The Fête de l’écrit reconnects with handwritten correspondence
La Poste invited the public to the Toulon Liberté office for a day of free workshops dedicated to the pleasure of handwriting.
At a time when digital dominates communications, La Poste offered a pause to rediscover the value and pleasure of writing. On May 26, the Toulon Liberté post office hosted the second edition of the Fête de l’Écrit, a festive and free day, open to all, to celebrate correspondence in all its forms. The initiative, which met with great success during its first edition in 2025, extended this year to around sixty offices across the country, fifteen of which, like the one in Toulon, offered a full program of activities.
SOCIAL CONNECTION
“With this second edition of the Fête de l’écrit, La Poste reaffirms its attachment to handwritten writing, a vehicle for social connection, transmission, and sharing,” emphasized Nathalie Collin, Deputy General Manager of the La Poste group, in charge of the Consumer and Digital branch. She added: “In the all-digital era, it is committed, with this unifying and friendly initiative, to creating links between generations by making everyone, young and old, rediscover the pleasure of picking up a pen and writing.” On May 26, the Toulon office offered a range of activities for all ages and skill levels. Primary school students and students from the École de la seconde chance were expected in the morning to write letters for residents, a way to reconnect with writing outside the school environment and build intergenerational bridges. The program, designed in partnership with specialized associations, included writing workshops led by Le Labo des histoires, which offered group games like the exquisite corpse or invited participants to reply to excerpts from famous letters. There was also an introduction to calligraphy to explore the art of beautiful writing and its different styles around the world. And, fun activities around the French language, in the form of quizzes and friendly challenges, led by the association Tract des linguistes. Finally, a letter-writing competition, “Lettre à...”, was organized in partnership with the Sœurs Jumelles festival, inviting people to pick up a pen to write to a real or imaginary person. The most beautiful letter was rewarded.