June 2019
Ways to Make Our Writing Shine: A Workshop on Rewriting/Revising with Colleen Brennan
Acquire a toolbox for rewriting and revising in this 6-week writing workshop.
Find out more »Writing Short Fiction with Christian Winn
As writers, each workshop member will create a new and original work of short fiction, get feedback from their workshop peers and the teaching-writer, Christian Winn, then head back into the revision process to polish and refine their narratives with an eye toward publication.
Find out more »Strange Lands for Grades 7-9 (Morning, June 24-28)
June 24th – 28th Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 12 PM Grades 7 – 9 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Build a (strange) new world in this sci-fi/fantasy fiction camp Register Now! Zombies, dragons, robots, oh my! On the first day of camp, you’ll work with other writers to build the rules for the fictional realm of your dreams. Then, each writer…
Find out more »Strange Lands for Grades 5-6 (Morning, June 24-28)
Build a (strange) new world in this sci-fi/fantasy fiction camp
Find out more »Strange Lands for Grades 3-4 (Morning, June 24-28)
Build a (strange) new world in this sci-fi/fantasy fiction camp
Find out more »Wildlife Words at the World Center for Birds of Prey for Grades 3-6 (Morning, June 24-28)
Get up close and personal with winged friends and let your writing soar.
Find out more »Cabin Writers for Grades 5-6 (Afternoon, June 24-28)
June 24th – 28th Monday – Friday from 1 – 4 PM Grades 5 – 6 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Sharpen your writing tools to create new stories, poems, and more Register Now! Discover how art, music, and nature inform a writer’s imagination. Learn to write short stories and poems that express your vision of the world. With an experienced teaching-writer from The Cabin as…
Find out more »July 2019
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop
DROP-IN WORKSHOP is The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. Drop-in 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. No RSVP required. Lesson is designed for full hour-and-a-half attendance so come early (or a little late) and snag a seat! July's Teaching-Writer is Danny Stewart
Find out more »One Acts for Grades 5-6 (Morning, July 8-12)
Build a play you can take from the page to the stage
Find out more »One Acts for Grades 7-9 (Morning, July 8-12)
Build a play you can take from the page to the stage
Find out more »Urban Ink for Grades 7-9 (Morning, July 8-12)
Downtown adventures in short fiction & poetry
Find out more »Cabin Writers in Hailey for Grades 4-6 (Morning, July 8-12)
July 8th – 12th Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 12 PM Grades 4 – 6 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church 101 2nd Avenue, Hailey, ID 83333 $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else The right tools to help you write work you love. Register Now! Discover how art, music, and nature inform a writer’s imagination. Learn to write short stories and poems that express your vision of the world. With an experienced teaching-writer from The…
Find out more »Cabin Writers for Grades 5-6 (Afternoon, July 8-12)
Discover how art, music, and nature inform a writer’s imagination.
Find out more »Word Play for Grades 3-4 (Afternoon, July 8-12)
Engage in play that wakes up all five senses, sparks creativity and encourages new paths to writing imaginative poems and stories.
Find out more »Urban Ink in Hailey for Grades 7-9 (Afternoon, July 8-12)
July 8th – 12th Monday – Friday from 1 – 4 PM Grades 7 – 9 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church 101 2nd Avenue, Hailey, ID 83333 $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Downtown adventures in short fiction and poetry. Register Now! Explore coffee shops, public art and urban life in Hailey’s downtown. A professional teaching-writer from The Cabin will be your guide as you find inspiration to write original short stories with unique characters and…
Find out more »Poetry Manuscript Workshop with Kerri Webster
This workshop is for those with a body of written work who are interested in publishing a chapbook or book. Participants will submit a manuscript of anywhere from 15 to 48 pages (standard poetry chapbook and book minimums) with an eye towards getting feedback on ordering, titling, and perhaps writing those final poems. Peers will look at each other's work with these things in mind. For our first class, we'll talk about the process of submitting a chapbook or book…
Find out more »Strange Lands for Grades 5-6 (Morning, July 15-19)
July 15th – 19th Monday – Friday from 9 – 12 AM Grades 5 – 6 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Build a (strange) new world in this sci-fi/fantasy fiction camp Register Now! Zombies, dragons, robots, oh my! On the first day of camp, you’ll work with other writers to build the rules for the fictional realm of your dreams. Then, each writer will create an original…
Find out more »Strange Lands for Grades 7-9 (Morning, July 15-19)
July 15th – 19th Monday – Friday from 9 – 12 AM Grades 7 – 9 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Build a (strange) new world in this sci-fi/fantasy fiction camp Register Now! Zombies, dragons, robots, oh my! On the first day of camp, you’ll work with other writers to build the rules for the fictional realm of your dreams. Then, each writer will create an original…
Find out more »One Acts for Grades 5-6 (Afternoon, July 15-19)
July 15th – 19th Monday – Friday from 1 – 4 PM Grades 5 – 6 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Build a play you can take from the page to the stage. Register Now! In collaboration with a local professional playwright, you’ll use the essential tools of playwriting (like plot, action, character and dialogue) to build a one act play from the ground up. Visit…
Find out more »The Workshop: Memoir for Grades 10-12 (Afternoon, July 15-19)
July 15th – 19th Monday – Friday from 1 – 4 PM Grades 10-12 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Everyone has a story—Tell yours! Register Now! Writing your story can be one of the most rewarding writing endeavors one can ever undertake. Join The Cabin in this workshop where you will learn tips and tricks about writing personal experiences and how to translate and format your words…
Find out more »One Acts for Grades 7-9 (Afternoon, July 15-19)
Build a play you can take from the page to the stage
Find out more »Urban Ink for Grades 7-9 (Morning, July 22-26)
Downtown adventures in short fiction & poetry
Find out more »Cabin Writers for Grades 5-6 (Morning, July 22-26)
Discover how art, music, and nature inform a writer’s imagination.
Find out more »Word Play for Grades 3-4 (Morning, July 22-26)
Flex your writing muscles and set your poems and stories in motion.
Find out more »Songwriter at Boise Rock School for Grades 6+ (Morning, July 22-26)
July 22nd – 26th Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 12 PM Grades 6+ at Boise Rock School 1404 W Idaho St, Boise, ID 83702 $162 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $197 everyone else Let your creative voice rock Register Now! Using hooks, rhymes, and words that sing, you'll begin writing your own songs on the very first day of camp at Boise Rock School. Work with a professional musician from Boise Rock School and a…
Find out more »The Workshop: Poetry for Grades 10-12 (Afternoon, July 22 – July 26)
July 22nd – 26th Monday – Friday from 1 – 4 PM Grades 10-12 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Calling all poets! Register Now! Explore poetry in this small group workshop dedicated to experimentation in a wide range of forms, from page to performance. Whether you’re into sonnets or slam, our teaching-poet will help you find your voice. You’ll discuss work by contemporary poets, write lots of…
Find out more »Writing the Image with Daniel Stewart
The pulsing heart of your writing is its imagery. In this six-week, multi-genre workshop, learn how to create a sensory experience in the reader by exploring image through a variety of literary devices and techniques taken from texts by classic and contemporary authors. Whether you write poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction/memoir, let image do the heavy lifting in your creative writing. Sign Up Here! This is a 6-week workshop that will meet on the following Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:30…
Find out more »Strange Lands for Grades 5-6 (Morning, July 29 – August 2)
July 29th – August 2nd Monday – Friday from 9 – 12 AM Grades 5 – 6 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Build a (strange) new world in this sci-fi/fantasy fiction camp Register Now! Zombies, dragons, robots, oh my! On the first day of camp, you’ll work with other writers to build the rules for the fictional realm of your dreams. Then, each writer will create…
Find out more »Strange Lands for Grades 3-4 (Morning, July 29 – August 2)
July 29th – August 2nd Monday – Friday from 9 – 12 AM Grades 3 – 4 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Build a (strange) new world in this sci-fi/fantasy fiction camp Register Now! Zombies, dragons, robots, oh my! On the first day of camp, you’ll work with other writers to build the rules for the fictional realm of your dreams. Then, each writer will create…
Find out more »Strange Lands for Grades 7-9 (Morning, July 29 to August 2)
July 29th – August 2nd Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 12 PM Grades 7 – 9 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Build a (strange) new world in this sci-fi/fantasy fiction camp Register Now! Zombies, dragons, robots, oh my! On the first day of camp, you’ll work with other writers to build the rules for the fictional realm of your dreams. Then, each writer will…
Find out more »The Workshop: Fiction for Grades 10-12 (Afternoon, July 29 – August 2)
July 29th – August 2nd Monday – Friday from 1 – 4 PM Grades 10-12 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else *Someone* needs to write the next great story—why not you? Register Now! Don’t wait until National Novel Writing Month in November to get started on your book! During this week of camp, you’ll use your supportive workshop as a laboratory, a space to work out ideas about character…
Find out more »Picture This for Grades 5-6 (Afternoon, July 29 to August 2)
July 29th – August 2nd Monday – Friday from 1 – 4 PM Grades 5 – 6 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Draw & write the illustrated stories & comics you’ve always wanted to read Register Now! Investigate the powerful potential of connecting words and images as you work to create graphic texts alive with full characters, a riveting plot, and meaningful design. Explore art excursions to…
Find out more »Picture This for Grades 3-4 (Afternoon, July 29-August 2)
Draw & write the illustrated stories & comics you’ve always wanted to read
Find out more »August 2019
Graphic Narrative for Grades 7-9 (Morning, August 5-9)
August 5th – 9th Monday – Friday from 9 – 12 AM Grades 7 – 9 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Draw the comics you’ve always wanted to read Register Now! Investigate the powerful potential of connecting words and images as you work to create a graphic novel alive with full characters, a riveting plot, and meaningful design. Explore art excursions to galleries and installations, and…
Find out more »Writing Wild for Grades 3-4 (Morning, August 5-9)
August 5th – 9th Monday – Friday from 9 – 12 PM Grades 3 – 4 at The Foothills Learning Center 3188 Sunset Peak Rd, Boise, ID 83702 $162 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $197 everyone else Creative writing makes science come alive Register Now! Explore Boise’s foothills with a pencil and notebook in hand. Together with a Cabin teaching-writer and a naturalist from the Foothills Learning Center, you’ll observe our native environment and translate what you learn…
Find out more »Writing Wild for Grades 5-6 (Morning, August 5-9)
August 5th – 9th Monday – Friday from 9 – 12 PM Grades 5 – 6 at The Foothills Learning Center 3188 Sunset Peak Rd, Boise, ID 83702 $162 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $197 everyone else Creative writing makes science come alive Register Now! Explore Boise’s foothills with a pencil and notebook in hand. Together with a Cabin teaching-writer and a naturalist from the Foothills Learning Center, you’ll observe our native environment and translate what you learn…
Find out more »Writing Wild for Grades 3-4 (Morning, August 5-9)
August 5th – 9th Monday – Friday from 9 – 12 PM Grades 3 – 4 at The Foothills Learning Center 3188 Sunset Peak Rd, Boise, ID 83702 $162 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $197 everyone else Creative writing makes science come alive Register Now! Explore Boise’s foothills with a pencil and notebook in hand. Together with a Cabin teaching-writer and a naturalist from the Foothills Learning Center, you’ll observe our native environment and translate what you learn…
Find out more »Picture This for Grades 3-4 (Morning, August 5 to 9)
August 5 – 9th Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 12 PM Grades 3 – 4 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Draw & write the illustrated stories & comics you’ve always wanted to read Register Now! Investigate the powerful potential of connecting words and images as you work to create graphic texts alive with full characters, a riveting plot, and meaningful design. Explore art excursions to…
Find out more »Wildlife Words at Zoo Boise for Grades 3-4 (August 5-9)
August 5th – 9th Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 4 PM Grades 3 – 4 at Zoo Boise 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, ID 83702 $162 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $197 everyone else Goal for poets: rebuild the emotional bridge to the natural world. —Sandra Alcosser Register Now! Form a deeper and more enduring wildlife conservation ethic in this all-day partnership camp from Zoo Boise and The Cabin. Start camp at Zoo Boise each…
Find out more »Wildlife Words at Zoo Boise for Grades 5-6 (August 5-9)
August 5th – 9th Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 4 PM Grades 5 – 6 at Zoo Boise 355 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, ID 83702 $162 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $197 everyone else Goal for poets: rebuild the emotional bridge to the natural world. —Sandra Alcosser Register Now! Form a deeper and more enduring wildlife conservation ethic in this all-day partnership camp from Zoo Boise and The Cabin. Start camp at Zoo Boise each…
Find out more »Picture This for Grades 5-6 (Afternoon, August 5 to 9)
August 5 – 9th Monday – Friday from 1 – 4 PM Grades 5 – 6 at The Cabin 801 S Capitol Blvd, Boise $147 for Cabin members (learn more about Cabin membership here) – $177 everyone else Draw & write the illustrated stories & comics you’ve always wanted to read Register Now! Investigate the powerful potential of connecting words and images as you work to create graphic texts alive with full characters, a riveting plot, and meaningful design. Explore art excursions to galleries…
Find out more »The Workshop: Poetry for Grades 10-12 (Afternoon, August 5-9)
Explore cityscapes, coffee shops, public art, and urban life in Boise’s downtown. A professional teaching-writer from The Cabin will be your guide as you find inspiration to write original short stories with unique characters and settings, and create super-alive poems rooted in observation.
Find out more »Free Drop-In Writing Workshop
DROP-IN WORKSHOP is The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. Drop-in 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. No RSVP required. Lesson is designed for full hour-and-a-half attendance so come early (or a little late) and snag a seat! August's Teaching-Writer TBD
Find out more »September 2019
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop
DROP-IN WORKSHOP is The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. Drop-in 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. No RSVP required. Lesson is designed for full hour-and-a-half attendance so come early (or a little late) and snag a seat! September's Teaching-Writer is Heidi Kraay
Find out more »October 2019
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop
DROP-IN WORKSHOP is The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. Drop-in 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. No RSVP required. Lesson is designed for full hour-and-a-half attendance so come early (or a little late) and snag a seat! October's Teaching-Writer is Danny Stewart
Find out more »Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson
Join us for a conversation between Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of The Beautiful Struggle, We Were Eight Years in Power, Between the World and Me, and the forthcoming The Water Dancer, and Mitchell S. Jackson, author of The Residue Years and Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family.
Find out more »Ritual and The Writer’s Life: a Poetry Workshop with Tyler Brewington
It's often the case that clever, witty, narrative poems feel like they come from the head. Other kinds of poems seem to come from deeper places: the third eye, the naked self, the heart. As summer gives way to fall, why not try to harvest whatever's ready to come out from beneath the ego? In this workshop, we'll talk about the role ritual can play in one's writing life. We'll use divinatory practices like bibliomancy and tarot as a way…
Find out more »Readings & Conversations with Ann Patchett
Join us for a lecture with Ann Patchett, author of The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, State of Wonder, and Commonwealth.
Find out more »November 2019
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop
DROP-IN WORKSHOP is The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. Drop-in 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. No RSVP required. Lesson is designed for full hour-and-a-half attendance so come early (or a little late) and snag a seat! November's Teaching-Writer is Heidi Kraay
Find out more »December 2019
Free Drop-In Writing Workshop
DROP-IN WORKSHOP is The Cabin’s free and open writing workshop, held from 6:30 – 8:00 PM on the first Tuesday of each month. Drop-in 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. No RSVP required. Lesson is designed for full hour-and-a-half attendance so come early (or a little late) and snag a seat! December's Teaching-Writer is Danny Stewart
Find out more »February 2020
Readings & Conversations with Jad Abumrad
Join us for a lecture with Jad Abumrad, the host and creator of Radiolab.
Find out more »March 2020
Readings & Conversations with Francisco Cantú
Join us for a lecture with Francisco Cantú, author of The Line Becomes a River.
Find out more »April 2020
Readings & Conversations with Madeline Miller
Join us for a lecture with Madeline Miller, author of Circe.
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