Zaner-Bloser, Inc., is a company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, which publishes handwriting, reading, writing, spelling, and vocabulary programs.

[3] The graduates of these programs often continued on to be influential American penmen in their own right, granting the Zanerian a reputation for excellence.

Notable students of the Zanerian Art College have included the likes of E. A. Lupfer, W. A. Baird, C. W. Norder, and other well-known American penmen.

After building a reputation as an institution where students could specialize in various branches of pen art, the Zanerian Art College established itself as a leading voice in American penmanship by the early-20th century through the development of its own distinctive teaching script and the publication of quarterly, bi-monthly, then monthly periodicals pertaining to the penmanship industry.

Michael’s Pen Art Hall, where his writing acumen eventually earned him a position as penmanship instructor.