OUR MISSION

Our mission is to encourage the exploration of endless possibility through the power of writing. To empower students with the skills to write their own paths forward, undefined by circumstance. To support new and exciting approaches to writing and inspire student engagement. And to foster generations of creative writers and thinkers, who together will define a better future.

EN ESPAÑOL

FEATURED STORY

Riding. Yelling. Munching. Splashing. Running. Biking. Singing. Welcome . . . to Coney Island.

June 15, 2021

How to Feel Happy for Other People

March 29,2020

A Note to My Future Self

February 4, 2021

Different

August 7, 2020

The Case for Chicken Nuggets

July 1, 2020

Edwin On The Moon

April 7, 2020

Reviews For A Book I Never Wrote

March 13, 2020

The Disastrous Christmas

December 3, 2019

The Perfect World

November 19, 2019

Seating Chart

October 2019

NEWS

September Volunteer of the Month: Sherry Fung

September 8, 2021

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August Volunteer of the Month: Olivia Ensley

August 9, 2021

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826NYC is Hiring!

July 12, 2021

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Meet Julianna Lee Marino, 826NYC’s After School Programs Coordinator

July 15, 2021

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Meet Mandy Seiner, 826NYC’s Programs and Volunteer Manager

July 15, 2021

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Meet 826NYC’s Teen Writers’ Collective Summer Interns!

July 12,2021

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July Volunteer of the Month: Holly Settoon

July 1, 2021

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Reopening the Secret Door

June 29, 2021

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Wheel of Fiction: 826NYC’s summer open streets writing series

June 15, 2021

Join us as we take the sidewalk to create quick "mad-libs" stories using 826NYC's Wheel of Fiction! ...

June Volunteer of the Month: Remoy Philip

June 3, 2021

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OUR PROGRAMS

Write Away Workshops

Write After School

Write Together

Dungeons & Dragons & Writers

Write All About It!

Young Writers Publish

Teen Writers’ Collective

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Nyo Kai Keenan Gathing

AGE 5th grade

FEATURED STORY

Riding. Yelling. Munching. Splashing. Running. Biking. Singing. Welcome . . . to Coney Island.

It’s a magical place for people of all ages. It has the most fun and exciting rides in the whole world. There is the Cyclone, a fast deep-diving ride. A spinning teacups ride, enjoyable for younger kids, and one with spinning airplanes. One with a spinning circle takes you from one side of a smile ...

Written by Nyo Kai Keenan Gathing