We need your help to print Patter: Vol 2!

Patter is No Typewriters / No Talking’s very own literary journal. 

Its mission is simple: publish local folks who make the effort to write a thing. 

For Vol 2, we have works from

• Matthew Schmalkuche

• Ashley Murrell

• Lee Crawford

• Alida Galati

• J. Deklan Rowan

• Kelly Jade Walker

• Alexia Shaw

• J. C. Coomans

• Harry White

• Thomas Irving

Including poetry and fiction there is something for everyone in Patter.

You can find out more about Patter and read and/or buy Vol 1 here.

The issue again includes illustrations by Brunswick-based artist Jo Waite, who has lovingly doodled a doodle for every piece. Some of these original artworks are available as rewards!

Author and writer Jelena Potpara, who was published in Patter: Vol 1, has kindly sub-edited Vol 2.

Design genius Rory Harnden has once again done the cover and made Patter look absolutely smashing. 

Jackson James Wood is the Editor-in-Chief again. All tremble before his mighty red pen.

We’re almost ready to hit print, but we need to pay for the printing costs… that’s where you come in almost complete and we're looking to cover the printing costs

Rewards

There are four types of reward available here, everyonewho pledges at the Supporter level and above will have their name published in the back of the issue under the appropriate heading. Check out the rewards tab!

Supporter

You get your issue of Patter! Plain. Simple. Easy.

Fan Fiction

You get your issue of Patter + Jackson will write a fan fiction about you. You'll recieve a physical written on a gosh darn typewriter copy + an electronic version. Only 5 available to limit Jackson's contact with typewriters.

Arty

You get your issue of Patter + one of the pieces of Jo Waite's art!

Corporate Sponsor

Say you're a business or organisation who wants to support writers writing. This is your chance to do just that . You'll get your business name + one short sentence blurb + logo in the back of the first edition under the “Corporate supporters” section. If you're based in Melbourne, Jackson will hand deliver an agreed on number of issues to your place.

Stretch goals

We have smashed our $1000 target, so here are our stretch goals:

$2000: every pledger will get one of our swanky Hungry Workshop notepads 🎉 ACHIEVED 🎉

$3000: every pledger will get a handwritter haiku included with their copy ⏳ PENDING ⏳
$4000: TBD

What it will look like

Patter's cover was designed by Jackson’s 18 month old son (with some help from Jackson, protip: don’t give a toddler a craft knife).  See below

The physical copies will be A6 perfect bound.

Expected delivery date will be late November / early December 2026. We will have a launch party before/during/after a No Typewriters session.

About No Typewriters / No Talking

No Typewriters / No Talking has two rules, they’re in the name.

Writers of any stage, genre, format, or style are invited to come work together for one hour in a shared space.

You can write with anything: biro on notepad, fingers on laptop — just not a gosh darn typewriter.

During the hour of writing there is no talking. Coming together for one hour of shared sustained silence is a simple ritual that will help us concentrate on the thing we want to do (but find many reasons not to), write.

Since its first session in early 2023, more than 300 writers have written more than a million words at our events.

Find out more about No Typewriters / No Talking — including when our next session is — here.

Budget Overview

We are seeking to cover printing costs + pay each of the authors as per the nitty gritty details here.

Costs will be variable depending on how many people pledge.

Any extra funds will go to the No Typewriters / No Talking slush fund which will be used to do this again next year, buy new tables for events, and otherwise generally support our work.