Write253

What Write253 does

Write253 is a 501c3 non-profit literary arts and printmaking organization headquartered at 1102 Tacoma Ave. S., Suite 208, in Tacoma, Washington. Founded around 2013 with its flagship Remann Hall Book Club, the organization serves youth (primarily teens ages 15-19), families, and underserved populations across the Tacoma/Pierce County region. Its mission centers on providing meaningful writing, publishing, and artistic opportunities to youth, including those in juvenile detention at Remann Hall.

The organization's core technology and craft asset is Line Break Press, a letterpress printing program that uses vintage/antique printing presses to produce broadsides, zines, and a monthly postcard subscription. Programs include Line Break Press, free Poetry and Printmaking summer camps, Remann Hall Book Club and Writers programs, the annual Tacoma Wayzgoose community festival, the Zine Project, and the Tacoma Poets Series Letterpress Broadsides. The organization has distributed over 5,000 books and reached 2,000+ youth in juvenile detention since 2013, and has published 13 letterpress broadsides featuring local poets.

Write253's business model is donation- and grant-driven as a registered 501c3 (Tax ID: 81-3531110). Revenue streams include tax-deductible charitable contributions, foundation and government grants (Tacoma Creates, Arts WA, NEA, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Bamford, Dimmer Family, Heidner, Charlotte Martin, Rotary Club of Tacoma #8, among others), and a small recurring revenue line from the Line Break Press Monthly Postcard Subscription priced at $6/month plus tax. Programs are delivered free to participants. Go-to-market relies on community partnerships with schools, libraries, detention facilities, and local arts organizations, supplemented by volunteer recruitment, email newsletters, and event-based outreach. The organization is led by Executive Director Jeremiah Schuler and Director of Programs Asha Berkes, governed by a six-person Board of Directors last updated March 2025.

Name

Write253

Legal name

Write253

Website

https://write253.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Write253 is a Tacoma, Washington-based 501c3 non-profit that delivers literary arts and letterpress printmaking programs — including summer camps, Remann Hall youth detention programs, and the annual Tacoma Wayzgoose festival — to teens, families, and underserved youth across the Tacoma/Pierce County region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Arts Education

NAICS

Books Printing (323117), Printing and Related Support Activities (323)

SIC

Book Printing (2732), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Writing Skills & Composition Enrichment (EDAMAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Writing Retreats & Intensive Bootcamps (EDAMAMAK), Writing, Journalism & Publishing Camps (EDAMALAM), Literary Arts & Writing Organizations (BPAGAHAK), Ghostwriting & Collaborative Writing Services (MPAJAJAI)

Keywords

• Youth writing programs
• Letterpress printmaking workshops
• Arts education nonprofit
• Creative writing camps
• Community literary arts

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Write253 is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization (Tax ID: 81-3531110) that relies on public donations. Contributions are fully tax-deductible.
2. Line Break Press Monthly Postcard Subscription: Monthly postcard subscription service delivering letterpress-printed postcards to subscribers for $6/month plus tax.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Write253 is a 501c3 non-profit literary arts and printmaking organization that delivers free writing workshops, printmaking instruction, and letterpress printing programs to youth, families, and their caring adults in the greater Tacoma/Pierce County area. Core offerings include the Line Break Press letterpress program for teens, summer writing and printmaking camps, Remann Hall Book Club and Remann Hall Writers programs for youth in detention, the annual Tacoma Wayzgoose community event, and a monthly letterpress postcard subscription service.

Product overview

Write253 is a literary arts and printmaking organization offering a portfolio of creative programs for youth, families, and teens in the greater Tacoma area. The core offerings include Line Break Press (a teen letterpress printing program), seasonal writing and printmaking camps, Remann Hall Writers and Book Club programs serving youth in detention, and the annual Tacoma Wayzgoose event. Supporting offerings include the Zine Project, Tacoma Poets Series Letterpress Broadsides publications, and a College Essay Guide resource. The organization also operates a monthly postcard subscription through Line Break Press. All programs emphasize hands-on creative expression through writing and printmaking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Line Break Press: A letterpress printing program for teens that produces monthly postcard subscriptions and Tacoma Poets Series letterpress broadsides.

Products and services

• Line Break Press A letterpress printing program for teens operated by Write253, providing hands-on experience with traditional printing presses and printmaking techniques.
• Poetry Camp A free four-day summer writing camp for teens ages 15-19 where participants work with published writers to explore poetry and creative expression.
• Printmaking Camp A free four-day summer camp teaching basic printmaking techniques using professional presses, led by artist Taylor Cox of Coxswain Press.
• Remann Hall Writers Writing workshops held every other week with youth in detention at Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center, featuring writing exercises, poetry, short stories, and comic book creation.
• Remann Hall Book Club A bi-monthly book club serving youth in detention, distributing over 5,000 books to 2,000+ Pierce County youth since 2013.
• Tacoma Wayzgoose An annual community letterpress, printmaking, and book arts extravaganza featuring vendor exhibitions, steamroller printing, screen printing, and an equipment swap meet.
• Zine Project A year-long program where teens write poems in fall workshops and set and print them on old printing presses in spring, culminating in sales at Tacoma Wayzgoose.
• Tacoma Poets Series Letterpress Broadsides Letterpress-printed broadsides featuring work from Tacoma and Pierce County poets, each designed in collaboration with the writer and printed at Line Break Press.
• Line Break Press Monthly Postcard Subscription A monthly postcard subscription service delivering new letterpress-printed postcards to subscribers for $6/month plus tax. No contracts, no hidden fees, cancel anytime.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Graduate TacomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative focused on increasing college completion rates in Tacoma, partnering with Write253 on college essay support programs.
• Springtide PressminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed to establishing Line Break Press operations.
• West Coast PaperminorOthersPaper supplier instrumental in making Line Break Press a reality.
• King's BooksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal Tacoma bookstore that accepts donations for Remann Hall Book Club and serves as a community partner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Highlights Foundation: Pennsylvania-based nonprofit running writing workshops and retreats for adults and families with a craft/literary focus. Comparable as a nonprofit literary arts organization offering intensive writing programs with a foundation-funding model, though more workshop/retreat-centric than youth-program-centric.
• Community of Writers: Olympic Valley, California-based nonprofit running intensive writing workshops and retreats. Comparable as a nonprofit literary arts organization offering multi-day intensive writing programs for emerging writers, though focused on adults rather than youth.
• Milkweed Editions: Minneapolis-based nonprofit literary publisher and literary arts organization. Comparable as a nonprofit combining literary publishing, community programs, and author services, though operating at larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• The Loft Literary Center: Minneapolis-based independent literary arts center offering writing classes, youth programs, and community events. Comparable as an established nonprofit literary center with youth-focused programming and a similar fundraising-from-foundations model.
• Hugo House: Seattle-based literary arts center offering youth writing workshops, classes, and community events. Comparable as a Pacific Northwest nonprofit literary arts organization with a similar mix of community classes, youth programs, and craft-focused literary publishing.
• 826 National: A network of youth writing and tutoring centers founded on Dave Eggers's 826 Valencia model. Directly comparable as a nonprofit literary arts organization running youth-centered creative writing programs, publishing student work, and operating from community storefronts — the closest structural analog to Write253 at a national scale.
• Telling Room: Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit writing center dedicated to youth creative writing. Directly comparable as a regional nonprofit running free youth writing workshops, publishing youth work, and partnering with schools and libraries in the Pacific Northwest.
• 826 Seattle: Seattle chapter of the 826 National network serving youth ages 6-18 with writing tutoring and publishing programs. Closely mirrors Write253's youth-focused nonprofit writing model within the same Pacific Northwest regional ecosystem.

Others

• Coxswain Press: A small letterpress/artisan publishing operation whose principal (Taylor Cox) leads Write253's Printmaking Camp. Comparable as a peer practitioner of letterpress printmaking whose work overlaps with Line Break Press's craft and educational programming.
• Springtide Press: A Tacoma-area letterpress print shop and creative space. Comparable as a local letterpress partner that contributed to establishing Line Break Press operations — relevant as an ecosystem participant and operational analog for the letterpress craft vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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