Some Awesome Gifts for Writers This Christmas

With just over two weeks to go until Christmas, here are some awesome gifts that you can get for the writer friends in your life, or maybe just to treat yourself!

Field Notes Notebooks

Every writer should carry a notebook with them at all times, to capture those moments when inspiration hits. These Field Note notebooks have a gorgeous old-school aesthetic. And if you want to get someone an extra special gift, and can get on before they all sell out(!), why not buy one of Field Note’s latest limited ‘Northerly‘ editions.

Pocket Dept notebooks

Another brand of simple, gorgeous notebooks are made by Pocket Dept. They’re inspired by vintage stationary and different versions are made to suit different pockets, depending on where you like to carry them.

Quiver Leather Pen Holder

Obviously, a writer needs to carry something to write in that notebook they carry everywhere. These pen “quivers” are made from quality leather, come in several sizes, and fit a range of popular brand notebooks from Moleskine to Rhodia.

Metal Pen

There are so many different pens to chose from out there, but I’ve never seen one like this. The Metal Pen is just that, completely metal. Completely metal, stainless steel, including the nib. This pen doesn’t need ink to write, but writes by leaving a tiny, tiny amount of metal on the paper. This means that this pen will always write, you won’t run out of ink. So quirky, and so cool.

They have also released a keychain version, which is only 5.5cm long, perfect for carrying with you to jot down notes.

Awesome Stationery

Honestly, pretty much anything from this site is sure to please the writers in your life. A lot of writers have an unhealthy obsession with stationery, and the quirky and interesting items from the brilliant Present & Correct site are sure to please.

Bookmarker Flag Pen & Bookmark

For writers who do a lot of research for their stories, this would be a perfect present. The Bookmarker combines a pen for annotating with a handy sticky-note dispenser, as well as being able to save your place. It’s thin enough to be its own bookmark!

Palomino Blackwing 602 pencils

Some people like pens, other people love pencils. Me; I’m a pen guy, but these recently rereleased pencils, a tribute to the iconic Eberhard-Faber Blackwing pencils discontinued in 1998, are absolutely beautiful. I haven’t had the pleasure of writing with them yet, but they are often described as the best pencil ever made. Just by looking at them might give you a clue as to why.

Pocketo Desk-It Calendar

We writers can often find organization of our work a bit tricky. Especially if we have multiple projects on the go, or a busy family life to work around, or a day job to go to. The Desk-It from Poketo is a combination of sticky note and calendar, and looks like a great (and pretty darn stylish) way to stay on top of things.

The Elements of Style, Strunk & White

If you know a writer in your life who doesn’t already own this classic book on writing, get them it! Considered the quintessential (and essential!) style manual, its advice is as relevant and valuable today as it was when the book was first released over 90 years ago.

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Hope you all get some awesome gear this Christmas to help your writing!