During the month of February, mail at least one item through the post every day it runs. Write a postcard, a letter, send a picture or a cutting from a newspaper… anything goes!
Write back to everyone who writes to you. This can count as one of your mailed items.
Simple, right? I’ve been participating on and off for a few years, and it’s always nice to have the excuse to send a bit more mail. I try to make an effort to send mine to people I haven’t been as much in touch as I would have liked recently.
You’re invited to join, if you’d like — we can support each other and share our mailings in this topic.
huh, I didn’t know a thing like that exists and now I’m tempted to participate… Though, holy badgers, I know I won’t survive this I never completed inktober and this for some reason seems like more effort to me!
A great idea to get us through the hard winter month! I’m in!
I would be happy to write to anyone in this forum.
What is the best way to exchange addresses?
I will send a letter or postcard to up to 14 members who provide me with their addresses. The remainder days of the month I will write a letter to either a family member or a friend. Splitting the Month of Letters joy!
I look forward to getting some addresses and to sending mail every day in February. WooHoo!!
Have a look on the #trades-requests-offers section – you can get in touch with members who are looking for penpals, peruse the trades for exchanges, or open your own topic there to offer people postcards. I’m sure you’ll fill out the spots in your calendar in no time!
I didn’t know about this before. Sounds like fun
But I fear I’m not up to it. Maybe I’ll just try.
I have a question regarding the second rule though: do I also have to write back to people who send me official postcrossing postcards? Normally I don’t have their addresses and I wouldn’t want to bother people by asking. Especially when they state that they are not interested in direct swaps.
No, not those — just the people who sent you letters, or whom you’re supposed to reply back to. The original challenge was designed for letter writers, so the rules have penpaling in mind.
How does this work? In Greece post offices are closed on weekends… I would love to participate but I guess next year since I’m currently out of cards and that’s because of me being super enthusiastic about the new forum and sending all of my postcards lol.
I am planning on participating! I participated last year for the first time and revived some penpal relationships (and gained some new pen pals) as a result. It was so lovely to receive mail on a fairly regular basis during the year that was 2020. I did a mix of letters and Postcrossing cards. You can find penpals on the official LetterMo website if you’re not sure who to write to.
I would like to participate, especially if you consider that Feb, is the month that I have my birthday too. This makes it, my favourite month. But one small question: How can I prove that I have completed the challenge/quest/task/mission? Is there any special rule for that?
It’s just for fun — a challenge to yourself, no need to prove anything! If you feel like it though, come back to this topic to report how it is going for you. I hope we can motivate and cheer each other as we go along!
I’ll participate too. I’m already making lists in my mind of people I really really should have written a letter to over the last months.
Started creating easter cards with the children for our family today, but it’s a bit early to post them.
I never completed inktober and this for some reason seems like more effort to me! 
