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Graphology with Elaine Quigley: History's Six Most Evil Scrawls
It’s said that a person’s handwriting is a window to their soul. In their loops and curves and the spaces between their letters lie clues their predilections, their deviances, their secrets and si... Read More
October 30, 2014
View Full Article LAMY: A Pen is Born
German manufacturing is synonymous with reliability and exacting standards of quality control – and LAMY is no exception. Since founding in 1930, they’ve become one of the world’s leading pen br... Read More
October 21, 2014
Art Competition: #InkToWin a Platinum Fountain Pen worth £2,000!
To mark the launch of Platinum Mix Free Inks, Pen Heaven is hosting an art competition. Simply create a piece of artwork in ink, upload a photo and you're in with a chance to win a handmade Pla... Read More
October 15, 2014
Fountain Pens: Teachers Take the #BackToBasics Challenge
Here at Pen Heaven, we’ve always believed there’s no such thing as too many pens. Our own stationery drawer is packed full of endless variations on ballpoints, rollerballs, pencils and fountain pe... Read More
October 6, 2014
Illustration: An Interview with Catherine Rayner
Here at Pen Heaven, we're fascinated by the relationship between images and words - so who better for us to speak to than Catherine Rayner. She's a successful children's author and illustrator, an... Read More
October 1, 2014
Is Handwriting Under Threat in British Schools?
So iPads are taking over and kids today can no more hold a pen than milk a cow.
At least, that’s what some would have you believe. There’s no shortage of articles deploring the worsening state ... Read More
September 16, 2014
Success Story: The LAMY safari Fountain Pen
Here’s a little insider information for you: in the case of almost every pen range on sale at Pen Heaven, ballpoints outsell fountain pens by a ratio of around 2/1 - with one exception.
Despite bei... Read More
September 2, 2014
What’s Keeping Handwritten Postcards Alive in the Digital Age?
We’ve all done it – carefully selected postcards from a beachside shop for all our family and friends, then ended up bringing them home in our suitcases, unwritten and unlikely ever again to see t... Read More
August 12, 2014
Self Publishing: An Interview with Gillian Rogerson
Gillian Rogerson is a children’s author from Leeds. Having found inspiration from reading to her children she decided to pursue her passion for writing with the hope of getting published. To date, s... Read More
May 27, 2014
Making it as an author
They say that everyone has a book in them. From those building entirely new worlds of myth and legend to the writer of a humble children’s book. From kids fresh out of school to those in their eight... Read More
May 16, 2014



















