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.

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FEATURED STORY

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

There’s Company

August 2019

NEWS

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: ‘Getting Specific’

04/16/2021

For this week’s quaranTEEN voices, special guest Chelsea Sutton joins us!...

quaranTEEN voices Writing Prompt: ‘Unexpected Inspiration’

03/19/2021

For this week’s quaranTEEN voices, special guest Alicia Carroll joins us!...

quaranTEEN voices Writing Prompt: ‘Obsession’

03/08/2021

For this week’s quaranTEEN voices, special guest Jessica Goodman joins us!...

quaranTEEN voices Writing Prompt: ‘Beautiful and Strange’

02/22/2021

For this week’s quaranTEEN voices, special guest Liz Bruenig joins us!...

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Bird Rzepniewski

AGE 10

FEATURED STORY

How to Feel Happy for Other People

Feeling happy for other people has always come naturally to me. My big brother strives to be the best person he can, which I admire. I got better at being happy for other people mainly because my big brother and I are always getting the next new thing, but my big brother is a lot richer and has bett ...

Written by Bird Rzepniewski