Writing & Literature Mail Clubs

Browse writing and literature mail clubs with letters, short stories, poetry, essays, and printed literary surprises from independent writers and small presses.

For readers who want words in the mailbox: pen-pal style letters, serial fiction, poetry cards, and literary ephemera.

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$18/mo

Letter Story Club

by Yan

Letter Story Club brings back the magic of receiving a real letter in the mail. ✉️ Discover original, year-long stories told through beautifully crafted letters, delivered to your mailbox every two weeks. Follow unforgettable characters, fall in love with their stories, and experience the excitement of waiting for the next envelope to arrive. Each letter is a little moment of nostalgia, a chance to slow down, and a story you can hold in your hands. Treat yourself or surprise someone you love with a gift that keeps giving. Your next favorite story is waiting in your mailbox. Read your first letter FREE!

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$16/mo

The Secret Life Letters

by Jacqueline Nichols

The Secret Life Letters is a monthly story-by-mail experience created by Jacqueline Nichols, a former professional matchmaker with fifteen years of insight into attraction, connection, chemistry, and the conversations people rarely share out loud. Each edition follows fictional characters through travel, hidden glances, unexpected invitations, emotional truths, and sensual curiosity. Subscribers receive an original printed story, a personal note from Jacqueline, a Champagne Moment reflection or ritual, and a collectible keepsake inspired by the story. New subscribers also receive The First Secret, an exclusive welcome mailing sent within seven business days. Expanded Secret Life Signals Angel Message by Jacqueline and horoscope by Dr. Jamie Lynn O’Neill, Ph.D., are delivered privately by email with guidance for every zodiac sign. Each edition includes a recap, so readers may enter the story at any time. Created for curious adults who enjoy immersive storytelling, beautiful mail, and the delicious feeling that something unexpected may be waiting inside the next envelope.

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$14.40/mo

The Keepsake Stories

by Dianne M. White

The Keepsake Stories are original faith-led fiction by post from WYRLORA, created and written by Australian author Dianne M. White in the Scenic Rim of Queensland. Every month, a completely new story arrives in your letterbox as a beautifully designed 24-page collectible mini storybook. Each story blends clean romance, gentle mystery, meaningful characters and Christian faith into one satisfying little world you can disappear into for a while — with a proper beginning, middle and ending all contained within that month’s edition. There are no serials and no cliffhangers carrying over from month to month, so you can join at any time without ever arriving halfway through a story. One month might take you to an old country chapel and a wedding mystery that was never resolved; another to a windswept lighthouse, an orchard homestead, a forgotten post office or another beautifully imagined place where love, secrets, second chances and faith quietly intersect. Along with the storybook, each mailing includes a collectible story bookmark and art print, with selected editions also including a small paper artefact connected directly to the story — perhaps an old photograph, note, map, recipe, ticket, invitation or other piece from its world. Every edition has its own artwork and personality while belonging to the distinctive Keepsake Stories collection. They are created to feel like small books worth keeping rather than disposable monthly mail — something to read slowly with a cup of tea, collect on a shelf and look forward to discovering again when the next envelope arrives. The Keepsake Stories are A$20 AUD per month including GST, plus postage. Orders placed by the 28th enter the next mailing cycle, dispatched from Australia on the 15th of the following month. WYRLORA currently ships to Australia, New Zealand, the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.

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$17/mo

Behind Our Town

by Nathan Spoon

Behind Our Town is a poetry and art snail mail club that delivers a poem print and an art print (4x5.5") along with a thoughtful letter directly to your mailbox each month. Subscribers gain monthly access to hundreds of archived poems from more than 30 chapbooks (now out-of-print) and to archived artworks. This club is inspired by a pen pal connection with the poet Naomi Shihab Nye—who is an enthusiastic fan of these archived poems. The poetry, art and letters inspire moments of connection by celebrating the wonder of the ordinary.

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$8.99/mo

Unpublished Journals Archive

by Ellie Maureen

The Archivist lives in a vault outside of space and time, collecting lost journals from the multiverse and curating the best ones for you! Receive original short stories straight to your mail box. Wholesome, imaginative, and out of this world the stories span all kinds of genre's and timelines.

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$18.88/mo

Fu Fortunes - A Feng Shui Letter

by Qiao Fu

Every month the qi of a home shifts — certain corners wake up, others ask to be left alone. The letter tells you what moved, and what to do about it. Each month I write one fengshui letter: where the month's energy has settled, which sector of your home to activate and which to quiet, and one small ritual to do with your own hands. It is the same tradition I read from in person — the flying stars, the five elements, the almanac — delivered as something you can hold, pin above your desk, and act on. Each letter is set like a Tang-dynasty travel document (通关文牒) and stamped by hand in vermilion — a different seal every month. Letters are written, stamped, and posted from Los Angeles. Some carry a hand-drawn talisman — a 符, the charm the practice is named for — different each time, drawn for the week it is posted.

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C$12/mo

The Tiny Plot

by The Tiny Plot

The Tiny Plot is a little rebellion against scrolling. This is a cozy corner for storytellers, journal keepers, daydreamers, and people who still believe mail can feel magical. I believe everyone is a writer - we all have stories to tell!

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$10/mo

Feelers Thinkers Dreamers Club

by Richa

- Being an introvert, I’ve always been hesitant in expressing my strange inner world, even though I feel and think about things deeply. - So I write monthly poems and letters for the ones like me, who feel like they don’t belong, or like they’re misunderstood, awkward, or like they’re too much. - If you love to feel, think, or dream, and crave something deeper than surface-level content, my Poetry Mail Club is for you! You get - 1 original poem by me + a heartfelt letter every month P.S. it takes around 3-5 weeks for letters to get delivered, so if you sign up this month, you'll get mail next month.

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$9/mo

Breaking Beyond: Unplugged

by Breaking Beyond

Breaking Beyond: Unplugged is a snail mail newsletter for anyone who wants to get to know themselves, love themselves, and accept themselves more deeply. Each month is different. Each month is intentional. Here's what you'll find in your envelope. A Personal Letter: From me to you. Sharing a piece of my life and reflections. A Written Piece: An article. Raw, reflective, sometimes uncomfortable. Always honest. Think of it like a blog post you can hold. Journal Prompts + Playlist: Guided questions to sit with, paired with a curated playlist to write to. Your own little ritual. Affirmation Card: Assigned at random, your message from the universe. Whatever you receive is exactly what you needed to hear. Surprises: Because joy doesn't need a reason. Small things to brighten your space and remind you of your own magic. The Envelope: Stamped, sealed, and mailed to your door. There's something about seeing your name handwritten on paper. What Subscribers Have Said "I was having a hard day today and your initial note had me crying. I taped the quote to my fridge. Thank you for your beautiful words <3" "Got your snail mail today and I absolutely LOVE it. Such a great thing you're doing. The affirmation card is exactly what I needed. The journal prompts got me thinking, the playlist is awesome! I can see how much thought you put into everything. Thank you so much! Subscribing to monthly mails!!!" "This was a much-needed change of pace. Thank you and I'm looking forward to the next envelope!"

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$15/mo

Clarity Mail Club

by Jennifer Edmonds/Frady

Clarity Mail Club is a thoughtful snail mail experience created for anyone who needs a kind word, a quiet reset, and something meaningful to look forward to. Season One: The Clarity Collection includes 12 envelope episodes, each filled with encouragement, reflection, stickers, and a small keepsake. Every member starts with Envelope 01: Begin Again and continues through the journey in order.

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$13.33/mo

The Weird Report

by GNARR GNARR

Monthly strangeness, packed in an envelope and magically appearing in your mailbox. Myths, monsters, and magic created for lovers strange stories, underground culture, music, art, curiosities and all things dark, mysterious and forbidden. Why? We're personally bored with the digital dimension, AI, and all the perfected fakeness going around. We miss the 90s, when things were raw and real. So we created something that gives us an excuse to live in the past, and a way to share it with you. No screen, no algorithms, no scrolling. No perfect grammar either. Just a mysterious envelope in your mailbox waiting to be opened by some weirdo who still likes to use their hands. Every month the whole vibe appears in your mailbox, giving you something to anticipate and wonder about. A new chapter in an unfolding story, a Fact-or-Fiction mystery you must solve yourself, a collectible sticker, an exclusive art print, and a folded secret message you're instructed to destroy after reading — with proof required. Every month reveals secrets, mysteries and another piece of the weird puzzle.

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$16/mo or $160/yearly (2 months free!)

Star Mail Club

by yoojiflows

Star Mail Club is a monthly ritual of astrology, reflection, and care, created to help you slow down, check in with yourself, and move through each month with a little more intention. Inspired by my childhood love of writing letters, making things by hand, and the delight of finding something other than bills in the mailbox, Star Mail brings astrology off the screen and into your hands. Consider this your invitation to become my Star Mail Pen Pal! Note: Star Mail is intentionally kept small so each envelope can be created and packed with care. When monthly spots are full, enrollment pauses until space opens again.

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Writing & literature mail clubs FAQ

What do writing mail clubs send?

Common formats include personal letters, short stories, poetry cards, essay pamphlets, and printed excerpts. Each writer sets their own format.

Is this the same as a book subscription box?

Usually not. These clubs tend to be creator-run mailings rather than large retail book boxes. Read each listing for size and frequency.

Related categories?

Zines & Magazines for indie publications, or Postcards & Mail for shorter written/illustrated cards.

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