During the spring 2023 semester, 826NYC teaching artist Jaydra Johnson worked with four classes at I.S. 171 Abraham Lincoln Middle School in Cypress Hills in the far reaches of Brooklyn.…

It is March of 2023, in classroom 444 at The Academy For Young Writers in Brooklyn, New York, and students are tasked with writing a poem. Write about peace, write…

We’re excited to introduce you to our June Volunteer of the Month, Mike Wolf! Mike joined 826NYC back in 2005, making him our longest tenured volunteer! Mike predominantly supports Write…

We’re excited to introduce you to our June Author of the Month, Poppy S.! What is your favorite thing you’ve written recently? Tell us a bit about it! Probably “Weird…

Back to the Future hoverboards. Basquiat paint splatter. Monster vignettes. Black Panther battles. 9th and 12th graders at the Academy for Young Writers imagined our world in new dimensions: What…

In the early weeks of 2023, four classes of seventh graders at MS 839 in Kensington, Brooklyn, dug deep in their creative reserves and personal stories, and created the works…

It was a great and delicious thrill to bring food writing to the voracious young authors at P.S. 316 in Brooklyn. This year, classes started at 8:30AM on Mondays and…

Writing provides a space to consider feelings big and small. This winter, students at the Academy for Young Writers explored some of the oldest feelings in the world, including love,…

We’re excited to introduce you to our May Author of the Month, Elektra M.! What is your favorite thing you’ve written recently? Tell us a bit about it! I wrote…

We’re excited to introduce you to our May Volunteer of the Month, Rakhee Bhatt! Rakhee joined 826NYC at the beginning of the 2022 as a member of our editing cohort!…