Flash Fiction: A Writing Workshop with Boise City Writer-in-Residence Don Zancanella

Schedule

Sat Jul 25 2026 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Erma Hayman House | Boise, ID

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We hope you’ll join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Don Zancanella on July 25, 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. at the Erma Hayman House for Flash Fiction.
Very short stories, often called flash fiction, are especially fun to write because they allow writers to create work that feels whole and satisfying in a limited amount of time. Guided by Don, participants will experiment with brevity, focus, and precision as they draft several short pieces during the session.
Together, the group will discuss what gives flash fiction its impact and how constraint can spark creativity. By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with brief pieces that are ready, or nearly ready, to share with the world.
No registration is required, but space is limited. This free workshop is geared toward writers of all levels and genres. Please bring writing materials, such as a notebook and pen.
ABOUT DON ZANCANELLA
Don Zancanella is the author of three novels: Concord, A Storm in the Stars, and Animals of the Alpine Front. He received the John S. Simmons/Iowa Short Fiction Award for his book Western Electric and has won an O.Henry Prize. Zancanella was born in Laramie, Wyoming, and has lived in Virginia, Colorado, Missouri, and New Mexico, where he taught at the University of New Mexico for nearly three decades. He lives in southeast Boise with his wife and their dogs.
ABOUT THE BOISE CITY WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE
Founded in 2023, the Boise City Writer-in-Residence is a collaborative program between the Boise City Department of Arts & History, Boise Public Library, and The Cabin. Funded by the City of Boise, these six-month residencies offer local writers dedicated time and a stipend to support their creative practice and connect them to the community through free monthly literary public programs and events. The Boise City Writer-in-Residence call for applications opens annually in the summer.
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