THE CHALLENGE
Globally, 774 million adults struggle to read proficiently. 70% of US high school students need
reading remediation. They need a new kind of book (no 18-year-old wants to read Curious George).
To improve literacy, we must offer engaging books for every age and level.
THE SOLUTION
We rally together a community to dream up new content: empowering writers of all backgrounds with
the incentives, guidance, tools, & inspiration to craft a collection of diverse and authentic
short stories.
BY THE NUMBERS
3,000 ENTRIES RECEIVED
Our first 5 contests have inspired thousands of writers & teachers to craft new stories.
400+ BOOKS PUBLISHED
We've published 400+ of these entries to our collections as both eBooks & paperbacks
180 COUNTRIES SERVED
We've distributed them to classrooms and libraries in every corner of the globe.
400,000 READERS REACHED
And engaged new communities of readers at every age and level.
300,000 HOURS READ
Who have spent more than 30 million minutes reading Storyshares titles.
YOUR SUPPORT IS TRANSFORMATIVE
"Robbie is almost done writing his prequel to Jacob and the Bee Man.
It's amazing. It usually takes him a whole class to write two sentences.
But he did this all on his own – coming in during his recess every day to work on it."
~ Robbie's teacher
"One of my most hesitant readers returned this book with a note on top:
"Ms. Sus, Done with this book. Can we talk about it? Yes or no? If you can, give me
more books for Jacob and somebody else. I love this story."
~ Maria's teacher
Robbie was inspired to write his own prequel.
Maria went in search of a new book to read.
