Meet a Redbuddy! Interview with Naomi East

This winter, we’re doing a series where we introduce you to our Redbud students! In this, our inaugural post in this series, meet Naomi East, who recently completed Ben Murphy’s Writing the Novel class.

Interview, Meet a Redbuddy, Redbud, North CarolinaEmily CataneoJanuary 11, 2022interview, raleigh, Raleigh writing workshop, raleigh north carolina, north carolina, durham, chapel hill, reading, redbuddy, redbud writing projectComment

Coppice Prize winners, shortlist, and longlist

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce the results of the first-ever annual Coppice Prize! We received 250 submissions, so it was quite the challenge to pick first twenty, then ten, and then finally three winners.

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Meet Isabel Walsh, our new Fiction I instructor

If you’re new to Redbud, or new to our fiction offerings, look no further than Isabel Walsh’s Fiction I class, which starts next week! Isabel, an NC State MFA graduate and all-around wonderful writer and teacher, will be leading this Fiction I course on Zoom, on Monday nights. Read on to learn all about her!

Courses, Teachers, Interview, RedbudEmily CataneoAugust 12, 2020instructors, writing workshop north carolina, WRITING WORKSHOP RALEIGH, writing workshop chapel hill, writing advice, classes, online classes, north carolina

Introducing the Redbud Anthology

We have an alternate plan to celebrate our March/April students: a Redbud chapbook. A chapbook, for those of you who may not know, is a hand-made book, usually 40 pages or less. We’ll be gathering poems, flash pieces, and brief excerpts of longer works from our students over the next few weeks; then we’ll assemble the books and ship them out.

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Coronavirus 2020: How Can You Help Our Community?

I know this is a tough time economically and emotionally for most, if not all of you, but we wanted to provide you with a round-up of organizations and funds in the area that have launched to help the artists and literati who are suffering from lost wages and opportunities during this period. If you can, please consider taking the money you’d spend on drinks and dining and fun and kicking a few dollars towards these fundraising efforts.

Emily, Books, RedbudEmily CataneoMarch 17, 2020coronavirus, pandemic, arts relief, donations, raleigh, durham, chapel hill, bookstores, books

Coronavirus update: we're going remote

Today, after much consideration, Arshia and I made the very difficult decision to move all of our Redbud classes online for at least the first few weeks of our March/April round.

Courses, Teachers, RedbudEmily CataneoMarch 13, 2020writing workshop, online writing classes, writing workshop north carolina, online writing workshop north carolina, durham writing workshop, chapel hill writing workshop Comment

Coronavirus Updates

Hi everyone! As you all know, coronavirus is rapidly becoming a concern throughout the United States, and many universities and other institutions are canceling or postponing events. We wanted to let our Redbuddies (as we call our Redbud community) that we’re aware of this situation and let you know what we’re thinking about in terms of contingency plans.

Courses, RedbudEmily CataneoMarch 11, 2020workshops, writing workshop raleigh, writing workshop north carolina, writing workshop chapel hill, writing workshop durham, online writing classes

Meet Andrea Rice, Our New Memoir and Meditation Instructor

Memoir and Meditation?! That’s right! In our upcoming March/April round, we’ll be rolling out a new course that combines the traditional craft and workshopping of our Memoir I classes with meditation practice. Coming on board to teach this new offering is Andrea Rice, a former New York Times reporter and a current freelance writer and yoga instructor. We talked to Andrea about why meditation and memoir are a natural fit, what to expect from this class, her background in writing, her leash-trained cat, and more. Read on to learn all about her, and then sign up for the class, which starts at VAE Raleigh on Tuesday, March 17.

Interview, Teachers, RedbudEmily CataneoFebruary 23, 2020writing workshop north carolina, yoga, meditation, raleigh, Raleigh writing workshop, raleigh writing, writing tips raleigh, vae raleigh

Meet our new Fiction I instructor, Ben Murphy

Ben Murphy teaches fiction and freshman composition at North Carolina State University, and is a graduate of the NC State MFA program. He’s going to be teaching our Fiction I class at Quail Ridge Books on Monday nights starting in January. We sat down to talk with Ben about his favorite authors, his teaching philosophy, and more.

Courses, Interview, Redbud, TeachersEmily CataneoNovember 25, 2019north carolina writing workshop, Raleigh writing workshop, durham writing workshop, writing, writing workshop north carolina, North Carolina state university, mfa north carolina

Meet Shervon Cassim, our newest teacher

You might already know Shervon Cassim; he’s a fixture in the North Carolina writing community. He’s the president of the North Carolina Writers’ Network Board of Trustees and a senior lecturer at North Carolina State University, where he teaches fiction and creative writing to undergrads.

Courses, RedbudEmily CataneoSeptember 19, 2019teachers, writing workshop north carolina, writing workshop raleigh, writing advice, North Carolina state university

Reading on the Road

This month, Redbud took to the high seas. By which I mean, Arshia and I were both fortunate enough to be able to travel internationally for a few weeks. Arshia visited Portugal, while I boarded a fifteen-hour flight for an adventure in India.

Emily, Books, Writing Advice, RedbudEmily CataneoAugust 13, 2019writing advice, writing workshop north carolina, writing workshop raleigh, writing tips, north carolina writing workshop, Raleigh writing workshop, chapel hill writing workshop

What Happens in a Workshop, Anyway?

So what happens at a Redbud workshop? Our six-week offerings are going to look a little different, since this was a three-day intensive. But all of our classes will combine the same melange of craft activities and feedback activities.

Writing Advice, Redbud, CoursesEmily CataneoJuly 15, 2019writing, writing advice, writing tips, Raleigh writing workshop, chapel hill writing workshop, durham writing workshop, north carolina writing workshop, classes, redbud writing projectComment

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