Longhand Framer Template
Journal & newsletter for writers
Free
An editorial website template for writers, essayists, novelists, poets, journalists, and newsletter authors to publish essays, newsletter issues, books, and personal writing.
About this template
Longhand is a calm, editorial template for writers, essayists and newsletter authors: a quiet home for your essays, letters and books.
Built around reading, it pairs a warm bone-and-forest-green palette with large serif type, generous space and gentle motion that never gets in the way of the words.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Ink-signature intro: your name writes itself in on first load
• "First draft" lens: move over the desk photo to reveal handwriting beneath the page
• Envelope sign-up card with a reader quote and torn-paper section edges
• Long reads story cards, a mixed-width essays grid and topic tags
• Newsletter archive with cover photos that follow the cursor on hover
• Reading progress bar and a drop cap on every essay
• Black-and-white author portrait that turns to colour on hover
• Soft blur and fade reveals as you scroll
PAGES
Home, Essays, Essay page, Newsletter issues, Issue page, Books, About, Contact and 404.
FULLY CMS-DRIVEN
Essays, newsletter issues, books and site settings all live in the CMS. Add a new essay or issue in seconds. The hero text, signature, photo, caption, quote and portrait can all be edited without touching the design.
BUILT WITH CARE
• Fully responsive from 320 to 1920 px, with no horizontal scroll
• Respects reduced-motion settings
• Working contact and newsletter forms
• SEO titles, descriptions and social images set on every page
• Accessible contrast and a clear heading structure
Perfect for essayists, novelists, poets, journalists, Substack and newsletter writers, columnists and anyone who writes slowly and wants a site that feels like a well-kept notebook.
Included Pages
- Home
- Essays
- Essay page
- Newsletter issues
- Issue page
- Books
- About
- Contact
- 404
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