August 2023 Newsletter.

Hello Letter Lovers...

Sincerely Yours

This month the newsletter we're looking at Parisian postcards, pen pals meeting, books about letters, and more!

Thanks to Danny Freedman this piece on the archive in American University Magazine. It is absolutely unreal how he captured the essence of the project! 

Postcards from Paris

This May we sourced a handful of vintage postcards from Paris. Click here to see a selection.

Do you like mail?

Wear your love for snail mail on your sleeve with a The 'Write More Letters' Project tee or jumper. 100% of the proceeds go to the charity Hope for the Warriors.

Thanks to Nicholas Lee for sharing this snap as he presented -- in one of our 'I like mail.' jumpers! -- a copy of the 'From Me to You' book to Clare Stokes at the Haven Breast Cancer Centre attached to Worcester Hospital. Learn more about Nicholas and his fundraising, here.

The Power of the Pen Pal

It seems this summer has been a special one for many, with several sets of pen pals meeting for the first time. We put together some of the stories into a blog post here. Including a few of my own personal pen pal stories! 

Thames Postman

If you're not following the Postal Museum on social media yet, let this be the sign that you should! They share amazing stories and behind-the-scenes postal history gems like this story about the Thames Postman. 

Books About Letters

An ode to the handwritten letter, this book is one for every letter writer. Lynne Kolze's "Please Write: Finding Joy and Meaning in the Soulful Art of Handwritten Letters" is absolutely one for your bookshelf. 

September Workshop

Looking for a group to write letters with and celebrate all the good they bring? Join our friends from From Me to You this September for their letter writing workshop. 

Readers may remember we reviewed 'From Me to You' this summer as a book about letters. Imagine my surprise when this July I managed to serendipitously find myself in the very same bookshop where it was launched earlier this year!