FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When are meetings? The Seattle Pen Club (SPC) offers two meetings per month: on the third Saturday of the month from 11am to 1pm and on the last Sunday of the month from 12pm to 2pm. You are welcome at either or both! Very occasionally members will plan additional meetings in other locations. All meetings are posted on our homepage, in our private Facebook group​, and in our email newsletter. Learn more.

 

Where are meetings? The West Side meeting (on the third Saturday of the month) is held in the Stadler Room at the Lake Forest Towne Center. 

The East Side meeting (on the last Sunday of the month) is usually held in a public meeting room at either the Redmond Public Library or the Kingsgate Library. The location varies depending on venue availability. Meeting locations are posted on our homepage, in our Facebook group, and in our email newsletter. Please check for the location each month.

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Do I need to sign up ahead of time to attend a meeting?  There is no need to sign up or register! Meetings are very informal. We’d love to meet you. Learn more about what happens at meetings.

 

Does membership in the Seattle Pen Club cost anything? Membership is totally free. Once a year, we put out a request for donations to pay for the few expenses that the club incurs, but that is completely optional. 

 

How does one become a member of the Seattle Pen Club? If you feel like you’re a member, then you are a member! We don’t have a formal roster, and we don’t take attendance at meetings. Do you want to be in the club? Congratulations! You’re in the club! Yay!

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Do you have a newsletter? Yes! To sign up, send a request via our Contact Us Form.

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I signed up for the newsletter, but I haven't received anything. The newsletter is usually sent out only once a month, typically around week 3. If you sent a request to join the mailing list, received a welcome email from our Club Coordinator, and a month has gone by without a newsletter, please send a follow-up e-mail. The listserv is known to be a little buggy. We want to include you, so please speak up if that isn't happening!

 

Where can I get a pen repaired? We have a small list of recommendations. (If you have a recommendation to add to the list, please share!) You can also ask advice from your fellow club members at meetings or via our very active Facebook group.

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I’m not into fountain pens; I’m into [this other type of pen or this type of stationery or another thing that writes or literally anything that has to do with making marks on a flat surface...] That’s great! Bring it to a meeting! It’s likely someone else will be curious about it and be happy to chat with you about it. We’re “pen club” not “fountain pen club.” Some of our members love rollerballs and others love mechanical pencils. Many of us have very strong opinions about paper. There was a meeting where some attendees spent a long time discussing the different smells of ink. The pen world is vast; you are welcome to explore it with us.

Can I sell you my pens? We’re not specifically a forum for selling, but the West Side meetings (in Lake Forest Park) do feature a sell/swap table in addition to a free table. Members often sell to and trade directly with one another. Plus, there’s eBay and Reddit’s very active Pen_Swap forum. (SPC is not affiliated with either website.)