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When I was in NYC judging the Louie Awards (like the Emmy’s for greeting cards) I met THE most lovely people and one of them was Sarah Schwartz. She is the editor of Stationery Trends Magazine! You will hear me gush about the publication. When I attended Surtex and the National Stationery Show last year, I picked up a copy of this magazine and immediately thought, “Surely this is not a trade publication!” It is really PRETTY! It is also well thought out and well laid out so when I found myself sitting behind her judging 900 greeting cards (that’s right, 900!!) I knew I had to have her on the show. Sarah has a good eye for sure! In this interview you’ll find out how she became an editor, how the magazine works (including submissions) and about her letter writing campaign! Oh, I love a girl that takes the time to put something pretty on the mail! Over at her blog The Paper Chronicles, she has started a letter writing campaign!! Ok ladies (and gentlemen) I KNOW you have some REALLY pretty art to show Sarah, so let’s send her some mail! What do you say? Are you up for it? Her address is below!
Sarah says,
“Participating in my campaign is easy. Just send me a letter, card or postcard on your favorite paper and tell me what makes it so. My address is: P.O. Box 22133, Beachwood, Ohio 44122. I will share it here, and then send you some writing papers along with a note for your efforts.”
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Thank you so much Monica for interviewing me. It is such an honor to be able to share more about Stationery Trends & The Paper Chronicles with your many fans. See you in May!! xoxo
Love the interview! I have already sent a card to Sarah and she personally replied to it. So sweet! Now I have subscribed to the magazine. 🙂
This interview makes me want to go grab some pretty stationery and write away 🙂 It’s such a girly excitement for me ( plus stickers are necessary too! ) Thanks for a great interview 🙂
Thoroughly enjoyed this interview, thanks Sarah and Monica! I love Sarah’s letter writing campaign, I’m in the UK and run my own stationery business, I include with every order a strip of Happy Post Day stickers which I designed to encourage more people to send hand written mail. Whether they order postcards, letter writing sets, notebooks or planner pads they get the stickers! Receiving proper mail in the post makes you feel so happy, it’s so easy to do and spreads such joy, I love it 🙂
Great interview! Sarah has been such a fantastic supporter of Sycamore Street Press and so many other indie stationery companies. Stationery Trends just keeps getting better every year, and The Paper Chronicles is such a great new blog! Also, I was so surprised for the shout out. Thank you both! – Eva