meet Abby
Abby Duran is the founder and creative director of VeraNation, where business and storytelling collide. She threads the tapestry of professional biographies and creative content by assisting companies and creatives with their narrative growth.
She studied Arts Management at the College of Charleston and has a background in music journalism, including Charleston's photojournalist music publication, 9 to 5 Magazine (2017-2020) and contributes to Frequency Minded Magazine. Abby is a member of 1 Million Cups, Sisters in Song, an OhmRadio96.3 FM DJ, and is the Charleston Music Director of Creative Mornings.
Abby is a spoken word artist, published poet, and artist liaison. Her activism within the Free Verse community, performing throughout the east coast, and hosting artistic events, earned her a spot in The Post & Courier’s Most Influential Women in the Arts and Charleston City Paper Best Local Poet nominee, both in 2024. Her work has been featured in Once Upon No Time: Empoweress Poetry Press Anthology Vol. 1 and Singers & Stanzas by HALO.

Between Words
Between Words is an autobiography in poetic form. From uncovering ancestral roots to claiming her identity, Duran paints photographs derived from words. In between her internal quest she recounts her romantic efforts, adoration for global travel, and empowerment. This is her first book.
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