Winter workshops
are here!

Workshops with new teachers
are only $25.

The world
needs
your story.

01/05

Drawing a Map of Me

Through painting, collage, drawing, and writing, you’ll merge your favorite places, memories, and daily routes into a layered visual story of what makes you, you.

From Flash to Fiction

We'll wonder about how to bring images to life with our words and sharpen our imaginations by playing in the crosshairs of writing and photography.

All Workshops

Uptown Stories offers workshops for fiction writing, poetry, writing & drawing comic books, and so much more!

We empower young people to write their own stories.

Every child should experience the joy of writing—with no financial barriers.
5,457
Students
383,735
Hours of instruction
16,892
Pages of Student Work Published

Read Our Stories

Check out our beautiful anthologies, as well as our digital magazine, Uptown Ink, and other fantastic student writing projects. And yes, all our students are published authors and artists!

Uptown Ink

Discover our online magazine filled with new fiction, poetry, essays, comics, and news articles from our writers. Want to contribute? Submit your work to Uptown Ink!

Take a Look!

Students of
the Sidewalk

A project by the students of Columbia Secondary School, full of articles that inform, inspire, and make you laugh.

Take a Look!

Untold Uptown

A joint collective of youth in NYC who are using their voices to empower and take on different issues prominent throughout the city.

Take a Look!

Meet Our Teaching Artists!

Master teachers and artists are at the core of Uptown Stories. Learn about who they are, and what they love!

Jane LeCroy

Jane
Fun Facts About Me!

Jane fronts the band The Icebergs and was a part of Sister Spit, the famed west coast women’s poetry troupe!

Stacy Davidowitz

Stacy
Fun Facts About Me!

Stacy once sang the National Anthem solo for a NY Jets game! She was 16 at the time.

Dorkys Ramos

Dorkys
Fun Facts About Me!

When she's not at US, Dorkys spends her time painting and illustrating!

Miss Lasko-Gross

Miss
Fun Facts About Me!

Miss once played a zombie in a low-budget horror movie.

Kate Reuther

Kate
Fun Facts About Me!

Kate is a lifelong New Yorker and has lived in Washington Heights since 2003 with her two kids.

Tess Michaelson

Tess
Fun Facts About Me!

Tess has an identical twin!

Nelson Diaz-Marcano

Nelson
Fun Facts About Me!

The first time I ever came up with a story was because I was afraid of a pig!

Daemond Arrindell

Daemond
Fun Facts About Me!

In a previous life I was a life guard at Jones Beach!

Gina Goico

Gina
Fun Facts About Me!

I love climbing trees and dancing. I also play some bass guitar!

Molly Horan

Molly
Fun Facts About Me!

My middle school superlative was most likely to save the turtles!

Kai Naima Williams

Kai Naima
Fun Facts About Me!

I am fascinated by fortune-telling and enjoy giving my friends I Ching readings!

Geeta Fleck

Geeta
Fun Facts About Me!

Geeta lives on the Upper West Side with her husband and daughter where she weaves, knits, crochets, and plays with her cat Tito!

Michael Wiener

Michael
Fun Facts About Me!

I am the co-captain of an annual high school reunion football game known as the "Wiener Bowl".

Joel Sanchez

Joel
Fun Facts About Me!

I have watched every Marvel movie!

Gal Cohen

Gal
Fun Facts About Me!

I am an art and urban tour guide, leading urbanic tours at the High Line, and gallery tours in Chelsea!

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