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At Uptown Stories, we believe that if you can write your story, you can write the world.

Sometimes you just need a little help.

Our workshops are accessible to all children, regardless of their family’s financial means, thanks to our Pay-What-You-Can Tuition Fund. More than 80% of our families pay reduced tuition, no questions asked, and that is only possible with your support.

Please consider making a generous donation, so Uptown Stories can offer the young people of our community what they need: a place that is their own, where they can be themselves. Be part of our mission to empower students whose voices are traditionally less heard, and whose stories are less often told, to know their stories matter regardless of national origin, race, citizenship status, or economic status.

As a federal 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, financial contributions to Uptown Stories are 100% tax deductible.

Every child should experience the joy of writing—with no financial barriers.
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Pages of Student Work Published
Writing used to be something that was just work; something we have to do at school. However, now it's a way for me to express different things, and it's much more enjoyable now that there is a place where everyone has the same passion for writing that I do.

Anna

Student

My daughter’s writing has improved tremendously. She loves writing now. She can sit for hours and let her imagination fly.

Annie

Parent

Uptown Stories redefined "after school enrichment" for me. The kids were learning the fundamentals of good writing, but in a way that felt like a fun romp, rather than a two-hour slog through rules and thesis statements.

HK

Parent

Uptown Stories has helped my writing in the sense that it allowed me to realize that this is my passion and that I want to pursue it as a career. It opened my eyes to the possibilities that creative writing has to offer. I think that anyone can get something out of attending Uptown Stories.

Graydon

Alumnus

I really appreciate the fact that every every student has a voice in their class. They trust each other and they listen to each other. All of this is happening because Uptown Stories has created a community of learners where everyone learns from each other.

Nina

Parent

I would not be the writer I am today without Uptown Stories.

Elias

Alumnus

When it's Monday, I'm so excited for class to start! Favorite time of the week! Uptown Stories made me like writing even more.

Tallulah

Student

I feel like if I hadn't taken Girls Rising, I wouldn't have become a better writer, and I wouldn't have met some friends who have changed my life.

Xanthe

Student