Log Cabin Literary Center Inc

TO INSPIRE AND CELEBRATE A LOVE OF READING, WRITING AND DISCOURSE THROUGHOUT IDAHO AND THE REGION.

READINGS & CONVERSATIONS IS THE CABIN'S ANNUAL SERIES PRESENTING INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED LITERARY FIGURES SHARING THEIR WORK AND PERSPECTIVES ON IMPORTANT ISSUES OF OUR TIME. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A VIEW OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE WRITERS' EYES, SHAPED BY THEIR IMAGINATIONS, FIRED BY THEIR PASSIONS AND ILLUMINATED BY QUESTIONS FROM OUR AUDIENCE. READINGS & CONVERSATIONS DIRECLTY ADDRESSES THE CABIN'S MISSION TO FORGE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE VOICES OF ALL READERS, WRITERS, AND LEARNERS, AND OFFERS OUR COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AUTHORS IN AN INTIMATE SETTING.

THE CABIN'S SUMMER WRITING CAMPS PROVIDE THE TOOLS YOUNG WRITERS NEED TO DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE OF WRITING. OUR PROFESSIONAL WRITERS JOIN CAMPERS USING THE NATURAL WORLD, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SITES, LOCAL ENVIRONS AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO EMBARK ON JOURNEYS OF INSPIRATION AND IMAGINATION. CAMPERS WORK IN SMALL GROUPS WITH OTHERS THE SAME AGE. THOSE IN ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH GRADES HAVE A CHOICE OF CAMP SESSIONS OR THEMES, DEPENDING ON THEIR AREA OF INTEREST. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A SEPARATE PROGRAM, USING BOISE'S CULTURAL DISTRICT TO ENGAGE THEIR SENSES AND THEIR MINDS WHILE THEY HONE THEIR CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS. EACH WEEKLONG CAMP CULMINATES IN A PUBLIC READING, GIVING CAMPERS A CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF SUMMER CAMPS RESULT IN THE PUBLICATION OF AN ANTHOLOGY OF INDIVIDUAL WRITINGS IN A PROFESSIONALLY EDITED AND BOUND BOOK. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL CAMPS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL CAMPS.

WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS EMPLOYS PROFESSIONAL LOCAL WRITERS- POETS, FICTION WRITERS, PLAYWRIGHTS, AND NON-FICTION WRITERS- TO TEACH SEMESTER OR SCHOOL-YEAR-LONG WRITING RESIDENCIES IN SCHOOLS, JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS, AND COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS. THROUGH ACTIVE, IMAGINATIVE WRTING EXPERIENCES UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF THE CABIN'S TEACHING -WRITERS, OUR GOAL IS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN THE PLEASURE AND POWER OF READING AND WRITING. WITS BOLSTERS EFFORTS TO MEET THE K-12 COMMMON CORE STANDARDS IN READING, WRITING, LANGUAGE, SPEAKING AND LISTENING BY ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE FULL ARC OF THE WRITING PROCESS-READING LITERARY MODELS, DISCUSSING TEXT COMPLEXITY, LEARNING CRAFT AND STRUCTURE, DRAFTING WRITING, REVISING WRITING, AND DISTRIBUTING WRITING. EACH WITS RESIDENCY ENDS WITH A PUBLIC EVENT THAT FEATURES STUDENTS READING EXAMPLES OF THEIR WORK AND THE PUBLICATION OF CAMBIA, AN ANTHOLOGY OF THEIR WRITINGS. CAMBIA CELEBRATES THE HARD WORK AND CREATIVITY OF EACH STUDENT AND HAS BECOME A CORE COMPONENT OF PROGRAM SUCCESS. ADDITIONALLY, SELECTED STORIES AND POEMS ARE PUBLISHED IN INDIVIDUAL ANTHOLOGIES FOR EACH SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION.