Editing Effects of Covid-19 on Pen Events 2020

This page is to help a wider perspective of the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on the greater, international pen show community. 

While these date changes are also noted on individual pen show pages, this page is to also show them all at a glance.

==North American Events==
* '''[[Arkansas Pen Show 2020]]''' - <span style="color: green; font-size: 110%;">OPEN</span>- This pen show remained open and on-schedule for March 13-15, after local state agencies reported no confirmed cases in the state during the week leading to the event.<ref>Instagram post on the official Arkansas page about state confirmed cases https://www.instagram.com/p/B9kWzXoDfR-/?igshid=1zptzxjly6ck</ref> Extra hand-washing was encouraged for participants through the weekend, with signs to remind vendors and attendees.<ref>Instagram post on the official Arkansas page with sign for handwashing https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rgYx6j6f-/?igshid=123grxm44is9l</ref> 

* '''[[Atlanta Pen Show 2020]]''' - <span style="color: red; font-size: 110%;">CANCELLED</span> - The 2020 event was officially cancelled on the week of March 16, announced on Twitter and posted elsewhere.<ref>Twitter post announcing the cancellation of the Atlanta Pen Show https://twitter.com/AtlantaPenShow/status/1240331259441799173?s=20</ref> It would have been the event's 25th show, and held on April 3-5.

* '''[[Chicago Pen Show 2020]]''' - <span style="color: red; font-size: 110%;">CANCELLED / POSTPONED</span> tentative: '''Sept. 10-13'''<br />The Chicago 2020 event has been postponed to later dates in response to changing situations in the US. Originally the show dates were moved from April 30-May 3 to the new date of June 11-14<ref>Instagram post from official Chicago page about first postponement https://www.instagram.com/p/B92BNqmD3uo/?igshid=1a7wn79yizw1b</ref>. However, as confirmed cases kept increasing in the US, the show runners moved the dates to September 10-13 for safety of vendors and attendees.<ref>Instagram post from official Chicago page about second postponement https://www.instagram.com/p/B_h7vpWjmv8/?igshid=r654vjbad9c9</ref>

* '''[[Triangle Pen Show 2020]]''' - <span style="color: red; font-size: 110%;">CANCELLED / POSTPONED</span> - tentative: '''Aug 8-13'''<br />The Triangle/Raleigh 2020 show was officially cancelled on the week of April 29, as announced on their Facebook page. It would have been held June 4-7. The announcement and website mentions a possible rescheduled date of August 8-13 after working with the hotel.<ref>Official Facebook post of the Triangle Pen Show for cancellation https://www.facebook.com/108665514107991/posts/132545175053358/</ref>

* '''[[Montreal Pen Show 2020]]''' - <span style="color: red; font-size: 110%;">CANCELLED / POSTPONED</span> - tentative: '''August'''<br />The Scriven Montreal event would have been the first pen show. Although originally slated for 2019 and postponed until May 2020. In the midst of the pandemic, the event was cancelled with a tentative postponement for August 2020.<ref>Scriven Montreal postponement announcement from their official website https://scriven-mtl.blogspot.com/2020/04/scriven-2020-postponed.html</ref>

* '''[[St. Louis Pen Show 2020]]'''

* '''[[Miami Pen Show 2020]]'''

* '''[[Washington D.C. Collectible Fountain Pen Supershow 2020]]'''

* '''Commonwealth Pen Show'''

* '''Dallas Pen Show'''

* '''Colorado Pen Show'''

* '''Detroit Pen Show'''

* '''Scriptus Toronto'''

* '''Ohio Pen Show'''

===2021 Outlooks===
* '''Philly Pen Show 2021'''

* '''Los Angeles International Pen Show'''

* '''Baltimore-Washington International Pen Show'''

==European Events==
* '''London Writing Equipment Show (Spring)'''

* '''Dutch Pen Show'''

* '''Newcastle Pen Show'''

* '''Belgian Pen Show'''

* '''Hamburg Pen Show'''

* '''London Writing Equipment Show (Fall)'''

==East-Asian Events==
* '''Singapore Pen Show'''

* '''Tokyo International Pen Show'''

==Other Events==
* '''Sydney Pen Show'''

* '''Melbourne Pen Show'''

==References==
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