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An 826CHI Teen Writer Studio 2022-2023 Chapbook: ‘Reality is messy, but being present in it is what makes us human, ‘ is written in the student foreword. All the Beauty It Brings unites …

826CHI Young Authors Book Project 2022-2023 In the foreword to El Chiquito Big Book, poet Melissa Castro Almandina writes, ‘The works in this book will touch you, will re …

Collected works from the 2019 After-School Tutoring & Writing (ASTW) program. This is a bilingual (English/Spanish) publication. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit 826CHI, a non-profit w …

An 826CHI After-School Writing Lab 2022-2023 publication. In both English and Spanish! In The Things That Give Us Butterflies students from 826CHI’s After-School Writing Lab explore the …

It Went to the Moon  is a bilingual chapbook featuring writing exploring character, dialogue, and theater from the students of 826CHI’s After Schoool Writing Lab. Our caring and supportive volun …

Join these writers as they mine the archives of their memories. Teen writers from across Chicago reflect on the concept of ‘grim fantasy, ‘ derived from Octavia Butler’s Kindred. Through their e …

Tomorrow’s Titans: Poetry to Grow a New Future  is a collection of poetry and creative writing from 6th graders at Chicago Math & Science Academy. The young poets engaged their imaginations to d …

826CHI Compendium Volume VII  contains some of our favorite pieces of student writing from across all of our programming from the past two years featuring a foreword by Jennifer Steele. This …

Rising Shadows , the 2021 Teen Writers Studio (TWS) chapbook,  is a deep-dive exploration on the theme ‘historical selves, ‘ a term derived from Claudia Rankine’s Citizen. In this …

‘We’re living through a historic time.’ The students at Michele Clark High School have heard this phrase over and over in an era of a global pandemic, political and social ch …

This 2020 Teen Writers’ Studio (TWS) collection,   Let Us Keep What We Love ,  is a love letter to the self. It is a collection of stories, poems, and essays that span topics such …