Our Supporters


We couldn't do it without you!
We are a small but mighty force of teachers and artists, who are here for the sole purpose of giving young people a way to tell their stories, whatever form that takes. Writing can free your soul or a nation, help your heart heal or the world grow, or reveal who you really are or want to be.
Every organization and individual listed here understands the importance of creative writing and why supporting Uptown Stories is vital to our young writers, and the community of upper Manhattan. Thank you for supporting us – we couldn’t do it without you!
Major Funders
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Discretionary Funding Carmen De La Rosa
Nina
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Isabella
Student
Joseph
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Gerry
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Tallulah
Student
Anna
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Kayla
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Susannah
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Ready to Join a Workshop?
This workshop is for writers who feel familiar with the basics of character, setting, plot, and description, and want to continue to grow. Each of the four weeks we’ll tackle a different writing exercise, which will improve our techniques, develop our voice, and inspire our imaginations. But it’s not as serious as it sounds! This workshop is mostly to have fun together with Kate talking about writing, our lives, and the world, and whatever else comes up in the room. You are the curriculum — just bring your whole self!
Please note — the first two sessions are in person, the last two are virtual.
If you like fairies and monsters, epic battles and poisoned apples, there is no doubt you will LOVE Fairytales, Myths, and Fables. We're unraveling the stories we all know, learning about their origins, alt versions, and why they seem to have everlasting staying power in readers' minds.
We'll write our own original or adapted magical tales, add to spine-tingling myths, and put a new twist on fantastical fables. If you want to live happily ever after, this is the workshop for you!
Sometimes images speak louder than words, but what kind of impact can you create if you put them together? In From Flash to Fiction, we’ll explore the writing of, from, and alongside the images that speak to us. Together, 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. Using photos we take ourselves or ones we find through research, we’ll find inspiration for short stories.
This class will also include a field trip to the New York Public Library’s Picture Collection. Every writer will have the chance to look through their vast collection and write something they love based on their discoveries!

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