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Our Mission
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Each year we work with over 6,000 young writers who roll up their sleeves in the name of self-expression. View some of our favorite works in the Student Writing Gallery.
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Summer Internships with 826 Valencia
We are currently seeking Summer 2014 design interns! Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the positions have been filled. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Celebrating Issue 50 of the Valencia Bay-farer!
Can it be? Issue FIFTY of our in-house newspaper, the product of a six-week evening workshop in the 826 Writing Lab. We couldn't be more proud!
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Three cheers for Ms. Vani Ari, our May Teacher of the Month!
Dozens of charmingly illustrated letters came pouring in, with student authors eager to tell us that Ms. Ari “gives good hugs,” “makes us laugh,” and, “gives good homework!”
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May Volunteer of the Month: Will Georgantas
We could not possibly publish the caliber of brilliant student writing we do without the dedication of our volunteers, and we feel especially grateful to have an eagle-eyed professional copy editor on our team.
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Spring Publishing: Release Party Season!
We’re nearing the end of Spring semester and our design department has been busy churning out chapbooks and magazines, broadsheets and journals, anthologies and essay collections of our student’s heartfelt writing.
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Check out Your Store in the window display!
This April and May, the Pirate Store will be hosting Your Store in our window display, an art project developed by collecting people’s stories, thoughts, loves, concerns and memories about the place where they live.
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