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!

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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.

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 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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Guest Post: On Exit Strategies by Jane Craven

Poet Jane Craven on poetic endings.

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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.

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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.