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PEN WORLD Magazine - August 2025

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In this issue

In this issue: The Pilot Vanishing Point Limited Edition Link Midnight is more than the most recent in this series of wildly popular retractable fountain pens; it's a metaphorical link in the chain of this Japanese company's fine writing instruments. Australia's Robert Oster Signature Inks are of the highest quality, in terms of both performance and eco-consciousness. Italy's Bottegando Italia brings Mediterranean flair to the world of urushi and maki-e writing instruments. Abigail Markov is an artist, farmer, chemist, and yes, a very talented artisan pen maker. In our continuing series of the surrender pens of World War II, we explore the Berlin surrender, and everything after. Also: Parker's STUMPY, Graceful Envelopes, Hastil: the display, and Mike Sull's Pen Blocks. Plus: we reveal the winners of the 31st Annual Pen World Readers' Choice Awards!

The 2025 Detroit Pen Show Is Motoring Ahead

The U.S. Midwest's storied manufacturing history is well documented, but often overlooked in import is the culture of the greater Detroit, Michigan, area. Known for its automotive history and as the home of Motown music, it also is home to academics, professionals, and of course, pen enthusiasts.

1 mins

Excelsior! The First Annual Empire State Pen Show

For years now—decades, even—there were rumors, whispers, and murmurs of a pen show returning to Manhattan, New York.

2 mins

The Master Penman’s Masterful Pen Blocks

American Master Penman Michael R. Sull has made a vocation out of his love of calligraphy and fine handwriting, producing works in Spencerian and American cursive as well as teaching his craft around the world. As one might imagine, Sull possesses a large collection of fountain pens.

2 mins

Go Fourth and Win!

The 2025 Graceful Envelope Contest was another rousing success.

2 mins

Inkypalooza 2025: the summer inkfest

The TACCIA Ukiyo-e collection of bottled fountain pen inks are inspired by some of the Japanese masters of ukiyo-e art and their trademark color palettes.

8 mins

Art in Every Facet

Each winner in the 31st Annual PW Readers' Choice Awards is an artistic masterpiece.

4 mins

The Bewitching Hour

The new Pilot Vanishing Point Limited Edition Link Midnight is another sign that the legendary Japanese company is on a continuing creative journey.

7 mins

The Conscientious Ink Maker

Australia's Robert Oster Signature Inks puts thought into everything it does, from its colors to its carbon footprint.

5 mins

Urushi and Maki-e with Italian Flair

Bottegando Italia uses traditional Asian lacquer techniques and materials to create iconoclastic fountain pens.

5 mins

Farmer, Artist, Chemist, Pen Maker

Artisan Abigail Markov wears many hats, and her artisanal fountain pens have captured the pen public's imagination.

6 mins

Shopping in D.C. and Ballmer

Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, offer diverse and welcoming pen communities.

5 mins

The Surrender Pens of World War II: The Berlin Surrender and Berlin Declaration Pens

The German surrender document from May 9, 1945, ended World War II in Europe, and the Berlin Declaration documents tackled the war's aftermath.

9 mins

The STUMPY: Doodle & Dirigibles, Trees & Trifles

The Parker-Garrick STUMPY was an anomalous pocket-size lead holder, always at the ready for those creative moments.

2 mins

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PEN WORLD Magazine Description:

Publisher: PEN-WORLD

Category: Business

Language: English

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

Founded in 1987, Pen World is the premier niche luxury magazine of fine writing instruments and handwriting culture. Based in Houston, Texas and issued bi-monthly, Pen World entices both new and experienced pen connoisseurs to look at writing instruments in an unconventional way. In our pages, you will find contemporary fountain pens and other writing instruments at all price points, fine papers, inks, and desk accessories. Our long-form articles cover leading brands, vintage pens, pen-and-ink artists, how-to guides, and much more. If you love pens, then Pen World is the magazine for you.