Welcome to the third annual Conlang/Concultural Card Exchange! Registration is now open.
In December, participants will be sending to their assigned partner or partners a card-sized, mailed, ordinary or concultural, written-in-a-conlang item such as:
- a this-cultural greeting card in the conlang
- a this-world postcard in the conlang
- a postcard of a concultural location (in the conlang... take this as read for the remainder of the entries)
- a greeting card for a concultural holiday
- a concultural card-like, written artifact that may or may not be related to a holiday, which may or may not be occurring this December or associated with solstices or anything at all
- something that the participant feels fits the spirit of the above, is written in their conlang, and can be mailed like an ordinary card
Translations or cultural background can be provided on the card or a separate enclosed sheet or online or not at all... but the primary writing on the card should be conlingual.
Once the card has been received, the sender or recipient is encouraged to upload a photo or scan thereof to the 2011 photo gallery on this site.
To participate in this year's exchange, please log in or register using the link at the left. New registrations will have the opportunity to fill out their profile with their exchange preferences at that time. If you already have an account, you will need to update your profile: click "Your Profile" under the User Menu on the left, then Edit -> Update Your Profile at the top of the page, then select the "Card exchange preferences" tab. You will need to check the 2011 checkbox under "Years participating in". Make sure your postal address in the preferences is correct (it will not be visible to anyone but the administrator). Check your email address too.
You can choose how many cards you'd like to exchange and whether to participate internationally or just domestically when filling out your preferences. (If you want a more nuanced approach, e.g. multiple domestic exchanges and one international, please say so in the "additional comments" box.)
Registration will close on Tuesday November 29th. You will receive a list of postal addresses to send your cards to shortly thereafter. International exchanges are encouraged to mail the cards by December 5th, and domestic ones by December 15th.
Thanks, and have fun,
Your administrator,
Amanda
