Description: A well-crafted voice brings personality to the page — and whether it’s a fictional first-person character with their own distinct diction or a nonfiction voice that infuses essays or memoir with an author’s individual style and perspective, a strong voice can be what makes a piece of writing stand apart from all the rest. Writers of any form and subject are invited to this four-week deep dive where they will learn to better wield nuances of tone, rhythm, authority, slang, and more as tools to forge connections with their readers. Through readings, generative exercises, and class feedback, students will build a repertoire of voices they can use to make their work more memorable, vibrant, and authentic. 

Instructor: Allison Darcy

Dates: Begins Monday, July 7, 2025 and runs every Monday for four weeks

Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Level: Beginner and above

8 seats max

Location: Golden Fig Books, 2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham

Cost:

$430: true price

$260: base price

$285, $310, $360: donate an extra $25, $50, or $100 to our scholarship fund

A note on pricing:  the “true price” reflects the true cost of the class, which includes paying a fair wage to our staff and instructors, rental fees for the Redbud headquarters and for the community spaces where we host our classes, website and administrative/commerce fees, outreach and advertising to spread the word about our offerings, and the coordination and administration for our community classes, which serve people who could not otherwise access creative writing. We’re not a university or a large corporation and that means we don’t have an operating budget we can rely on; we’re proud to be a small, local, women- and minority-run business that is passionate about bringing the transformative power of the arts to our community. Your tuition helps Redbud with the critical work of keeping the arts accessible to the public. 

We also offer students a chance to donate to our scholarship fund. At check-out, you will be given the option of choosing a donor price. If you choose one of these prices, the extra $25, $50, or $100 will go towards scholarships for students who would not be able to afford our classes otherwise.  Thank you in advance for considering making a contribution to inclusivity and access!

Read the fine print, including our cancellation policy, here.