Born in the UK, Freddie Coffey is a high school senior in Manhattan. Inspired by the isolation of lockdown, he co-founded and directs The Decameron Project, a nonprofit organization that connects thousands of students, teachers, and passionate authors worldwide through the power of storytelling during the pandemic. Freddie sits on the Youth Leadership Council for NYC Service and serves as editor-in-chief of his school's literary journal, Prufrock.