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

Love

February 2018

My Body

January 2018

How to Get Santa Claus on Camera (This Set-Up Is on X-Mas Eve)

December 2017

The Place in My Mind

October 2017

The Adventures of Nutriman and Junkster

September 2017

I Am From

August 23, 2017

If I Could Transport Anywhere

July 2017

Thunder God

June 2017

Candy Galaxy

May 2017

A Quick Loan

March 2017

NEWS

Meet Our April Volunteer of the Month: Nikki Baldauf

April 2018

Our April Volunteer of the Month, Nikki, is one of our all-star publishing volunteers whose recent work can be seen in How the Earth Got Its Drama and...

A Conversation with Keith and Nancy in the Writers’ Room

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Meet Our March Volunteer of the Month: Meghan Dixon

March 2018

Meet Meghan, a superstar volunteer at the East Harlem Writers' Room and walking Broadway Jukebox! Read more about Meghan's unique skills bot...

Meet our February Volunteer of the Month: Beth Dukes

January 2018

Our February Volunteer of the Month, Beth, has donated her super skills of voice acting, volunteer training, curriculum writing, and more to 826NYC fo...

High School of Fashion Industries Book Release

January 19, 2018

This fall seniors from the High School of Fashion Industries' "Film and Drama" elective participated in an in-schools residency with 82...

Meet our January Volunteer of the Month: Susan Pelzer

January 2018

Susan Pelzer has been volunteering with 826NYC since the fall of 2016. In that time, she has become an invaluable member of our Park Slope Tutoring co...

Moussa F. Receives The William Peter Blatty Award

November 16, 2017

826NYC is pleased to announce the winner of the William Peter Blatty Award for outstanding writing by a young author, Moussa F. ...

Meet our November Volunteer of the Month: Carol Goldberg

November 2017

Carol is in her second year of being a superstar volunteer here at 826NYC! A consistent and invaluable presence in our Field Trips and In-schools prog...

Back to School in the Writers’ Room

The Writers' Room at PS/MS 7 and Global Tech Prep is back in action this fall!...

Meet our October Volunteer of the Month: Joanne Ramadani!

October 2017

So far this year, Joanne has come in two days a week and stepped up as a leader in AST, helping to orient and support new tutors and following up with...

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Noah F.

AGE 7

FEATURED STORY

Love

If I had Cupid’s arrows, I would keep them and make people and animals fall in love. I would make my lizard named Isabella fall in love with my dogs, Cookie and Bella. I would make two people I don’t know fall in love. I would also make my lizard fall in love with me. ...

Written by Noah F.