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

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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May Volunteer of the Month: Les Luchter

May 1, 2021

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April Volunteer of the Month: Lauren Stefaniak

April 5, 2021

Spring is in the air, and our volunteers are blooming with pride! April's volunteer of the month, Lauren Stefaniak, shares her volunteer experience, ...

March Volunteer of the Month: Mokutima Ekong

March 5, 2021

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826NYC Announces Write the Future 2021 Honorees: Neil Gaiman and Elizabeth Acevedo

December 4, 2020

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February Volunteer of the Month: Nancy Lambert

February 1, 2021

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January Volunteer of the Month: Joe Iovino

January 7, 2021

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Meet Naomi Solomon, 826NYC’s New Director of Education

December 8, 2020

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quaranTEEN voices Writing Prompt: ‘World Building’

6/11/2021

For this week’s quaranTEEN voices, special guest Alyssa Cole joins us!...

OUR PROGRAMS

Young Writers Publish

Teen Writers’ Collective

OUR MAILING LIST

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