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Afternoon sessions for aspiring writers

Know a young writer just bursting with ideas? Want to introduce a reluctant reader to new worlds? Join us for any one of our wonderful writing workshops, where young writers will explore a new topic and leave with a piece of writing of which they can be proud.

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Writing Workshops

Emotions play a huge role in how we remember places important to us. Students explore this by writing memoirs, using plot, dialogue, and description to bring their stories to life.

In this workshop from 826NYC, students write about their personal experiences with social media and online platforms.

From a songwriting workshop in 2019

Students from an environmentalism-themed writing workshop march with their original protest signs

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Individualized reading and writing support

At Reading All-Stars, 826DC’s Saturday literacy program at the Mount Pleasant Library, elementary school students work one-on-one with volunteer mentors to strengthen their reading and writing skills.

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The school week has never been this fun

After-School Writing Lab (AWL) is a group of young writers and mentors that meets after school at our 826DC writing center in Columbia Heights! We build our community through short writing and publishing projects, play games, enjoy 826DC’s onsite library, and hold space for homework help and choice-based small group activities. Students build confidence, strengthen their writing skills, and make friends with fellow authors.

After-School Writing Lab prioritizes applications from DC-based families whose students are eligible for free or reduced lunch or self-identify as English Language Learners.

An 826DC student and intern

Students get writing support from trained volunteers, 826DC staff, and guest teaching artists

Each semester, we publish student stories in chapbooks like this one

AWL students sit in a circle

Students build friendships with other young writers from across the District

We explore different writing genres and styles

Spread from the book

We hire independent artists to illustrate student stories

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