The Zero—at our semi-annual Open Books, Open Minds fundraiser to fight book censorship in Idaho.

Join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Alan Heathcock at this free community writing workshop. The Five Tenets of Literary Potency is an interactive workshop series that distills everything Alan Heathcock has learned over 30 years of writing, editing, publishing, and teaching. Each session focuses on one of five core principles Alan believes are essential to powerful storytelling. No registration is required, but space is limited.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Heidi Kraay, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Alan Heathcock at this free community writing workshop. The Five Tenets of Literary Potency is an interactive workshop series that distills everything Alan Heathcock has learned over 30 years of writing, editing, publishing, and teaching. Each session focuses on one of five core principles Alan believes are essential to powerful storytelling. No registration is required, but space is limited.

Téa Obreht, the youngest-ever recipient of the Orange Prize for Fiction closes out the R&C season with a discussion of her storied life and powerful work.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Pack up your lawn chairs and blankets, and join us for a student reading of poetry and prose to celebrate the publication of CAMBIA, The Cabin's annual anthology of selected works from our Writers In the Schools program (WITS).

Pulitzer Prize finalist and short story extraordinaire Karen Russell returns to Boise with her highly-anticipated new novel, The Antidote. Book included with ticket!

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Heidi Kraay, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Join us for a fun evening of literary trivia to celebrate Idaho Gives. All proceeds will benefit The Cabin’s programs.

Legendary travel writer Rick Steves treks to Boise to share his latest memoir about traveling from Istanbul to Kathmandu in 1978 as a 23-year-old. Book included with ticket!

Join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Alan Heathcock at this free community writing workshop. The Five Tenets of Literary Potency is an interactive workshop series that distills everything Alan Heathcock has learned over 30 years of writing, editing, publishing, and teaching. Each session focuses on one of five core principles Alan believes are essential to powerful storytelling. No registration is required, but space is limited.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Prolific novelist and storyteller Luis Alberto Urrea returns to the R&C stage to discuss his latest work, Good Night, Irene.

The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The 1st Tuesday of the month will take place in person at the Cabin and the 3rd Tuesday of the month will take place online via Zoom. It is hosted by writers Danny Stewart, Natalie Disney, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.