For the writer in the house
Gifts for writers.
Machines that keep the internet out of the way, dice for when the page is blank, and mugs from CafePress for the desk. Amazon products offer Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com; the mugs open on CafePress.
Distraction-free typewriter
Freewrite Alpha
A portable digital typewriter with a backlit LCD and a full-size mechanical keyboard — no browser, no email, no notifications. It boots instantly, holds up to a million words, and syncs drafts to the cloud over Wi-Fi so you can edit later on a computer. Battery life of up to 100 hours, and light enough to take anywhere.
E Ink, for the road
Freewrite Traveler
A clamshell drafting machine with an E Ink screen and a full-size scissor-switch keyboard, half the footprint of a laptop and 1.6 lb. Up to four weeks of battery, a million words of storage, and Wi-Fi cloud sync when you are ready to edit. Built for writers who want to work without the internet in the way.
Mechanical, with E Ink
Freewrite Smart Typewriter
The original Freewrite desk machine: a frontlit E Ink canvas, a mechanical keyboard with Kailh Box Brown switches, and the clickety-clack that makes drafting a physical job. Wi-Fi sync, a million words on board, and nothing else on the screen except the sentence in front of you.
Twelve sides, a blank page
Insplore Writing Dice
Ten 12-sided beech-wood dice with prompts painted on every face, plus a playbook of six games, seven exercises and two challenges. Roll for character, setting, conflict and tone when the page will not start. A compact canister gift for teen and adult writers who like a physical nudge.
786 ideas, in a cube
The Writer’s Block
Jason Rekulak’s guide to beating writer’s block, packaged as an actual 3-inch cube: 672 pages and more than 200 photographs. Open any page for an exercise or spark — many taken from the classes of Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, Joyce Carol Oates, Elmore Leonard and John Irving. Advice from editors and agents sits beside the irreverent stuff.
Retro keys, modern machine
YUNZII QL75 Typewriter Keyboard
A 75% mechanical keyboard in typewriter dress: round keycaps, a stepped layout, Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz or USB-C, and QMK/VIA programming. Hot-swappable switches, RGB, a built-in stand for a phone or tablet, and metal knobs for volume and device switching. For writers who want the look and the clack without giving up a computer.
11 oz ceramic mug
Be nice or you’ll end up in my novel
A white 11 oz ceramic mug with a simple warning for anyone who interrupts a writing day. Microwave safe, dishwasher-safe on the top shelf, and a solid gift for novelists who mean it.
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11 oz ceramic mug
Future award winning author
The perfect gift for any aspiring writer. 11 oz ceramic, microwave safe, dishwasher-safe on the top shelf — optimism, printed on a mug, while the manuscript is still in progress.
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11 oz ceramic mug
Writer logo
Tell the world you’re a writer, or give a gift that inspires and encourages anyone you know with literary dreams. 11 oz ceramic mug, microwave safe, dishwasher-safe on the top shelf.
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11 oz ceramic mug
Shush! Creative genius at work
A polite request, printed large. White 11 oz ceramic mug for the desk where the next sentence is trying to arrive. Microwave safe and dishwasher-safe on the top shelf.
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