You’re an author. Write.
Inkwren keeps the rest in order.

Stories, submissions, deadlines, publications—every thread of your writing career in one place, so you always know where each one stands and stay free to write.

Who this is for

Short fiction writers

Multiple stories, multiple markets, multiple deadlines.

Multi-pen-name authors

Keep your identities organized without losing the connections.

Hybrid traditional and indie authors

Track traditional submissions and self-published work without losing the difference.

Career authors who’ve outgrown spreadsheets

When your tracking system needs a tracking system.

What authors do here

Inkwren submissions tracker showing stories sent to markets like Clarkesworld, The Magazine of F&SF, Apex Magazine, and Lightspeed—with statuses of Submitted, Accepted, and Rejected, response dates where applicable, and the same story tracked across multiple markets

Know where every story is

  • Submission tracking to markets
  • Status pipeline from draft through publication
  • Markets you submit to, with guidelines and pay rates
  • Submission history per story
Inkwren project calendar view showing a book launch promotion with interviews, story spotlights, and the recurring tasks behind each launch week

Plan a launch, task by task

  • Projects for launches, anthology promotions, content series, Kickstarters
  • Tasks linked to books, stories, and projects
  • Task templates, recurring tasks, and attachments
  • List, board, calendar, and matrix views—save the ones you use most
  • Cover images and color coding on tasks
  • MCP server access—connect your catalog to the tools you use
Inkwren author dashboard showing publications by year, upcoming deadlines, recent publications, and customizable widgets

See your career at a glance

  • Customizable dashboard widgets
  • Submission stats, including acceptance rate
  • Upcoming deadlines and recent publications
  • Promotion and launch tracking
  • Trello import for existing task boards

Two ways to start

Author Bookworm

Your writing, organized.

$20 /year

Annual billing

Stories, publications, submissions, and the tasks that move them—all in one place.

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Author Quill

Your work, in motion.

$10 /mo

or $100/year

$15/mo or $150/year after September 30

Templates, recurring tasks, attachments, saved views, and unlimited tasks—the workflow layer that keeps your active work moving.

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Bookworm tracks what you’ve written. Quill keeps your active work moving.

30-day free trial on either tier. No credit card required. Subscribe by September 30 to lock in founding member pricing.

Inkwren isn’t a writing tool or a marketing platform—it’s where the operational work of a writing career gets done. If you’ve outgrown your spreadsheet, you’re in the right place.

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