Snail Mail My Email is a worldwide community art project where volunteers handwrite strangers' emails and send physical letters to the intended recipients, free of charge.

In 2014, 390 volunteers collectively sent 7,000+ letters over a five day span. A massive thanks to all who participated.

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About

SMME was created in 2011 by artist
Ivan Cash, who originally conceived the project as a one-time, month long initiative where he would write and send out strangers’ emails one at a time.

The project ultimately received over 10,000 letter submissions and prompted Cash to enlist the help of hundreds of volunteers sending letters all over the world.

SMME has since transitioned to a week-long annual event, held every November that anyone – even you – can participate in.

Team

The latest SMME Team includes:

Creator
Ivan Cash, San Francisco, CA
Administrator
Terry Farris, Oklahoma City, OK
Organizers
Beth Schmidt, Pittsburgh, PA
Cailyn Huston, Lexington, KY
Emily Arnold, New York, NY
Kristin Huben, Jacksonville, FL
Location Tracker
David Johnson, San Francisco, CA
Complete List of Volunteers
SMME 2014
SMME 2013
SMME 2012
SMME 2011