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DURHAM, NC · SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026 · LIBRARY

Celebrating You: A Creative Writing Workshop on Self-Love for Teens

Find yourself focusing on your (or others') flaws and failures?

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Books, a notebook, and a desk lamp, woodcut illustration

Fig. 01 — Conference Room #3214, Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

About the event

Find yourself focusing on your (or others') flaws and failures? Let's flip the script! Join local writer Erim Akpan for a series of guided creative writing activities that prompt you to celebrate yourself, reflect on your strengths and accomplishments, and practice self-love.

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