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!…

On April 20, 2023 826NYC’s staff, board, and community of supporters gathered for our fourth annual Write the Future Celebration. We celebrated 826NYC’s young authors alongside our honorees Andrea Davis Pinkney and Mahogany L. Browne. Photo by Aslan Chalom.

Truth-telling, bravery, and resilience in one small book. No Matter What I Should Be Myself Fully is a roller coaster ride through the exhilarating, ever-changing, passionate, and sometimes harrowing lives…

We’re excited to introduce you to our April Author of the Month, Maeve L.! What is your favorite thing you’ve written recently? Tell us a bit about it! My poem,…

A Journey Into the Unknown… Hercules, Dory, Mirabel, Shrek. What could a mythic hero, a forgetful fish, a shockingly un-magical main character, and an ogre possibly have in common? More than…

The wonderful work conducted across the nine chapters of the 826 network, including 826NYC, was recently profiled on Good Morning America AND CBS News! The magic and whimsy of the…

We’re excited to introduce you to our March Author of the Month, Jordan 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 March Volunteer of the Month, Emmet Hennessy! Emmet joined 826NYC in 2022 and jumped right into supporting our newest program, Dungeons & Dragons…

At 826NYC, we know that art and science inspire great writing, and amazing stories don’t just happen on the page or screen. In 826NYC’s day camp, we bring the joy…

We’re excited to introduce you to our February Author of the Month, Liam C.! What is your favorite thing you’ve written recently? Tell us a bit about it! Probably my…