Gifts for Writers Holiiday 2023 Image

Phew! It’s that time of year already! Since I was pressed for time, I only have TEN new gifts to peruse, but the bonus is I’ve linked the ghosts of gifts past at the bottom of this post! So much to choose from, you may get decision paralysis for the holidays this year! (More exclamation points: !!!!!)

First up: therapy dough. Why, you ask? If you’re truly a writer, you don’t have to ask. I’ve always said picture book writing is 99% thinking and 1% writing, so while you stare out the window in creative frustration, knead on this. It also may be helpful for revisions, rewrites, rejections, and the myriad challenges we writers face.

Therapy Dough, $15.00, Uncommon Goods

Next, a gorgeous leather journal. Because we like practical AND pretty. Oberon Designs offers various colors and motifs in their collection.

Large Portfolio Notebook, $143.00, Oberon Designs

The holiday season gives me a giant appetite. But fahgettabout honey hams and stuffed turkeys. Give me CHOCOLATE. I’m sure other writers agree—I guarantee it.

Chocolate Lover’s Gift Box, $49.95, Boston General Store

In the winter, I like to be cozy while I write. If the cat’s on my lap, she’s on my laptop, too. So I’ve got to stay warm another way if I want to keep typing. Enter the personal fireplace. Yes, you read that right!

The XL Personal Concrete Fireplace, $150, Bespoke Post (Sorry, whiskey sold separately.)

Speaking of cats and coziness, this tea infuser is sure to give any writer the purrfect cuppa. (Also speaking of our feline friends, have you snagged a copy of my new book FLAT CAT yet???)

Purr Tea Infuser, $12.00, Fred

When I do school visits, I like to wear fun and kitschy stuff that catches the students’ attention. You, too? Well, designer Betsey Johnson must have heard!

Charm School Pencil Jewelry (Pink/Gold), $14.99 and up, Betsey Johnson

How would your writer friend like to exchange notes with Edgar Allen Poe? Have Ernest Hemingway as a pen pal? Receive creative inspiration from Jane Austen?

Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but they’re all dead.

However, Letter Joy has brought them all back to life with their collection of missives from “some of history’s greatest wordsmiths”. They send a total of 26 literary letters over a six-month period.

Letters About Writing Subscription (Part I), $99.99, Letter Joy 

Writers support other writers! And yet everyone can adorn their lapel with this beauty.

I’m with the Banned Pin, $14.95, Dissent Pins

I’m obsessed with book nooks, but I’m not talking about cozy crannies crammed with favorite reads…I’m talking about miniature 3D scenes you build yourself and tuck into a bookshelf! Some literary mice may move in!

DIY Book Nook Kit, $65.00 and up, Book Nook World

Let’s finish up with the pretty-and-practical again, shall we? This combo is ingenious—magnetic bookmark AND pen all-in-one! Why didn’t we think of this sooner?

Bird Magnetic Bookmark Pen, $4.95, MochiThings

Need more writerly gift ideas? Check out the ghosts—err, I mean gifts—of holidays past:

Do you have gift suggestions for writers? Please leave them below in the comments!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!