Writing Workshops
Ready to tell your story? Whether you’ve just written your first poem or have published a novel (or eight), The Cabin’s Writing Workshops will provide the support, tools, and community you need to develop as a writer.
All workshops take place at The Cabin in Boise, Idaho, and range from single-evening workshops to six-week intensives. And all of our six-week workshops are capped at twelve students, so you’ll receive individualized guidance from your teaching-writer and fellow workshoppers.
- All Events
- Writing Workshops
- Readings, Lectures and More
- Summer Camps for Kids
Gift certificates are available
Know an aspiring or established writer who would enjoy taking one of our workshops? Our gift certificates make it easy to let them choose their favorite option.
Teaching Writers
Read all about the accomplished writers who lead our workshops, camps, and more!
Free Drop-In Writing Workshops
Meet your writing community! Join us at The Cabin on the first and third Tuesday every month from 6:30 – 8:00 PM for a totally free, no-strings-attached Drop-In Writing Workshop. Drop-In is hosted by some of our community’s most creative writers, who will lead you through unique writing prompts and leave you with a poem, story, or something completely different to revise at home. These workshops are open to adult writers of all skill levels, and while laptops are welcome, you only need to bring yourself!
Financial Aid
The Cabin is dedicated to bringing writing instruction to all writers. Financial aid is available for all workshops once minimum enrollment has been reached. These scholarships allow you to pay what you can for the workshop of your choosing and are awarded one to two weeks before the start of the workshop.
“I now call myself a writer of memoir and nonfiction and I’m proud of it. I’ve taken many previous classes in writing, but this one nailed my focus.”
– Workshop Participant
General Policies
WHAT TO BRING
In-Person Workshops:
Unless otherwise noted in the workshop description, all you need to bring is a pen and paper or laptop.
Virtual Workshops:
You will need an internet connection, a device with camera and microphone capability, and a free Zoom account to be able to participate.
WORKSHOP CANCELLATION POLICY
A minimum number of seven students are needed for The Cabin to run each workshop. If this enrollment minimum isn’t reached by five days in advance of the first class, enrolled students will be notified of cancellation by email and phone call. Students enrolled in canceled workshops will receive a full refund within one week of cancellation
If you need to cancel your registration, the following refund schedule applies:
More than 5 days before a workshop, a full refund will be issued either back to your original form of payment, or as a credit for a future class.
5 days or less before a workshop, a refund less a $25 administrative fee will be issued.
In a 6+ week workshop, you can receive a refund less a $25 admin fee up to 48 hours after your first workshop meeting.
We cannot provide a refund for missed workshops.
To process your refund, please email Gen Emerson, our Patron Services Coordinator at gen@thecabinidaho.org or (208) 331-8000.
Want to host a writing workshop?
Have something to share? Make The Cabin your podium for insights and ideas in the world of fiction, poetry, prose, and other way words can fit together.
