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

The Disastrous Christmas

December 3, 2019

The Perfect World

November 19, 2019

Seating Chart

October 2019

There’s Company

August 2019

The Melting Headache

September 2018

Home

May 11, 2018

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

NEWS

November Volunteer of the Month: Vincent Huang

November 5, 2019

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October Volunteer of the Month: Chris Jacobs

October 1, 2019

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Jenny Holzer Installation Student Poems

September 11, 2019

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September Volunteer of the Month: Freya Forstall

September 3, 2019

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Jenny Holzer Installation For 7 World Trade

August 16, 2019

826NYC is thrilled to announce that eighteen of our students have their writing in artist Jenny Holzer’s LED installation For 7 World Trade, availab...

Brooklyn, Like a Friend of Mine: An Anthology by 826NYC Young Poets

March 2019

Last Thursday, our after-school tutoring students published an anthology of place-based poetry called BROOKLYN, LIKE A FRIEND OF MINE with a foreword ...

March Book Recommendations from the Brooklyn Public Library

March 6, 2019

Every month a librarian at the Brooklyn Public library will present recommendations of what to read. ...

Meet Our February Volunteer of the Month: Gio Holmes

February 2019

Gio began as an intern through the CUNYCorps program last year in the East Harlem Writers' Room and loved it so much he stuck around as a volunte...

Januaury Book Recommendations from the Brooklyn Public Library

January 4, 2019

Every month a librarian at the Brooklyn Public library will present recommendations of what to read. ...

Takeaways from our first Justice & Equity Dialogue of the year!

November 28, 2018

Earlier this month, we were lucky to have Chahney Hinds host a conversation and panel with volunteers and community members about the New York City...

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Justin A.

AGE 10

FEATURED STORY

The Disastrous Christmas

One windy and stormy night at the North Pole, the last week before Christmas, all the elves, workers, and reindeer were getting ready for Christmas.

Every elf was important and special, but one elf didn’t think he was special. His name was Junior. He would always mess things up, lik ...

Written by Justin A.