
Young people have important things to say
826DC helps DC students build their writing skills, share what matters to them, and build a lifelong relationship with writing.
Programs
Free, year-round writing and publishing programs for DC students ages 6-18
We host programs at our Columbia Heights writing center, in schools, and in community spaces across the city.


Resources
Spark a love of writing in your classroom
Check out our library of tips, tricks, and techniques to make teaching and learning writing skills more dynamic and fun.
Latest News


826 on CBS
The 826 Network was on TV this weekend! Thank you, CBS Saturday Morning.
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Collaborative Poems
This year’s Young Authors’ Book Project (YABP) cohort is working on a book of poetry! The students, third and fourth graders at Savoy Elementary, wrote these poems together at a recent session.
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