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“You were the sun that came just in time, illuminating the future that is to come” Emilia R. Grade 12 II. Sunlight The 826CHI Compendium Volume 7 ✏️Come support our young writers! The 826CHI Compendium Volume 7, available for order now at secretagentsupply.com

“But sometimes homes taste like a creamy ice cream and also like sour candy and you wish you could spit it out” - Myra C. Grade 4 Home is Not Always Happy The 826CHI Compendium Volume 7 ✏️Come support our young writers! Available for order now at secretagentsupply.com

📚🌟 Come see us TOMORROW at the free 2nd Annual Words of Wonder Festival (WOW) Lit Fest! 📍 Location: Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center 🌈 Activities: zine-making, storytelling by Black authors and illustrators, live music, writing workshops, and much more!

📣 Our Teen Creative Writing Lab starts next week! Sign up by this Friday! 🖊️ Our two-week camp features daily screenings and discussions of anime/cartoons/animated films, which will inspire how we write our personal narratives. Your writing will be professionally published!

📚✨ Applications are OPEN for our tuition-free After School Writing Lab program focused on creative writing! 🖋️ ASWL is open to 1st-8th grade students and takes place 4x weekly at our Wicker Park space from September 18th - May 30th. Apply today at 826chi.org/programs! 🚀

Don't forget to get those early bird tickets to this year's Eat Your Words, Thursday, September 28th, at Zhou B Art Center! This is truly a party you do not want to miss! >> give.classy.org/eatyourwords20… #EatYourWords2023 #826CHIGala

"She won't hide herself behind the walls of fear" Crystal G., Grade 10 All the Beauty It Brings Teen Writers Studio Available for purchase now! >> secretagentsupply.com/collections/bo… #TeenWritersStudio #AllTheBeautyItBrings #826CHI

Exciting news! Tickets to Eat Your Words are on sale NOW! Taking place on Thursday, September 28th from 5:30pm-10:00pm at Zhou B Art Center. Get them today at the early bird price of $100, before they go up to $125 on September 1st >> give.classy.org/eatyourwords20…

"I will never stop searching, no matter what it costs" Cate H., Grade 12 All the Beauty It Brings Purchase our newest Teen Writers Studio publication today! >> secretagentsupply.com/collections/bo… #TeenWritersStudio #AlltheBeautyItBrings

We had a great first week at our WordLab Summer Camp, writing poems, learning how to write memoirs, and taking our own photographs. Here are some highlights from our week! Thank you Wrightwood 659 for the fun field trip; everyone had a great time! #WordLab #SummerCamp #826CHI

Join us for our 2 week Creative Writing Lab for high school students! July 31st -August 10th, Mondays-Thursdays! Sign up here! >> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

📚 We're excited to announce the release of our latest Teen Writers Studio publication, "All the Beauty it Brings"! 🌟 This poignant book delves into heartbreak, insecurity, grief, and the profound truths of the human experience. Order here! >> secretagentsupply.com/collections/bo…

This school year 826CHI served a total of 2,234 students from 135 schools across Chicago, with each of those students leaving our programs a published author. We are in awe of our young writers, building new futures for themselves, their peers and the world around them!

Our Board of Directors hosted an unforgettable evening at Color Factory Chicago, with exclusive access to 826CHI’s exhibit! 📚 Thank you to all who came out! If you didn't make it, you can still pledge here & support tuition-free arts education programs: bit.ly/826CHIpledge

We're so excited to welcome Myriha Burce to the 826CHI Board of Directors! Myriha fondly remembers the educators during her youth who encouraged her love of reading and creative thinking and therefore played a critical role in who she is today. Welcome to the team Myriha!

Who's ready for 826CHI Summer Programs to begin next week!? 🌞 Spaces are still open for our tuition-free teen Creative Writing Lab from July 31st - August 10th, apply today! >> #summer-programs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">826chi.org/programs#summe…

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and celebrated the release of Young Author Book Project's El Chiquito Big Book, hosted by @PilsenCommBooks! Purchase El Chiquito Big Book today! >> secretagentsupply.com/collections/bo…

"My head gets on my nerves It makes me overthink about a lot of things" Daisy M., Grade 7 from El Chiquito Big Book Thank you for joining us for El Chiquito Big Book's publication release last week, now available for order! >> secretagentsupply.com/collections/bo…

We've got lots of exciting things planned for WordLab and Theater & Playwriting Summer Camp! We're excited to be partnering with Free Street Theatre, and Coya Paz, using their book as inspiration for our program! 🌞🌞🌞

SAVE THE DATE! Known as one of Chicago’s most fun galas, 826CHI’s Eat Your Words will take place on September 28th, 6-9.30pm at Zhou B Art Center! Featuring the incomparable @Jillhopkins as our host, and award winning guest author Erika L Sànchez! More details coming soon!