826 National is a family of eight nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing.

Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.

Each chapter offers drop-in tutoring, field trips, workshops, and in-schools programs — all free of charge — for children, classes, and schools with particular interests or particular needs.

826 is especially committed to supporting teachers, offering services and resources for English language learners, and publishing student work. All locations offer unique retail experiences as well.

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826 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-642-5905 x 204
415-642-5914 fax
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All proceeds from 826 National's online store are used to support 826's numerous writing programs for students in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington DC. Thank you for your support and for joining in our work.

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For a limited time, create the perfect parcel of literary guidance by grabbing this brand new poster and The Secret Miracle: The Novelist’s Handbook together!

$32
plus shipping

"Are You Absolutely, Positively, and Wholeheartedly Ready to Publish Your Novel?" Poster

You're done. You've finally finished that soon-to-be Pulitzer, monster of a book, and it's giving you all these warm, fuzzy feelings of satisfaction. But are you really done? Is this really it? After months, years, or decades of careful deliberation over those transitions and subplots, are you totally ready to give your paper child its first true glimpse of sunlight? Don't you want one last double-check of your novel's readiness for publication?

We had a feeling that might be the case. That's why the certified poster specialists at 826 have engineered the Are You Absolutely, Positively, and Wholeheartedly Ready to Publish Your Novel? poster. Meticulously constructed to test every last sentence, this poster is (possibly) scientifically proven to (possibly) supply every writer with the must-have writing checklists, key cornerstones of revision, and ninja writing skills necessary to (possibly) make the ultimate decision of whether or not to publish. (It's also the perfect size for that premier, particularly lonely spot right above your workspace. You know the one.) From charting the mountainous adversity faced by your main character to naming your novel in five easy spins, this poster will (possibly) be the supportive good guy or critical bad guy you need in your literary life to make that final call.

Pick one up for yourself or your favorite writer today! Designed by the oh-so-talented Anna Hurley and screen printed on beautiful French Paper card stock, Are You Absolutely, Positively, and Wholeheartedly Ready to Publish Your Novel? is available in two different color combinations. Prints are 15" x 30" and on sale for $18 plus shipping.

$18
plus shipping