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!
The Oscars of All Time
4 Wednesday sessions: March 5, 12, 19, 26 (2008)
6-7:30pm
Taught by 826NYC
For ages 8-12
The Academy Awards are great and all - if you're into movies about oil and lawyers. But why aren't classics like Harry Potter and Transformers ever up for Best Picture? Finally, here's your chance to show the world what you know about *your* favorite movies of all time. By the end of this workshop you'll help create a guide to the greatest (and some of the worst) movies ever made.
Writing the Micro-Movie
4 Tuesday sessions: February 26, March 4, 11, 18 (2008)
6-8pm
Taught by Sarah Pollock
For ages 10-14
Even Martin Scorsese was a kid once! Writer's strike got you bummed? Ever watch a movie and think "I could have written that!"? Learn the craft of screenwriting as you make your own mini-cinematic masterpiece. In this class we will go over thematic structure and story arc. Students will be expected to complete a script 5 to 10 pages in length as well as a storyboard in the course of 4 weeks.
To Whom It May Concern
2 Wednesday sessions: February 6, 13 (2008)
6-7:30pm
Taught by 826NYC
For ages 7-12
OMG. We've had enough with emoticons and IMspeak. It's time to revive the good old-fashioned handwritten letter - pen, paper, spelled-out words, and all. In this two-session workshop, we'll design our own stationery, write letters, and then mail them using actual stamps and envelopes. Are you with us?
Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
4 Sunday sessions: January 20, 27, February 3, 10 (2008)
12-2pm
Taught by Jeff Kim and Bradley Kemp
For ages 6-9
Feeling downhearted? Had trouble all your days? Been a rolling stone since the day you were born? Sometimes there's nothing you can do but sing the blues. In this four-session workshop you’ll hear what Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson have made of hard times, set your own misfortunes to music, and create an album of songs to keep you company the next time you're feeling blue.
Attendance is required at all four sessions.
Molding the Story: How to Breathe Life into Clay
6 Tuesday sessions: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12 (2008)
6-8pm
Taught by Josh Martin
For ages 10-14
Join a team of like-minded creators to write, direct, and shape your own short-form claymation from start to finish. You are limited only by your imagination--and your ability to make things out of clay. By the end of this workshop, you will have helped create a movie that you can take home to wow and impress friends and family alike. Now is your chance to be a part of claymation history.
Please note: Students must attend ALL six sessions of this workshop!
Brooklyn Gothic
3 Monday sessions: December 3, 10, 17 (2007)
6-8pm
Taught by 826NYC
For ages 9-12
Can you imagine Harry Potter without Hogwarts, Batman without a bat cave, or The Secret Garden without a garden? It's impossible! In this workshop we'll explore the importance of setting by designing our own Gothic castles complete with swooping arches, protective moats, and secret passageways. Then we'll write stories about the royal families, knights, or imaginary creatures that live inside their walls. We'll finish by bringing our castles off the page with a sweet building project...
