Snail mail clubs for every kind of letter lover. Art prints, stickers, mystery, fiction, wellness, kids, history, and more … find the one that makes you smile.
180 clubs · hand-verified by K. Larkin · updated monthly
Hand-picked from the directory. A new shortlist every month, with the reason each one made the cut.
Monthly art built around a masterpiece, artist, or movement.
Read the full listing →The pacing. A clue a week is exactly the slow burn mail was made for, and the paper takes ink beautifully.
Read the full listing →a poem and a letter once a month
Read the full listing →The newest clubs to join the directory. 180 clubs and counting.
Oh, you've got mail!
Personalized letters that write back - Zip remembers what your child tells him.
Collect affordable art prints every month to your mailbox.
"Every Town Has Its Story — Ours Has Several"
Browse by category, take the 60-second quiz, or read our monthly Editor's Picks until one makes you smile.
Every club is hand-verified by K. Larkin: price, what's enclosed, and where it ships.
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Start with Mail Clubs 101 →The only mail club directory with real editorial content from someone who loves snail mail and mail clubs: listings read by hand, honest reviews, and gift guides that put your club in front of actual buyers. Opportunities for Mail Club Cross-Promos, Founder Interviews, and Club Spotlight.
We studied more than 1,000 mail clubs by hand: what they cost, how often they ship, and what lands in the envelope. Here is what the numbers say.
Read the report →Everything on mail clubs, pen pals, and letter writing.
What a mail club actually is, the kinds, the costs, and the culture behind the mailbox.
Read the guide → Pillar guideFinding a pen pal and keeping the letters flowing, near or across the world.
Read the guide → Pillar guideEverything on writing letters people keep, by occasion and by craft.
Read the guide → Pillar guideFor creators: start, run, and grow a mail club without the admin eating your time.
Read the guide →One letter a month: new clubs in the directory, a club spotlight, and something worth writing about. First Tuesday, every month. Subscribe and I'll send you the free Mailbox Smiles Address Book & Mail Log to get you started.
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