Back to All Events

Writing the Future: a high school workshop w/Natanya Biskar


  • The Cabin 801 South Capitol Boulevard Boise, ID, 83702 United States (map)
lennon-cheng-yAeUPmbyS-0-unsplash.jpg

This Workshop is for Grades 9-12

What will the future bring?

Flying cars, re-animated ghosts, or hyper- intelligent squirrels determined to take over the world? Robot nannies, Venus colonies, or a talking parrot who has become a philosopher on the subject of climate change? The good news: in fiction, the future can be all of the above! Through writing exercises, readings, and interactive games, we will explore speculative fiction and all of its weird and glorious possibilities. You will learn and practice the elements of craft—character, plot, detail, scene, and more—in order to create an original story of speculative fiction, a story about the future that shines a light on the strangeness of the present.

Tuition: $177or $147 for Cabin Members

Scholarships are available

Dates: July 26th - 30th from 1 – 4 PM

Register Now

Other events that might interest you:

Featured
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (online)
Oct 20
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (online)

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.

Read more →
The Cabin’s Literary Trivia
Oct 29
The Cabin’s Literary Trivia

Come join The Cabin’s semi-annual Literary Trivia night at White Dog Brewing! Whether you’re a reader of fiction or nonfiction, sci-fi, fantasy, romantasy, or classic literature, come test your wits against fellow trivia and lit lovers for the chance to win books, swag, and free passes to future Cabin events! Don’t forget your costumes, there may be some prizes for best costume!


Read more →
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (in person)
Nov 3
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (in person)

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, Heidi Kraay, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Read more →
The Cabin Presents: Tony Shalhoub and Josie Adams
Nov 6
The Cabin Presents: Tony Shalhoub and Josie Adams

Join The Cabin at the Egyptian Theatre as we welcome Tony Shalhoub, an Emmy-, Tony-, and Golden Globe–winning actor whose career spans film, television, and theater. Shalhoub’s literary debut, co-written with his daughter Josie Adams, We Thought They'd Never Leave: Musings on Food and Family is a love letter to both.


Read more →
Dirty Little Secrets of Narrative Nonfiction with Jim Ruland
Nov 12
Dirty Little Secrets of Narrative Nonfiction with Jim Ruland

In this workshop we’ll discuss the myths about publishing and break down some of the barriers. We’ll cover the difference between a creative collaborator and a ghostwriter, the dos and don’ts of writing book proposals that sell, and getting the most out of your interview subjects.

Read more →
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (online)
Nov 17
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (online)

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.

Read more →
Readings & Conversations: Ayad Akhtar
Nov 17
Readings & Conversations: Ayad Akhtar

The decorated author of novels Homeland Elegies and American Dervish, and Broadway plays Junk and Disgraced, the latter winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, joins The Cabin to talk about his forthcoming novel, The Radiance.

Includes a hardcover copy of Akhtar’s forthcoming novel, The Radiance!

Read more →
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (in person)
Dec 1
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (in person)

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, Heidi Kraay, and other guest writers who create unique prompts designed to inspire a supportive community of local writers.

Read more →
Readings & Conversations: Emily St. John Mandel
Dec 10
Readings & Conversations: Emily St. John Mandel

The award-winning author of bestselling novels like Station Eleven, The Glass Hotel, and Sea of Tranquility, brings her imagination to the Readings & Conversations stage to speak about her new novel, Exit Party. 

Includes a hardcover copy of Mandel’s forthcoming novel, Exit Party!

Read more →
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (online)
Dec 15
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop (online)

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.

Read more →
The Cabin Presents x Boise Philharmonic: Lara Downes & Adam Gopnik
Jan 13
The Cabin Presents x Boise Philharmonic: Lara Downes & Adam Gopnik

Join The Cabin and the Boise Philharmonic for a part-concert, part-conversation with NPR host and classically-trained pianist Lara Downes as she speaks with The New Yorker author Adam Gopnik about the musical kaleidoscope of America. 


Read more →
The Cabin Presents: T.J. Klune
Mar 4
The Cabin Presents: T.J. Klune

TJ Klune is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important—now more than ever—to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.


Read more →
Readings & Conversations: Min Jin Lee
Apr 20
Readings & Conversations: Min Jin Lee

Celebrated author of the bestselling novel Pachinko visits Boise to talk about the intersection of immigration, class, religion, and the identity of a diasporic people, while introducing her new book, American Hagwon. 

Includes a hardcover copy of Lee’s forthcoming novel, American Hagwon!


Read more →
Readings & Conversations: Michael Lewis
May 25
Readings & Conversations: Michael Lewis

Influential and bestselling author of The Big Short, Moneyball, and Going Infinite joins The Cabin for the first time to talk about his career covering Wall Street, politics, technology, and his new book, Blockers. 

Includes a hardcover copy of Lewis’s forthcoming book, Blockers!

Read more →
Previous
July 20

Free Drop-In Writing Workshop
Next
August 3

Free Drop-In Writing Workshop