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The Literary Tarot

Created by Brink Literacy Project

A Tarot Deck Unlocking the Secrets of Classic Literature—join us as we delve into the libraries of history, unearthing secrets of the cosmos through the wisdom of our favorite classic stories… Join an all-star team of beloved authors—including Margaret Atwood, Stephen Fry, Roxane Gay, Patrick Rothfuss, and Celeste Ng—as they pair literary works with each card in the tarot, unlocking the secrets of the arcana through the world's most powerful stories. All proceeds from this store go toward our nonprofit mission to increase literacy rates, nurture emerging and marginalized voices, and help people living on the brink to unlock the potential inside themselves! Brink Literacy Project is a 501(c)(3) & Scottish Registered Charity

Latest Updates from Our Project:

It's Time For Test Shipping!
about 1 year ago – Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 11:44:06 AM

Hello Backers!

We wanted to provide a quick update to you all on the fulfillment process! The tarot items are moving through customs, and are checking into warehouses. Everything looks BEAUTIFUL and we're overjoyed to begin the final steps!

Starting on Monday, we will rollout some test waves of shipping from each warehouse location (U.S., Canada, U.K., Netherlands, and Hong Kong). Batches will be small, about 40 - 50 orders, and while we don't anticipate any issues, this first test round will make sure we work out any and all kinks before showtime. And since we have already been working day-in day-out to anticipate potential hiccups, we're pretty darn excited to get moving!

*Please don’t worry if you do not receive a shipping survey in the test batches this week. We will contact backers if they were supposed to receive one and do not reply.*

Once testing is complete, we will post another update to share when the full survey rollout will begin. (Ideally, at the end of next week.)

Thank you all so very much for your patience and kindness. We're really, actually, almost there!

Cheers,

Dani, Helen, and the Brinkeroos

LAST CALL FOR ADDRESS UPDATES!
about 1 year ago – Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 08:39:53 AM

Hello again Backers!

Our shipments will be docking in their ports of call in the next 10-12 days. Once the cargo clears customs in each region, products will be transported to our fulfillment centers, after which the final shipping process will officially begin (including a phased roll-out of emails from Easyship). We will post another update when Easyship emails begin going out to you all.

And now, the news of the day...

Thursday, January 26 is the LAST DAY TO UPDATE ADDRESSES! 

If you need to update your shipping address, please contact us via Kickstarter Messages or at [email protected] by Thursday, January 26. We will be unable to update shipping addresses after that time.

If you have other questions, hit us up at [email protected]

We're so very excited to have reached this phase and we're sure you all are too! Thank you again for being such amazing humans who saw magic in our project, had the generosity to support it, and the grace to go on this journey from start to finish. We appreciate you all infinitely!

Cheers,

Dani, Helen, and the Brinkeroos

Happy New Year & Production and Shipping Update
about 1 year ago – Sat, Jan 07, 2023 at 11:42:29 PM

Hello again, Backers!

We wanted to update you all on the status of production and the shipping timeline. Production is finished up now. We lost 3-5 days around the week of Christmas due to a Covid outbreak at the printer. (We're sure you all have seen the news that the Chinese government did a 180 on their Zero Covid Policy, leading to a surge in cases there.) But, we are told that everything is finished up and on ships headed to the fulfillment centers as of this week.

Here is some product video we've received from the printer. Don't the cards look gorgeous!?!? 

 And a sense of the scope of the project... look at all those pallets!

While products are on the water for the next 30 days, you can anticipate receiving an email from Easyship to finalize your shipping charge and pay for shipping. Please keep in mind that once you've arranged payment with Easyship any updates to your shipping address after that may result in additional shipping charges. If you need to update your shipping address now, please email us at [email protected] or send a Message through Kickstarter. 

If you have other questions, don't hesitate to reach out. 

We know that this process has been long, and that it has tested your patience and faith (we've been right there with you!). This long saga is almost at its end, and for future projects, we're eager to use what we've learned to avoid as many of these pitfalls as possible, and hopefully garner your support again. 

We are sincerely grateful for each and every one of you. As backers, whether you know (or remember) or not, you are integral to funding our nonprofit literacy programs going forward in 2023. This project is both a beautiful set of tarot cards and books, AND financial support for a worthy cause to improve literacy, and share the power of storytelling with students, incarcerated individuals, and other marginalized groups who lack access.

Thank again for your support! 

Cheers and Happy New Year,

Dani, Helen, and the Brinkeroos

A Very Quick Update!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 08:38:59 PM

Hello again, wonderful backers!

We have a very quick update for you. 

Production

Production is going swimmingly and we're on track for shipping in January, as previously noted. 😄

Shipping & Fulfillment

We are working with Easyship for the fulfillment process, and we will post an update for you all here when we know their schedule (and when you can expect an email from them.)

It's all coming together! As always, if you have a question, reach out at [email protected]

Cheers,

Dani, Helen, and the Brinkeroos

Survey Clarification :)
over 1 year ago – Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 02:14:38 AM

Hello Backers,

If you've provided us with a mailing address for your pledge, then you have almost definitely filled out your survey. No further action is needed.

A very, very small number of backers have yet to provide shipping info and the last update was for them. 

Sorry for the confusion!

Dani, Helen, and the Brinkeroos