Yes! All paid plans include a 30-day free trial with full access to all features. No credit card required.

Your account moves to our free Footnote plan, which gives you read-only access to your data. You can upgrade to a paid plan at any time to regain full access. Your data is never deleted.

Absolutely! You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time. When upgrading, you'll get immediate access to new features. When downgrading, changes take effect at the end of your current billing period.

Author Bookworm is annual only at $20/year. Author Quill and Publisher Quill offer both monthly and annual billing, with annual billing saving you the equivalent of two months. See our pricing page for details.

We accept all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover) via Stripe.

Yes, there are no contracts or commitments. You can cancel your subscription at any time, and you'll retain access until the end of your billing period.

A workspace is a container for your stories, submissions, and publications. You might create separate workspaces for different imprints, magazines, or projects. Each workspace keeps its data completely separate.

The number of workspaces depends on your plan: Author Bookworm and Author Quill include 1 workspace, Publisher Quill includes 2. See our pricing page for details.

Yes! Inkwren is perfect for tracking submissions to literary magazines, anthologies, and other external publications. Record submission dates, response times, acceptances, and rejections all in one place.

Inkwren focuses on metadata and submission tracking rather than manuscript storage. You can link to external files, but Inkwren is not a file storage system.

All paid plans include submission tracking with a multi-stage editorial workflow. You can track submissions through each stage of the process.

While Inkwren is optimized for fiction publishing, many of our customers use it successfully for poetry, creative nonfiction, and other literary forms. The core features (submission tracking, publication management, team collaboration) work for any written content.

Yes! Inkwren supports multiple author names and pen names. You can associate pen names with authors while keeping the connection visible to your team.

Inkwren is a responsive web application that works on mobile browsers. We're currently focused on the web experience, but a dedicated mobile app is on our roadmap.

Author plans are for solo use (1 user). Publisher Quill supports up to 3 team members. See our pricing page for details.

Inkwren offers five roles: Owner (full access), Admin (manage content and team), Editor (edit all content), Contributor (add content), and Viewer (read-only). Permissions can be set per workspace.

Yes! Each workspace has its own team. Someone can be an Admin in one workspace and a Viewer in another, or not have access to certain workspaces at all.

You can configure email notifications for submission status changes, new comments, and other team activities. Each user can customize their notification preferences.

Yes! The Contributor and Viewer roles are perfect for giving authors or external collaborators limited access to specific workspaces without exposing your entire organization.

Yes. Inkwren uses industry-standard encryption (SSL/TLS) for all data in transit and at rest. We regularly perform security audits and follow best practices for data protection.

All data is stored in secure, enterprise-grade data centers in the United States. We use redundant backups to ensure your data is never lost.

Yes! All paid plans include CSV export.

Your account moves to the free Footnote plan, which gives you read-only access to your data. You can export your data or resubscribe at any time.

Yes. We perform automated daily backups of all data.

All plans include email support. We are a small team and respond personally to every message.

Yes! We have comprehensive documentation covering all features, along with video tutorials and guides. Check out our video tutorials to get started.

We are happy to help you get set up. Reach out via our contact page if you need a hand.

All paid plans include CSV import, so you can bring data from spreadsheets or other tools. If you need help, contact us and we will work with you.