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

Meet a Redbuddy! Q&A with Casey Shapack

This month, we’re doing a series where we introduce you to our Redbud students! In this, our inaugural post in this series, meet Casey Shapack, who’s taken Writing the Novel, a few Advanced Workshops, and, most recently, Writing Feminist Works.

Courses, Interview, Writing Advice, Meet a RedbuddyEmily CataneoDecember 8, 2021interview, raleigh, Raleigh writing workshop, raleigh north carolina, students, meet a student, writing community

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

A Q&A with Productivity Class Leader Sarah Ruiz

Today, we are thankful for this Q&A with Sarah Ruiz, who will be teaching a class on productivity for us on December 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Quail Ridge Books. (Read more about the class and sign up here. Hurry! Early bird registration rates end November 30.) Sarah is an educator, writer, and mother, and one of the most productive people we know! We asked Sarah about her writing obsessions, her tips on how to write consistently, and more.

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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

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.