Programs

From field trips to school residency programs, to weekend, and after-school workshops, kids write their paths forward all year long with 826NYC.

Classes for young writers programs for schools
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Classes for young writers

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Write After School: Grades 6-8

In our engaging, personalized after-school program, middle school authors develop their skills and read and write in new genres.

    GRADES

  • 6–8
New students welcome!

Write After School: Grades 2-5

Writing and literacy support combine in our engaging, personalized after-school program where students stretch their literary imagination.

    GRADES

  • 2–5
Begins October 29

Rebellious Phrase: The Shape of a Story

Teen authors turn ideas into completed works in this five-week fiction workshop.

    GRADES

  • 9–12
Starts the weekend of November 8

Write Away Workshops: Bring Your Stories to Work Day

What starts as a true story might be a little stranger by the final draft…

    GRADES

  • 1–3
  • 4–5
Starts the weekend of January 3

Write Away Workshops: Let Out a Big Roar

Join us for 5 weeks of poetry and prose inspired by the animal kingdom.

    GRADES

  • 1–3
  • 4–5
Starts the weekend of February 28

Write Away Workshops: What’s the Deal with 826NYC?

Turning our thoughts and observations into open mic-worthy jokes!

    GRADES

  • 1–3
  • 4–5
Starts the weekend of April 18

Write Away Workshops: The Case of the Secret Library

Crack the case, unravel the mystery, and save the day!

    GRADES

  • 1–3
  • 4–5
Begins March 2

Rebellious Phrase: When I Tell My Story

Whether working on college essays or building a journaling practice, this personal narrative workshop will help teens develop their craft.

    GRADES

  • 9–12
Registration open

Teen Writers’ Collective

Motivated young writers from around NYC explore the art of writing and literary citizenship in this year-long program.

    GRADES

  • 8–12
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Dungeons & Dragons & Writers (grades 5-9)

In weekly meetings throughout the year, adventurous authors plot a course — and a plot — through an unknown land with magical creatures and epic quests.

    GRADES

  • 5–8
  • 6–9

Programs for schools

Write Together

Step behind the secret door for an imaginative, interactive writing field trip with your class! Field trips are 2 hours long and students leave as published authors.

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Young Writers Publish

Turn your classroom into a creative writing lab, and your students into published authors! 826NYC Teaching Artists lead creative writing projects in public schools that culminate in a publication.

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Extended Day

Students become authors with 826NYC’s imaginative and engaging extended day programming. Explore new worlds in storytelling in your school’s after-school program!

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Personal Statement Workshops

During 826NYC’s Personal Statement workshops, high schoolers craft the essays that show colleges their power, potential, and voices.

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