Meet our New Fiction Instructor, Diana Fenves

We asked Diana Fenves, who will be teaching Fiction I in Raleigh, about writing rituals, recently read books, and the revision process. Diana is a playwright and graduate of NC State’s MFA program. Read on to find out what Diana had to say on these topics and more!

Arshia SimkinMarch 9, 2020writing workshop north carolina, writing workshop raleigh, writing advice, writing, writing tips raleigh, writers, writing tips, writing workshop, playwriting, chapel hill, durham, creative writing, north carolina writing workshop, NC State, NCSU, mfa north carolina

Meet our Advanced Essay Instructor, Duncan Murrell

We’re so excited to welcome Duncan Murrell to Redbud! Duncan is an editor at Harper's Magazine, The Oxford American magazine, and The Normal School. He has also written for The Highline @ The Huffington Post, The New Republic, Men's Journal, Our State Magazine, and Southwest Magazine. His work has been recognized in Best American Essays and he holds a master’s in journalism and an MFA in fiction. Duncan will be teaching a class called Advanced Essay for us—this is a must-take if you’re interested in nonfiction. Read on to find out more!

Courses, Interview, TeachersEmily CataneoFebruary 16, 2020writing workshop north carolina, writing, writing tips raleigh, writing workshop, raleigh, raleigh writing, writing workshop raleigh, quail ridge books

A Q&A with Fiction Instructor Shervon Cassim

This week, we sat down with one of our fiction instructors, Shervon Cassim. Shervon teaches Fiction I and Fiction II for us, in addition to his role as assistant director to the NC State MFA program and his position as president of the North Carolina Writers Network’s board.

Interview, Courses, TeachersEmily CataneoFebruary 5, 2020fiction, writing workshop north carolina, writing workshop raleigh, writing, writing tips raleigh, chapel hill, north carolina writing workshop, North Carolina state university, mfa north carolina

Meet our New Playwriting/Screenwriting Instructor

We’re offering our first-ever screenwriting/playwriting class starting in January 2020! We sat down with instructor Annie Sarac, who holds a playwriting MFA from UNLV and has had plays staged in Ohio, Nevada, and California, to find out more about her and this exciting new course.

Interview, Emily, Courses, TeachersEmily CataneoDecember 17, 2019writing workshop north carolina, writing, writing tips raleigh, screenwriting, theater, playwriting, writing adviceComment

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 Chris Tonelli of So&So Books

My definition of ekphrasis is p r e t t y loose...but in terms of this particular workshop, let's say that it means a piece of writing that is inspired by and/or responds to a work of art.

Interview, CoursesEmily CataneoNovember 7, 2019writing workshop north carolina, writing workshop raleigh, writing, poetry, fiction, ekphrasis

A Q&A with Poetry Instructor Jane Craven

Today we asked Jane Craven, who will be teaching our NEW poetry class some questions about craft, reading recommendations, and more! Read on to find out what she had to say!

Emily CataneoSeptember 22, 2019poetry, poetry worksop, poems, writing, writing tips, writing tips raleigh, writing workshop raleigh, poetry workshop raleighComment

Guest Post: On Exit Strategies by Jane Craven

Poet Jane Craven on poetic endings.

Emily CataneoSeptember 4, 2019poetry, endings, poem, poems, poetic endings, writing, writing advice, poetry workshop, north carolina writing workshop, craft, writing tips

A Q&A with Author Therese Anne Fowler

We did a Q&A with Therese Anne Fowler to find out her thoughts on “aboutness,” craft, and favorite summer reads. Read on to found out more!

Arshia SimkinJuly 24, 2019Therese Anne Fowler, writing, writing advice, writing tips, craft, writing workshop, writing workshop north carolina, writing workshop raleighComment

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.