We offer free evening and weekend workshops designed to foster creativity, strengthen writing skills, and provide students with a forum for executing projects they might not otherwise have the support to undertake. Workshops range from the playful to the practical, and all are taught by volunteer writers, artists, educators, and publishing professionals.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to increased demand, enrollment for workshops are now determined by lottery. Once you have signed up for a workshop, please look for an email from workshops@826nyc.org, verifying that we have received your request. If you have not heard from us after 48 hours, feel free to call.
Our workshops are limited enrollment and often generate wait lists. With this in mind, please only sign up if you can make every session of a workshop. Thank you!
Festive Folklore: Build a Book from Scratch
3 Wednesday sessions: December 5, 12, 19 (2012)
6-7:30pm
Taught by 826NYC and Esther K. Smith
For ages 10 and up
Why do leaves change color? Why is every snowflake different? What makes the days shorter in the winter than in the summer? This workshop is your chance to rewrite history and science -- through your very own folktale.
In this workshop, you get to decide how the world came to be the way it is and turn your story into your very own book. Join us for a 4-session workshop, during which you will come up with your own stories and build a book from scratch.
Please note that enrolled students are expected to attend every session of this workshop.
Scare Yourselves Silly: Writing the Perfect Ghost Story
1 Tuesday session: October 30 (2012)
6-8pm
Taught by Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown's ghosts
For ages 10-14
Costume, check! Candy, check! Toilet paper...um, why would you want that? Now all you need for Halloween is one perfectly chilling ghost story. So pull up that cobwebby chair, light a candle, and we'll summon enough spooks and phantoms to tingle the strongest of spines. By the end of the evening, our hair will have turned white from fear...and we'll have some terror-filled tales to boot. Just in time for All Hallows' Eve!
Science! Learn How Things Work
3 Friday sessions + 1 Wednesday session: July 13, 20, 27, August 1 (2012)
3-4:30pm
Taught by 826NYC
For ages 8 and up
Want to get in touch with your inner mad scientist? Want to learn about space, dinosaurs, atoms, gravity, and DNA? Want to mix chemicals, look through microscopes, build machines, and wear goggles? Well, before you rush out to get your PhD, sign up for 826NYC’s science workshop. On Wednesdays and Fridays this summer we’ll be doing experiments, learning how stuff works, and writing our very own science book — and we could use your help!
Science + Words: Together Forever
4 Wednesday sessions: July 11, 18, 25, August 1 (2012)
3-4:30pm
Taught by 826NYC
For ages 8 and up
Do you love learning about science? How about crafting your own awesome story? Why can't these two opposites coexist together in a workshop? Come join us to write about science! We will be talking about outer space, molten lava and more! You can be a mad scientist and a literary author all in one workshop! Help us prove that science and writing can get along, and make a cool story in the process!
Summer Filmmakers in Williamsburg (2012)
8 Tuesday and Thursday sessions: July 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, August 2 (2012)
1-4pm
Taught by 826NYC
For ages 9 and up
Why jet to LA when you could stay in Williamsburg this summer? Besides, you don't want industry politics distracting you from your work -- writing, shooting, and starring in your very own movie! It's all happening right here for free at 826NYC, so get your brain and those cameras rolling!
** Please note that this workshop will meet at The Brick Theater in Williamsburg **
Students are expected to attend all 8 sessions of this workshop. Filming may take place on additional dates and/or in separate locations. The final product will be screened at BAM, the afternoon of Sunday, August 26th.
Enrollment for summer workshops will be determined by LOTTERY. The lottery will be conducted on May 1st, and parents will be notified by email the week of May 2nd. Please visit our summer workshops page for more information.
Summer Filmmakers 2012
8 Tuesday and Thursday sessions: July 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, August 2 (2012)
1-4pm
Taught by 826NYC
For ages 9 and up
Why jet to LA when you could stay in Brooklyn this summer? Besides, you don't want industry politics distracting you from your work – writing, shooting, and starring in your very own movie! It's all happening right here for free at 826NYC, so get your brain and those cameras rolling!
Students are expected to attend all 8 sessions of this workshop. Filming may take place on additional dates and/or in separate locations. The final product will be screened at BAM, the afternoon of Sunday, August 26th.
Enrollment for summer workshops will be determined by LOTTERY. The lottery will be conducted on May 1st, and parents will be notified by email the week of May 2nd. Please visit our summer workshops page for more information.
