The Cabin announces 2012-13 artistic advisors

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The Cabin, Boise’s literary center, is looking for new ways to grow, expand its reach and programming and better meet the needs of Boise’s reading and writing community.

To that end executive director Dede Ryan and the board have tapped into some of the city’s creative community to form a board of artistic advisors.

The Cabin's Artistic Advisors 2012-13

Debbi Burton, library assistant, Borah High School.

Cort Conley, director of literary services, Idaho Commission on the Arts

Anthony Doerr, Author of “The Shell Collector,” “Four Seasons in Rome: A Memoir” and “The Memory Wall: Stories.”

Sue Reuling Furness, registered poetry therapist

Vicki Gowler, editor and vice president, Idaho Statesman

Alan Heathcock, Author of “Volt,” Idaho Literature Fellow, Instructor at Boise State University.

John Michael Schert, executive director, Trey McIntyre Project

Anna Ura, artist

Megan Williams, poet, curator of Ghosts & Projectors Poetry Reading Series

Learn more about The Cabin here.