Dear Pen Pal
| "Dear Pen Pal" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by A. E. van Vogt | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Arkham Sampler |
| Publication type | Periodical |
| Media type | Print (Magazine, Hardback & Paperback) |
| Publication date | Winter 1949 |
"Dear Pen Pal" is a humorous, epistolary science-fiction short story by the Canadian-American writer A. E. van Vogt, originally published in the Winter 1949 issue of The Arkham Sampler.
The story was republished (as "Letter from the Stars") in the July 1950 issue of Out of This World Adventures. One of van Vogt's most popular short pieces, it was first collected in 1951's Far Boundaries; it subsequently appeared in many anthologies, including 1952's Destination: Universe!, the 1957 Ace Double The Earth in Peril, and (more recently) 2010's The Arkham Sampler: A Facsimile Edition.