Last night, the 826NYC community gathered to celebrate the launch of our newest chapbook, Late For My Nonhuman Job & Other Magical Disasters! This chapbook is a collection of stories by students in 826NYC’s Write After School and Write Away Workshops programs in the winter and spring of 2025. Young writers from ages 6-14 unlocked magical worlds through the experiences of ordinary characters. They guided us through the stickiest and messiest situations with clever solutions. And with boundless imagination, they transported us on incredible celestial adventures across universes. In Late For My Nonhuman Job, New York City’s most creative and curious young authors will enchant, enlighten, and inspire you.

Special thanks to Camp Friendship for hosting us, to all our volunteers who helped in the classroom and at this release party, and to our teaching artists J’miah Baird, Amanda Dettmann, Amani Nephew, and Summer Medina, for encouraging our students to create the best work possible for this publication!

This publication was made possible, in part, by the generosity of our newest institutional funder, the Guru Krupa Foundation, which believes that investing in education improves individual lives, strengthens communities, and fosters a more equitable and just society. Thank you!

You can purchase a copy of Late For My Nonhuman Job at The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.