"In her book On Writing, Annie Dillard tells of being asked by a reader “Who will teach me to write?” Her answer? The page, the page."
The public has voted and the results are in for our Seize the Summer competition.
Thank you to everyone who submitted entries and voted for their favourite #PaperblanksMoment. With over 1000 votes we are (pleasantly) overwhelmed by the number of people...
Malala is an immensely inspiring, courageous young woman. We deeply support Malala, her family and all human rights and women’s education activists working with bravery and dignity around the world. We must all take responsibility, as Malala has shown...
I believe art is a form of communication in a world where everyone has their own private subconscious language, not just the language they speak.
"Don’t be afraid of new things, even if they aren’t “you”. Anything you try will present new ways of approaching the things you truly do have a passion for."
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This week we are getting to know Michelle McKendry, a wax seal creator and creative writer from Ontario who uses Paperblanks journals in many different...
Our Peek Inside… series takes a look inside people’s journals to celebrate their imagination and inspire others. This week we are happy to welcome writer and artist Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games), a multi-disciplinary writer, artist, podcaster and game developer...
"I enjoy looking up to people who do things differently or go a long way in their art."
On a Writing Wednesday at the end of August we talked about how sticking to a routine will boost your writing proficiency. But what happens when a writing ritual is taken to an extreme? When does a helpful habit...
You'd be hard pressed to name another family that has enriched the Western literary canon in the way that the Brontë sisters have. They wrote novels whose profoundness, subversive characters and fierce emotions stirred the rigid society of Victorian...