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Teen Writing Club
2026-11-17 18:00:00 2026-11-17 19:00:00 America/New_York Writing | Budding Authors Join us for our teen writers' club to discuss this month's topic: customizing side characters. Grayson Branch -

Tuesday, November 17
6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Join us for our teen writers' club to discuss this month's topic: customizing side characters.

Learn about different genres and other fundamentals of creative writing and share writing prompts with fellow writers in a supportive and inspiring environment.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 12 - 15 |

EVENT TYPE: | Writing | Literacy |

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