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  • Social Enterprise,
  • Cafe,
  • Writing Centre,
  • Homework Support,
  • After School Program,

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  • English,
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269 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M5A 2G3
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Meet the owner

What happens when you give some kids a pencil and paper and tell them to create any story they want? Well, they’ll come up with cool protagonists like a genderless enchanter, or fantastic places like Bubba World, home of orcs, warriors and kings.

The stories that emerge from Story Planet are bountiful in creativity, imagination and delightful strangeness. The non-profit centre provides free or low-cost writing and arts workshops for young people ages eight to 16. The centre is located on Bloor Street West, just beyond Dufferin Street, though those who aren't in the know are unlikely to find it. Story Planet is tucked behind the portal of the Intergalactic Travel Authority, an ultra-fun, space-themed café and gift shop that serves as the writing centre’s storefront and social enterprise, where proceeds pour back to the program.

Liz Haines founded Story Planet in 2009 after being inspired by author Dave Eggers’ successful 826 National children’s writing organization, launched in 2002 in San Francisco. When she travelled to the flagship location, she was struck by the charity’s storefront: it was a pirate supply store selling everything from treasure chests to eye patches. “It was so magical,” says Liz. “It was nothing like any other writing centre or homework support place because it had this wacky front. I was determined to open one like it in Toronto.”

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It's a café meets…magical place (really though, there's no other term for it). In their own words, they are “committed to helping you get wherever you need to go – comfortably, safely and without intergalactic incident.” The centre is one half storytelling and creativity building zone for kids, and the other half, a cool café for adults seeking a cold brew coffee, some curated reading materials, and a peruse through the space-themed shop. The not-for-profit brings in well-known authors to run storytelling workshops with the wee ones while parents hang in the Intergalactic Travel Authority café up front.

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It's a café meets…magical place (really though, there's no other term for it). In their own words, they are “committed to helping you get wherever you need to go – comfortably, safely and without intergalactic incident.” The centre is one half storytelling and creativity building zone for kids, and the other half, a cool café for adults seeking a cold brew coffee, some curated reading materials, and a peruse through the space-themed shop. The not-for-profit brings in well-known authors to run storytelling workshops with the wee ones while parents hang in the Intergalactic Travel Authority café up front.

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