/r/FountainPenPals

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A subreddit that does monthly matches for people looking for penpals who write with fountain pens.

Schedule:

  • We'll let you know who your penpal is by the 1st day of the month.
  • Letters must be sent by the end of the 2nd week.
  • 'Match-up forms' for the next month will be posted on the 3rd week of every month and you will have 10 days to sign up.
  • Matches will be made the last week of the month.

Rules:

  • If you sign up, please commit to participating. Flaking may leave your match without a penpal, which is unfair to the other person and reduces the quality of this subreddit.
  • Mention the pen and ink(s) used in the letter.
  • No harassment will be tolerated. This is NOT a dating site. Assume that all penpals are looking for a platonic writing relationship only.
  • New participants must message (message, not chat) the moderators before participating. Users with less than 50 karma may be subject to further requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

/r/FountainPenPals

5,092 Subscribers

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November 2024 /r/fountainpenpals matching is open

The form is opening today (October 14th) and it will be open for signups until October 25th. You should receive your match(es) around November 1st. You'll have until November 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

0 Comments
2024/10/15
04:40 UTC

11

October matches have been sent

Please note that messages were sent a different way this month than previous months and there is a high chance that it will have ended up in your Spam/Junk Mail folder. Please look for the e-mail immediately and send me a message if you didn't get it.

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by October 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

0 Comments
2024/10/02
15:56 UTC

8

October 2024 /r/fountainpenpals matching is open

The form is opening today (September 15th) and it will be open for signups until September 25th. You should receive your match(es) around October 1st. You'll have until October 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

1 Comment
2024/09/15
15:12 UTC

9

September matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by September 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

1 Comment
2024/09/01
02:46 UTC

13

September 2024 /r/fountainpenpals matching is open

The form is opening today (August 15th) and it will be open for signups until August 25th. You should receive your match(es) around September 1st. You'll have until September 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

0 Comments
2024/08/15
15:28 UTC

4

August matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by August 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

5 Comments
2024/08/01
16:00 UTC

13

August 2024 /r/fountainpenpals matching is open

The form is opening today (July 15th) and it will be open for signups until July 25th. Note that my message responses during the end of this period may be delayed. You should receive your match(es) around August 1st. You'll have until August 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

0 Comments
2024/07/15
14:47 UTC

11

July matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by July 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

2 Comments
2024/07/01
07:05 UTC

9

July 2024 /r/fountainpenpals matching is open!

The form is opening today (June 15th) and it will be open for signups until June 25th. You should receive your match(es) around July 1st. You'll have until July 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

21 Comments
2024/06/15
14:47 UTC

8

June /r/fountainpenpals matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by June 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

4 Comments
2024/05/31
15:51 UTC

10

June 2024 matching is open

The form is opening today (May 14th) and it will be open for signups until May 25th. You should receive your match(es) around June 1st. You'll have until June 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

5 Comments
2024/05/15
06:31 UTC

8

May /r/fountainpenpals matches have been sent

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by May 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches. My responses will probably be a bit delayed this month.

0 Comments
2024/04/27
02:02 UTC

13

May 2024 matching is open

The form is opening today (April 15th) and it will be open for signups until April 24th (one day earlier than usual). You should receive your match(es) around May 1st (but likely earlier this month). You'll have until May 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

0 Comments
2024/04/15
15:25 UTC

7

April matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by April 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

1 Comment
2024/03/31
20:46 UTC

14

April 2024 Matching is open

The form is opening today (March 15th) and it will be open for signups until March 25th. You should receive your match(es) around April 1st. You'll have until April 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

0 Comments
2024/03/15
15:31 UTC

13

March matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by March 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

1 Comment
2024/02/28
15:48 UTC

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March 2024 Matching is open

The form is opening today (February 16th and it will be open for signups until February 24th. You should receive your match(es) around February 28th. Slightly compressed schedule this month due to my personal schedule. You'll have until March 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

1 Comment
2024/02/16
17:31 UTC

8

February matches have been sent!

Happy InCoWriMo! Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by February 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

0 Comments
2024/02/01
07:07 UTC

15

February 2024 Matching

The form is opening today (January 15th) and it will be open for signups until January 25th. You should receive your match(es) around February 1st. You'll have until February 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

0 Comments
2024/01/15
15:02 UTC

8

January matches have been sent!

Sending them out early this month, happy new year! Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by January 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

7 Comments
2023/12/29
18:40 UTC

12

January 2024 Matching

The form is opening today (December 15th) and it will be open for signups until December 25th. You should receive your match(es) around January 1st. You'll have until December 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

3 Comments
2023/12/15
16:39 UTC

14

No December 2023 Matching

Taking a break this month for personal plans! Will be back for normally scheduled matching next month, form opening around December 15th.

1 Comment
2023/11/15
18:02 UTC

7

November matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your All Mail and Spam folders if you don't see the email in your inbox. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

You are responsible for sending your letters, even if you can't find your match email! Look in all of the folders, and message me if you need it to be resent.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by November 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

0 Comments
2023/11/02
01:16 UTC

8

November 2023 Matching

The form is opening today (October 14th) and it will be open for signups until October 25th. You should receive your match(es) around November 1st. You'll have until November 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

There will not be a December 2023 Matching (next month). I generally take one month off around the end of the year, and that's going to be my break this time. So make sure you get your form submitted on time this month, type your username in correctly, and check to make sure you followed all the rules if you're new!

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

3 Comments
2023/10/15
03:01 UTC

12

October matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your Junk Mail folder if you don't see the email. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

If you signed up and didn't receive anything, it may be because you are a new participant and didn't send me a message. If this isn't the case, send modmail or PM (not chat) /u/catville and we'll figure it out. Since this is the first month with matches going out via email, I suspect there will be some issues and hope to iron them out quickly.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by October 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

0 Comments
2023/10/03
05:50 UTC

7

October 2023 Matching

The form is opening today (September 14th) and it will be open for signups until September 23th. You should receive your match(es) around October 2nd. Note the slightly altered dates for this month. You'll have until October 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

If you are waiting for a reply, I am behind on messages, and responses to new messages will probably be delayed as well.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

3 Comments
2023/09/15
03:48 UTC

11

September matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your Junk Mail folder if you don't see the email. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es).

If you signed up and didn't receive anything, it may be because you are a new participant and didn't send me a message. If this isn't the case, send modmail or PM (not chat) /u/catville and we'll figure it out. Since this is the first month with matches going out via email, I suspect there will be some issues and hope to iron them out quickly.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by September 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

5 Comments
2023/09/01
20:08 UTC

13

September 2023 Matching

The form is opening today (August 15th) and it will be open for signups until August 25th. You should receive your match(es) around September 1st. You'll have until September 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

4 Comments
2023/08/15
16:27 UTC

10

August matches have been sent!

Matches are in your email and not your Reddit mail. The email will come from fountainpenpals@outlook.com, so add this e-mail to your safe senders and check your Junk Mail folder if you don't see the email. Even though matches are going through email, please still use Reddit messages to communicate with me and your match(es). If there are any problems with the email you receive (including formatting issues), let me know.

If you signed up and didn't receive anything, it may be because you are a new participant and didn't send me a message. If this isn't the case, send modmail or PM (not chat) /u/catville and we'll figure it out. Since this is the first month with matches going out via email, I suspect there will be some issues and hope to iron them out quickly.

Please send your letter and send it on time, by August 15th! If you are a return participant, make sure you've sent your letters from previous matches. I have received more messages than usual about letters not received recently (will be responding to those messages soon), and it's really not okay to sign up for these matches and not follow through. It makes the experience worse for other members and makes my job harder as well.

If you haven't received your letter, please try contacting your match by Reddit PM first. If they don't respond, let me know. People who flake will be banned from participating in future matches.

3 Comments
2023/08/01
04:15 UTC

16

August 2023 Matching

The form is opening today (July 15th) and it will be open for signups until July 25th. You should receive your match(es) around August 1st. You'll have until August 15th to send out your letter. Please read the rules in the sidebar and the intro post before you sign up if you are new.

For those of you who participated in previous matching, make sure you've sent your letter already! If you're going to be late, it's nice to send your partner a PM to let him/her know.

Do NOT sign up unless you are fully committed to writing your letters on time. It's unfair to your partner and lowers the quality of this subreddit if you flake. If you're busy right now, please wait until the next matching to sign up. If you are new, please read the rules and the form carefully.

SIGN UP HERE

2 Comments
2023/07/15
14:00 UTC

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