Catch up on the latest pen , pencil and other news from around the world that caught our interest in Edition Six of the World in Pens.

● Gizmodo reports that Star Wars fever has reached the pen world with a lightsaber fountain pen from S.T. Dupont that floats on a magnetic platform and retails for more than £16,000. Dupont also offers an X-Wing fountain pen, while Cross has its own line of Star Wars-themed writing instruments. [Read more…]

Penthusiasm is our way of sharing some of the great blog posts that we have come across that we believe may be of interest to our readers. [Read more…]

Catch up on the latest pen , pencil and other news from around the world that caught our interest in Edition Five of the World in Pens.

● Lamy’s introduced a new high-end pen range – imporium – and the Naples Daily News highlights a Florida stationer that is one of only 12 in the US to carry the pens. [Read more…]

Penthusiasm is our way of sharing some of the great blog posts that we have come across that we believe may be of interest to our readers. [Read more…]

Femi Martin is a storyteller.

She’s created fiction inspired by Charles Dickens novels, shared her struggles with illness in the Achalasia Diaries on BBC 4, and captivated UK festival audiences with performances of her short stories about love, relationships, and stolen chocolate bars.

Her stories always start at the point of a pen, and Femi was kind enough recently to share with us how writing by hand guides her creative process. [Read more…]