Chicago Pen Show

One of the Midwest's premier gathering for users and collectors of fountain pens, inks, paper and other writing instruments, the Chicago Pen Show is an annual event bringing together over 100 vendors and hundreds of pen users. 

The Chicago Pen show is run by Roger Wooten & Paul Conterato

Is this your first pen show? 

If this is your first pen show and you're looking for some guidance on what to expect, how to prepare, what to see and do, and how to interact with vendors then check out these handy resources:

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• A Pen Show Primer (YouTube, 47 min) by Matt Armstrong of the Pen Habit

• Richard Binder, master NibMeister, has a whole series of articles on prepping for pen shows

• Pen Show Etiquette (article) by David Nishimura, of VintagePens.com and the Pen Collectors of America

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