1. How did you first get involved with 826NYC and why did you decide to volunteer? I was introduced to 826NYC in fall of 2015 through Director of Education Rebecca…

This fall seniors from the High School of Fashion Industries’ “Film and Drama” elective participated in an in-schools residency with 826NYC on the topic of ekphrastic poetry. They went to…

1. How did you first get involved with 826NYC and why did you decide to volunteer? A good friend, who is a reader and follows Dave Eggers, suggested I look…

The William Peter Blatty Award for outstanding writing by a young author is a $1,000 award given to an 826NYC student, from either our After-School Tutoring & Writing, Workshops, or…

Carol Goldberg has lived in Brooklyn for most of her life, way before it became the ultra-hip borough it now is. She was an art major in college, worked various…

826NYC’s centers and satellites have been bustling with students for after-school tutoring, field trips, and workshops since September. Now, programming is back in our East Harlem Writers’ Room. Launched in…

Joanne is a Brooklyn native and graduated Macaulay Honors College at Baruch College. In her spare time, she likes to listen to “actual play” podcasts and read Sci-Fi/Fantasy books. How…

We are excited to welcome our CUNY Service Corps members for the 2017-2018 school year! We introduce to you Giovanni Holmes who will be working in our Writers’ Room, Reather…

826NYC is proud to announce its first-ever cohort of Teaching Artists! These dynamic and experienced writers and educators will be running our in-schools and partnership residencies across New York City.…

On July 25th, 17-year-old Isiah “Izzy” Tamar, winner of the first 826NYC and David Zwirner Book Award, read four of his recent pieces to a crowd of friends from both…