League of Letters is a knockout hand-lettering tournament for lettering lovers, type nerds, and any creative that believes they can draw the better letter under pressure.
A letter is chosen
A random letter is drawn from a bag at the start of each game. Our players have to design their best version within a short time frame.
The clock starts
Players have a limited time to design their best letter: Round 1 is only four minutes long, and each round gets shorter until the final round — only 60 seconds!
A winner is declared
Our judges review the work and declare the winner! The winning player moves on to the next round, one step closer to glory.
Round 1
Four Minutes
Round 1
Round 2
Three Minutes
Round 2
Semi-Finals
Two Minutes
Semi-Finals
Final ROUND
One Minute
Final ROund
When The clock runs out, the judges Make the call
Reena Mistry
Illustrator & Co-founder, Humble Raja
Jamie Chang
Type Designer & Founder, Manic Type
Doris WAI
Calligraphy, Lettering, & Live Event Artist, Love Lettering
Deadline to register to participate in the qualifying round.
Sat Oct 3
Use the day to prepare, gather supplies, or practice.
Sun Oct 4 @ 12AM
We email you the chosen letter for this round. You have 24 hours to hand-draw that letter with your best tools and techniques (no computers!)
Mon Oct 5 @ 12AM
Time's up! Send in your work via email by the deadline for our judges to review. Any late entries are disqualified.
Wed Oct 7
The qualifying players are revealed! All 16 winners move on to Round 1 in-person on Oct 15.
Choose your weapons wisely
League of Letters is a hand-lettering tournament. That means no computers, no tablets, no fonts, and definitely no AI. Players can bring their own analog drawing tools or use those supplied. Paper will be provided.
Sixteen players from the Qualifying Round will make it to Round 1 of the tournament.
