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Quickest way to introduce and get someone hook on fountain pens? Take them to a pen show, and the biggest one to boot too! 😅 Hello! My first encounter was at the 2018 DC pen show where I was introduced to many beautiful pens! From then on, I was hooked! One year later, I have my own collection of inks and fountain pens. Lol. And I'm still trying to learn all about it! Love this forum, so decided to join and say hello!

Hi everyone, The St. Louis Pen Show is just around the corner (starts just FIVE WEEKS from tomorrow...June 29-July1...how did it come up so fast?) Just wanted to post some updates: We're up to 92 vendors! We've got retailers, pen makers & artists, nibmeisters, repairers, distributors, and a few other special guests. We've maxed out both ballrooms and all the hallway space at the hotel. We have a ton of classes scheduled, including calligraphy, cursive handwriting, journaling, snail mail, pen repair, ink, pens for kids, pen history, and even a class on photographing your pen collection! Many events planned: PCA Kids Scavenger Hunt, a Pen Auction, Pen Artisan Guild Pen Contest, Dessert Party for vendors & weekend attendees, and of course, Pen Shows After Dark! Lots of great door prizes, including a Parker Duofold Centennial Lucky 8 fountain pen, generously provided by Martinson Wirth. We sold out the block of rooms at the Sheraton! Crazy that they're gone. Luckily, they were able to work with the DoubleTree down the street to open up a new block of rooms (there's a shuttle from there to the plaza). I was tooling around Westport Plaza last week, and there are a ton of restaurants and bars within a couple minutes walk from the hotel. I think it's definitely one of the best pen show "neighborhoods" I've seen.If you're planning to attend, I'm looking forward to meeting/seeing you there. If you're on the fence, I hope this posts helps push you over the edge! Please visit the site (www.stlpenshow.com) for all the juicy details and other information!