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!
Narrative Fiction for Radio
3 Saturday sessions: July 29, August 5, 12 (2006)
2-4pm
826NYC
For ages 13-16
In this workshop, we'll focus on writing narrative fiction specifically for radio. We'll discuss how writing for the ear differs from writing for print, and listen to examples of fictional monologue. Students will then write a narrative, pick a music bed that evokes the right mood, practice reading, then record their monologues and gather appropriate sounds.
Sunday... SUNDAY... SUNDAY!!
Sunday, July 23 (2006)
2-4pm
826NYC
For ages 6-9
Sundays are fun days at 826NYC. Join us for weekend workshops, each unique, where you'll use your creativity, your problem-solving skills, your ability to whistle or pick things up with your toes. Meet fellow adventurers for a couple of hours each Sunday. Where will you go? You'll have to sign up to find out!
Weekend Warriors
Sunday, July 16 (2006)
2-4pm
826NYC
For ages 6-9
Sundays are fun days at 826NYC. Join us for weekend workshops, each unique, where you'll use your creativity, your problem-solving skills, your ability to whistle or pick things up with your toes. Meet fellow adventurers for a couple of hours each Sunday. Where will you go? You'll have to sign up to find out!
Summer Filmmakers
Tuesdays and Thursdays: July 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, August 1, 3
2-5pm
826NYC
Limited to 12 students, ages 10-14
Forget Hollywood. The summer of 2006 belongs to Brooklyn. Four weeks is all it takes to write, shoot, and edit an original short film. Fun? Oh yeah. Cost? Free. Catch? None. This summer, bring cinema to 826NYC.
Please note: Students are expected to attend all 8 sessions of this workshop. Filming may take place on additional dates and/or in separate locations.
Sunday Groovy Sunday
Sunday, July 9 (2006)
2-4pm
826NYC
For ages 6-9
Sundays are fun days at 826NYC. Join us for weekend workshops, each unique, where you'll use your creativity, your problem-solving skills, your ability to whistle or pick things up with your toes. Meet fellow adventurers for a couple of hours each Sunday. Where will you go? You'll have to sign up to find out!
Radio Drama Rama
3 Wednesday sessions: June 28, July 5, 12 (2006)
3-5pm
826NYC
For ages 9-11
Imagine a time before television, when families huddled around the radio every week for the latest installment of their favorite serial dramas. What were they thinking? Why didn't they just wait a couple decades for TV? In this workshop we'll find out, as we write scenes, gather sounds, and produce an original radio play that will capture the imagination in a way no other medium can.
