We’ve got a lot of friends throughout Philadelphia and across the country. Here are a few of the organizations and people who’ve partnered with us or inspired our programs.

WRITING & ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

826 National, a family of eight nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing.
The Austin Bat Cave, a writing and tutoring center for kids connecting a diverse population of young writers and learners with a vibrant community of adult volunteers in Austin, TX.
Blue Planet Writers’ Room, which inspires students to write, to teach them the skills they need to write well, and to offer them fun and effective ways to see their writing come to life.
Fairmount Art Center , a full-range art center with creative programs for adults, families, teens, and children.
First Person Arts transforms the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for our unique and shared experience.
Greater Philadelphia Film Office, a “film commission” representing southeastern Pennsylvania.
Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, ensuring that every person has the opportunity for educational and economic success, and a secure and healthy life.
Metro Denver Promotion of Letters, a writing center in Denver, CO, that strives to help students, ages 5 to 18, become skilled at communicating by offering individualized tutoring, writing workshops, and educational events.
Mural Arts Program, a public art program serving the City of Philadelphia.
The Painted Bride Art Center, an art space that collaborates with emerging and established artists to create, produce and present innovative work that affirms the intrinsic value of all cultures and celebrates the transformative power of the arts.
Philadelphia Art Alliance, dedicated to the advancement and appreciation of innovative contemporary craft and to inspiring dynamic interaction between audiences and artists in a setting of historic and aesthetic significance.
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, a folk art environment, gallery space, and nonprofit organization that showcases the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
The Telling Room, a nonprofit writing program in Portland, Maine, dedicated to young writers and storytellers between the ages of 8 and 18.
The Village of Arts and Humanities, a multifaceted arts organization dedicated to community revitalization through the arts that includes 12 art parks and an after-school program.

YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

Breakthrough Collaborative , a six-year academic program that builds a path from middle school to college for low-income students from Philadelphia’s public schools.
Starfinder Foundation, a non-profit youth organization utilizing soccer as a vehicle for children’s personal growth and development through recreation and education.

SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

The Philadelphia School
PhillyGoes2College
Young Scholars Charter School

AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS

The Autumn Society, a collective of artists that started in Philadelphia and is now branching out worldwide.
Brian Biggs, a children’s book illustrator, comic book artist, and author.
Elizabeth Encarnacion, a children’s book author and editor.
From Other Mothers, a collective that consists of amazing multidisciplinary young Americans from all walks of life.
Elizabeth Gilbert, the best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love.
Matt Phelan, a children’s book author/illustrator.
Adam Rex, author and Illustrator of the New York Times Bestselling Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and other books for kids.
Lori L. Tharps, writer, author, speaker, and multicultural maven.
Caroline Tiger, a Philadelphia-based freelance magazine writer and book author who also writes a Philadelphia design blog.
Diana Rodriguez Wallach, author of the Amor and Summer Secrets Young Adult book trilogy.
Jennifer Weiner, the best-selling author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, and Best Friends Forever, among others.

BOOKSTORES & PUBLISHERS

Big Blue Marble Bookstore, a neighborhood bookstore for Mt. Airy and beyond.
FlirtyGirl Productions, an innovative book studio.
Germ Books & Gallery, catering to a genetically superior, mutated clientele.
Head House Books, your community, your bookstore.
ixnay press, a Philadelphia-based publisher of new and experimental writing.
Quirk Books, a publisher of impractical reference and irreverent nonfiction.
Running Press Book Publishers, one of the largest independent trade publishers in the country.