Get ready to sharpen your knowledge because today is National Pencil Day! On this very date in 1858, the world's first graphite utensil with a conveniently attached eraser entered the chat. So this Bulletin is dedicated to the celebration of an im-point-ent invention ... ✍️

🥳 THIS WEEK IN AWA AWESOMENESS

✏️ Replenish your pencils🇯🇵 AWA popin’ up in Japan📝 Notable notations 📍 The tallest point in Iowa🧶 Crazy cozy sweatshirts

✏️FIND THE GOLDEN PENCIL

To celebrate today’s holiday we are getting a little "Willy Wonka" and stashing 5 golden pencils inside 5 of our stationary sets. All orders through the end of day on Monday, April 3rd will get a brand new sticker AND if you open the lucky set with shiny golden graphite, we’ll be sending you an AWA Postcard Book signed by the actual Wes Anderson! ✍️ What are you waiting for? Grab your golden pencil here 

🇯🇵 AWA EXHIBIT IN TOKYO

Last year we brought 300 phenomenal photos from the AWA Community to Seoul. Well, starting April 5th to May 26th, we're bringing it to the halls and walls of downtown Tokyo for you to take a peek!

🇸🇬 A LITTLE HELP?

Did you see our spectacular Singapore Community Guide? If not, check it out and then - if you wouldn't mind - take a moment to help us out by answering a few quick queries? 🙏

A few fun facts all about pencils:

• 🔪 A pencil can be fully sharpened an average of 17 times (though we cannot keep one that long)

• 💛 Why the iconic yellow? In the 19th century the best graphite came from China, and yellow was a cultural representation of royalty and respect. To show their pencils were the highest of quality, they were dipped in yellow paint.

• 🇫🇷 The word "pencil" actually originates from the French word “pincel” meaning “small paintbrush

• 🤿 Need to take notes underwater? Your handy graphite scribbler can still be used. Give it a try!

🤫 THIS WEEK'S SECRET LINK

Howdy secret link seeker you’ve made it to the section where we tell you all about what you’ll be in the running for winning this week. Are you ready to hear it? This week we’ll be selecting a handful of seekers to get a scribe worthy sticker made special for Pencil Day. Happy hunting!

🎟 THE CREATOR EVENT GIVEAWAY!

Here at AWA we have learned a lot from others around us. Last year we had the amazing opportunity to join the first ever Creator Economy Expo, and got to hear of experiences from bloggers, podcasters, authors, newsletter writers, speakers, coaches and more. We discovered so many nuggets of advice and we know that many of you are also pursuing a career in the world of virtual creation. So we are giving away a ticket to this year's Expo which will take place in Cleveland, OH from May 1-3. Find out more here!

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THE COOLEST SWEATSHIRT EVER

Consider us embroidery fans, because we're showcasing another project that uses the medium to bring an AWA photo into a fashionable flourish. When Marvin stumbled across Aude’s photo on the AWA feed, he fell in love with the colors and the nostalgic tones of the 90s. Collaboration ensued when Marvin reached out to Aude and proposed to make a short run of AWA inspired sweatshirts - ensured to have the utmost comfort. Learn more about their collaboration below! (And even get a chance to snag a sweater 😉)

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