Since about 2022, I've been running an international print exchange over on Reddit twice a year, though you don't have to be a Reddit user or have a Reddit account to participate.
Sign-ups just opened for the Fall 2025 edition! Last time we did this (Spring 2025), we ended up with 261 participants from 26 countries, and it was great fun!
Here is the Reddit post that includes a sign-up link, I'll also try to keep this thread updated with relevant information for those who can't or don't want to use Reddit.
Original post copied from Reddit:
Welcome one and all! The weather here in Utah has dropped from an average of 105°F during the day to 104°F, which is how I know it's nearly autumn! Now I can open the windows and enjoy the cozy smell of... wildfire smoke, I guess? The leaves are turning a beautiful shade of... well, brown. And crunchy. And flammable. But hey, at least I get to participate in my favorite print exchange and watch college football. Gotta take the wins where I can get 'em.
If you've done this before, you pretty much know the drill. If you haven't, I strongly suspect everything you need to know is included in the FAQ. Please feel free to comment here or DM me if your questions are asked only infrequently.
But for our newcomers, the elevator pitch is: You get randomly assigned to mail a print to someone (or more than one person if you want), and you will also receive a print in the mail from someone. It's fun!
Key dates for this exchange:
Sign-ups just opened for the Fall 2025 edition! Last time we did this (Spring 2025), we ended up with 261 participants from 26 countries, and it was great fun!
Here is the Reddit post that includes a sign-up link, I'll also try to keep this thread updated with relevant information for those who can't or don't want to use Reddit.
Original post copied from Reddit:
Welcome one and all! The weather here in Utah has dropped from an average of 105°F during the day to 104°F, which is how I know it's nearly autumn! Now I can open the windows and enjoy the cozy smell of... wildfire smoke, I guess? The leaves are turning a beautiful shade of... well, brown. And crunchy. And flammable. But hey, at least I get to participate in my favorite print exchange and watch college football. Gotta take the wins where I can get 'em.
If you've done this before, you pretty much know the drill. If you haven't, I strongly suspect everything you need to know is included in the FAQ. Please feel free to comment here or DM me if your questions are asked only infrequently.
But for our newcomers, the elevator pitch is: You get randomly assigned to mail a print to someone (or more than one person if you want), and you will also receive a print in the mail from someone. It's fun!
Key dates for this exchange:
- September 1: Exchange sign-ups open
- September 26: Exchange sign-ups close
- September 27: "Last chance to back out" emails go out
- September 29: Random assignments are made and distributed via email
- November 8: Deadline for getting your print(s) in the mail to your recipient(s). But... get everything sent well before November 8th, yeah? Can we all agree that's a good plan?
- November 19: Sticky thread opens for people to report missing prints, and emails go out to people who signed up as volunteers, to make sure they're still up for it
- November 30: Window to report missing prints closes, and thread is locked
- December 1: Volunteer assignments are randomly generated and distributed via email
