About Us

How It All Started

Since the inception of 826 Valencia in San Francisco in 2002, the youth writing and mentoring charity has inspired people and organisations to replicate the model in their locales. The blend of literacy and community volunteerism has inspired more than 50 organisations globally and created an international movement of youth writing that currently works with more than 150,000 children worldwide each year. In 2019, the organisation created a charter defining their work, how they will work together, and what they hope to achieve. 

The Particpating Organizations

La Grande Fabbrica delle Parole https://grandefabbricadelleparole.it/

francesca@grandefabbricadelleparole.it

Grimm & Co https://grimmandco.co.uk/

deborahbullivant@grimmandco.co.uk


Fighting Words NI  https://fightingwords.co.uk/

director@fightingwords.co.uk

The Bank of Dreams & Nightmares https://www.thebankofdreamsandnightmares.org/

nick@thebankofdreamsandnightmares.org


Story Planet 

https://storyplanet.ca/

liz@storyplanet.ca

Little Green Pig  https://www.littlegreenpig.org.uk/

nicky@littlegreenpig.org.uk

W*ORT 

https://w-ort.at/

gabi.hampson@w-ort.at

Fronte del Borgo | SH https://scuolaholden.it/

domitilla.pirro@scuolaholden.it

Ministry of Stories https://ministryofstories.org/

rob@ministryofstories.org

The Story Works https://www.thestoryworks.org/

dhughes@bournemouth.ac.uk

Ordskælv 

 https://www.ordskaelv.org

karen@ordskaelv.org

The Writers' Block https://thewritersblock.org.uk/

amanda.harris@keap.org.uk

826 National 

https://826national.org/

kait@826national.org

Story Factory  https://www.storyfactory.org.au/

cath@storyfactory.org.au

Noordje (Amsterdam) https://noordje.nl/

saskia@noordje.nl

The Super Power Agency  https://superpoweragency.com

gerald@superpoweragency.com