Uptown Stories

Uptown Stories Based in upper Manhattan, Uptown Stories inspires kids to develop their inner voices.

Happy National Banned Book Weeks 📚 Banned books are titles that have been removed or restricted from public school setti...
10/06/2026

Happy National Banned Book Weeks 📚

Banned books are titles that have been removed or restricted from public school settings after being challenged out of an attempt to censor readership.

Do you have any favorite banned books? Let us know down below ⬇️

10/01/2026

Why does this space matter?

Dorkys Ramos, our program director gives us a small snapshot into what she believes makes Uptown Stories a special place ✨

Trying to get your child to open their imagination through writing? We asked our teaching artists, some of the finest in...
09/30/2026

Trying to get your child to open their imagination through writing?

We asked our teaching artists, some of the finest in the field, to give us some tips!

A part of awakening your child’s creativity is placing them in a community of other young writers

This is what makes our workshops the best place for exploration because we’ve already cultivated that space!

If you’re a writer, what advice would you give a young student exploring their love for writing? Comment down below

Fall semester at Uptown Stories is in full effect, and we are so excited to hear all of the words that will be brought ...
09/29/2026

Fall semester at Uptown Stories is in full effect, and we are so excited to hear all of the words that will be brought to life with a pen (or laptop!) and a little imagination! 💭

It’s not too late to enroll your young writer into our fall semester workshops.

Spots are still available or, you can join the waitlist!

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Today is National Punctuation Day‼️ Test your knowledge of punctuation by answering these trivia questions. Let US know ...
09/24/2026

Today is National Punctuation Day‼️ Test your knowledge of punctuation by answering these trivia questions.

Let US know your answers in the comments.

Calling all writers between the ages of 15-19 🗣️ Would you like an opportunity to use your talent for a chance to win BI...
09/15/2026

Calling all writers between the ages of 15-19 🗣️ Would you like an opportunity to use your talent for a chance to win BIG?

Uptown Stories is teaming up with teaching artist and YoungArts alum, Kai Williams for an info session about the 2027 YoungArts national competition application.

The competition recognizes students across disciplines for a chance to win:

💰Cash prizes
🫱🏽‍🫲🏾Mentorship
💼 Job & networking opportunities

The presentation is FREE and open to everyone ages 15-19 and their guardian.

Comment INFO to get the registration link sent straight to you 🤗

Community programming begins today at Uptown Stories and we couldn’t be more excited!!! 🤗A little birdie told us we’re c...
09/15/2026

Community programming begins today at Uptown Stories and we couldn’t be more excited!!! 🤗

A little birdie told us we’re celebrating 500 workshops this fall. How cool is that?! 🥳 For the entire fall semester you can look forward to giveaways, special content and so much more!

There’s still time to have your child join in on all the writing fun 🤩📝 Swipe through to see some upcoming workshops we’re excited to offer.

And if you’re interested in registering your young writer comment FALL and we will send the information straight to your inbox! 📥

09/14/2026

Uptown Stories is celebrating 500 workshops this fall!!! 🥳🥳🥳

500 workshops 📚
Over 5,000 students
300,000+ hours of instruction 👩🏼‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫
16,000+ pages of student work published 📝
and we’re still going!

To commemorate this fall we are honoring the people who make Uptown Stories who we are! This time, we sat down with teaching artist, Bobby DeJesus about his work and the impact of writing.

09/08/2026

Calling all US Community Members 🗣️ To commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 we are holding a special Community Day of Service this Friday, September 11th at 10am

Join Geeta, our volunteer and intern coordinator for a day of sorting, packing school supplies, writing affirmation cards, and so much more! Let’s all come together to give back to the community 📚

Comment ‘Volunteer’ to sign up today.

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178 Bennett Avenue, Washington Heights
Manhattan, NY
10040

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