Revision Without Tears: A Writing Workshop with Boise City Writer-in-Residence Don Zancanella

We hope you’ll join Boise City Writer-in-Residence Don Zancanella on August 22, 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. at the Library! At Cole & Ustick for Revision Without Tears.
Revision is often where the real writing happens. Guided by Don, participants will learn and practice several revision strategies he uses in his own work to make the process feel not only manageable, but even, dare we say, enjoyable.
Together, the group will experiment with practical tools for re-seeing and reshaping drafts, focusing on clarity, structure, and voice. This workshop invites writers to approach revision as a creative act rather than a chore, and to leave with techniques they can return to again and again.
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.