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Meet Rachel Simon, our Writing for the Internet instructor

Meet Rachel Simon, deputy editor of Hello Giggles and writer whose work has appeared in NBC News, the New York Times, Glamour, and many others. Rachel will be teaching our first ever Writing for the Internet class, in which students will workshop pitches and stories and will talk about publication, submission, and polishing their work.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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