CUNARD Line has joined with author Anna Funder to invite Australians to “write a letter to the world”, as part of a modern-day pen-pal exchange.
Funder and Cunard are calling on Australians to offer a glimpse into life Down Under for a reader they may never meet, but who may one day reply.
She will draw on the letters submitted by Australians to write a single handwritten letter to be broadcast from our country to the world.
Her piece will be revealed to hundreds of guests aboard Queen Mary 2 while docked in Sydney Harbour next month, with two writers whose letters are selected invited to witness the unveiling.
All submitted letters will then travel by sea aboard Queen Mary 2, where they will be read by guests as the ocean liner continues her 108-night World Voyage across Asia, Africa and Europe (CW 19 Jan).
Some letters may be answered by guests on the high seas, extending the pen-pal exchange across oceans and time zones.
The initiative is inspired by Cunard’s 185-year legacy of carrying letters and stories across oceans, from the red Royal Mail postboxes on board ships like Queen Mary 2.
Every Aussie can submit their letter for inclusion HERE, with entries closing on 23 Feb. MS
Pictured are the cruise line’s sales & marketing director Amy Williams and Anna Funder depositing a letter, alongside the Cunard bellhops, and Leah-Brooke Mano from ConnectedAU, which is supporting the initiative.