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2 unusual facts about 826 Valencia


826 Boston

826 Boston is the seventh chapter of 826 National, an umbrella organization that works toward duplicating the successful 826 Valencia program in youth writing centers across the country.

Creative writing

For example, writer Dave Eggers set up the innovative 826 Valencia in San Francisco, where young people write with professional writers.


StudioSTL

Modeled after Dave Eggers' 826 Valencia in San Francisco, StudioSTL was formed in 2005 by seven St. Louis area professionals: Pam Bliss, Elizabeth Ketcher, Cherlyn Michaels, John Pankey, Rachel Rowe, Suzie Schmidt and Erik Smetana.


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