Together, we share a love of language and the written word. Since 1996, the Log Cabin's doors have opened to many nationally and internationally known voices, including Gary Snyder, Pam Houston, David Guterson, Pete Fromm and Russian author, poet and statesman Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Four more critically acclaimed writers will be presented through winter and spring 2001. Our state is rich with literary talent. Idaho authors such as Margaret Aho, Kent Anderson, Kim Barnes, Alvin Greenberg, Janet Holmes, Alan Minskoff, Robert Olmstead, Diane Raptosh, John Rember, Gino Sky, Bill Studebaker and Robert Wrigley regularly grace the Log Cabin podium.
Members have opportunities to share their works, too.
Each quarter the Log Cabin offers a wide selection of workshops taught by poets, novelists, screenwriters, journalists, storytellers, editors or bookmakers. Class size is 12 or fewer. Topics include journaling, poetry writing on several levels, writing memoirs, exploring character, mythol ogy in our lives, and many others. In September, New Mexico poet Joan Logghe leads a weekend residen tial writing workshop in Idaho City sponsored by the Log Cabin, limited to 15 writers. All genres are explored, and selected work is published in a chapbook.