826 New Orleans

826 New Orleans 826 New Orleans (formerly Big Class) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating and suppor We run a writing studio on St. Claude Ave.

Big Class's mission is to cultivate and support the voices of New Orleans' writers ages 6-18 through creative collaborations with schools and communities. that hosts free workshops and homework help, and create in-school projects in collaboration with teachers that enrich writing experiences through publishing and volunteer support. Our work is grounded in the understanding that writing is at the

core of a thriving community, and that student writing in a purposeful context can pave the way to a brighter future. Through a project-based approach that engages community members as an audience for student writing, young writers produce tangible end-products they can be proud of, inspiring them to write more, write better, and write enthusiastically. www.bigclass.org
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826 New Orleans’ Young Writers’ Collective is seeking strong, visual art and/or media pieces that capture the experience...
05/26/2026

826 New Orleans’ Young Writers’ Collective is seeking strong, visual art and/or media pieces that capture the experiences of Black Southern teens and Black Southern Culture for their annual book publication, the Good Troublemakers Project.

In addition to our call for art, we are also seeking writing pieces! SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN. Click the link in our bio for more information for the open call for art + writing.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY!

For questions, email [email protected]

students got to hold their book in their hands on Friday 🥹 Congratulations to the now PUBLISHED AUTHORS. “Letters to th...
05/19/2026

students got to hold their book in their hands on Friday 🥹 Congratulations to the now PUBLISHED AUTHORS.

“Letters to the Mayor” is now available! Order at the link in our bio or visit our website. Be sure to follow the directions in the description for local pickup.

WOW! Tuesday night was incredible. We celebrated our newest publication “Letters to the Mayor”, a collection of poems, e...
05/15/2026

WOW! Tuesday night was incredible. We celebrated our newest publication “Letters to the Mayor”, a collection of poems, essays, and letters written by 6th graders at to city decision makers. Students were able to directly share their thoughts on stage with District D councilman during a panel discussion and we got to hear a sneak peak of some of the writing in the book right after. “Letters to the Mayor” is available for pre-order now! Visit our website to get your copy.

The party continued with our Pizza Poet Laureates hopping on the mic to share their poems and a time for us to celebrate all of our amazing community partners and dedicated volunteers. These parties are really a reminder of why we do what we do and we cannot thank everyone enough for rocking with us Tuesday night!

Shoutout to Alex for recording the kids stories and to Vance + team for the delicious spread.

We are the ONLY nonprofit focused solely on youth writing. It is our duty to be devoted to our young people and to hear ...
05/05/2026

We are the ONLY nonprofit focused solely on youth writing. It is our duty to be devoted to our young people and to hear their stories.

We have received a generous match donation, your contribution will be MATCHED! Click the link in our bio to give today.

As we close out National Poetry Month, we would like to honor some young writers! Out of over 400 poems, selected by our...
04/30/2026

As we close out National Poetry Month, we would like to honor some young writers! Out of over 400 poems, selected by our Young Writers’ Collective and dedicated volunteers, we are so thrilled to announce the 10 PIZZA POET LAUREATES this year.

We are so proud of all of the young writers for sharing their poetry with us and congratulations to our laureates!

We craft environments that support youth literacy development, self-efficacy, and creativity through strategic partnersh...
04/29/2026

We craft environments that support youth literacy development, self-efficacy, and creativity through strategic partnerships with schools and youth-serving organizations. It is our responsibility to preserve the stories of our young people and a duty to be devoted to them.

How can you support us this GiveNOLA Day?
- Schedule a donation ANYTIME before May 5th. Click the link in the bio to donate!
- Share our story! Help us share our GiveNOLA Day posts to your networks + community on the day and the days leading up.

GIVENOLA EARLY GIVING IS LIVE! Our alternative, arts-integrated literacy approach not only cultivates imagination and cr...
04/28/2026

GIVENOLA EARLY GIVING IS LIVE!

Our alternative, arts-integrated literacy approach not only cultivates imagination and creativity in students, but builds confident people who excel in their ability to powerfully articulate their own stories. In the past year, 90 percent of the students we served identified as writers.

GiveNOLA early giving is here and because of our generous match donor, your contribution will be MATCHED!

Click the link in our bio to give today.

We want to thank and share some photos of .nola Creative Writing department. They facilitated all of our writing worksho...
04/22/2026

We want to thank and share some photos of .nola Creative Writing department. They facilitated all of our writing workshops for Pizza Poetry and have been an invaluable part of this project. This partnership is one that we hold really dear and we could not have done Pizza Poetry without them! Big big thank you to

Marz L.
Nina M.
Mariya W.
Uri G.
Lucy R.
Ahja H.
Zion D.
Magdalena A.
Carly M.
Aliyah B.
Nick L.
& partner teacher, Andy Young.

Until next year!

BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support yesterday, you made it happen! We’re thrilled to share that we raised ...
04/16/2026

BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support yesterday, you made it happen! We’re thrilled to share that we raised over $11,000 thanks to the incredible generosity of our sponsors: Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co. , Pizza Delicious , Reginelli's Pizzeria , , and Holy Cheese. These funds will go directly back into our youth writing programming.

A special shoutout to all of our amazing pizzerias, Pizza Delicious, Regina Souza, Theo's Pizza , Holy Cheese.nola , Mid City Pizza, G’S PIZZA | MID-CITY NOLA, and Zee’s Pizzeria , for joining us again and helping make this year’s Pizza Poetry one of the best ones yet!

We’d also like to thank Sherwood Forest Elementary , Bricolage Academy , Homer Plessy Community Schools , NOCCA, Edward Hynes Charter Schools , AskWonderExplore Microschool and Camp, and St. Andrew's Episcopal School for participating, and especially the students who shared their wonderful work with us.

A huge thank you to our volunteers who helped copyedit and deliver poem boxes, and to everyone who engaged with our posts by liking, sharing, commenting, spreading the word, and supporting Pizza Poetry in so many ways.

These community projects are a joy and reach so many people, and we’re truly honored to do this work.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Stay tuned for the announcement of the Pizza Poet Laureates next week!

04/15/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY!

Thanks to our partner pizzerias! Reginelli's Pizzeria Pizza Delicious Theo's Pizza G’S PIZZA | MID-CITY NOLA Zee’s Pizzeria Mid City Pizza St. Pizza

Love your poem? Make a donation today to support our young writers!

Address

1750 St. Bernard Avenue
New Orleans, LA
70116

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15049304412

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