Write a story people wait by the mailbox for.
Quill & Post publishes serialized fiction told entirely in letters. Each installment is printed, sealed and mailed to subscribers who follow you, by name, from the first letter to the last. We're choosing the writers for our first season now.
Apply as a founding writerAbout 10 minutes. A pitch and a short sample are all we need.
You write. We handle everything else.
Keep your copyright
We license your story to publish by mail; we never own it. Screen rights stay with you, and after our exclusive mailing window you're free to publish it as a book.
Paid per installment
A flat fee for every accepted letter, paid after we accept it, not after it mails. You get paid whether or not the season sells.
Earn as readers grow
Bonuses as your story passes subscriber milestones, plus a share of back-issue and gift-set sales.
Your name on every letter
Readers subscribe to you, not a faceless brand. Pen names are welcome.
No logistics
Printing, wax seals, keepsakes, postage, billing and subscriber support are all on us.
Real editing
A structural pass and a line edit on every installment, and you approve the final text before it's printed.
Stories that work as letters.
- Epistolary at heart. The whole story is told through letters, notes and documents a character could plausibly send.
- Built to be serialized. 8 to 12 installments of 800 to 1,500 words, each ending so readers can't wait for the next envelope.
- Family-friendly. For readers 12 and up. Mystery, clean romance, historical fiction, literary and adventure stories. See our content standards below.
- Written before it mails. The season is finished before letter one goes out, so no reader ever waits on a deadline.
- Your own original work. Unpublished, and yours to license.
Our content standards
Every Quill & Post story is family-friendly, suitable for readers 12 and up, so it can be shared across generations or given as a gift.
- What makes a great Quill & Post story: characters with heart, courage and integrity, and stories about family, friendship and hard-won hope. Characters can struggle and make mistakes, but the story rewards honesty and decency.
- Welcome: mysteries and crime (any violence stays off the page), war and historical hardship handled with care, and clean romance: courtship, engagement and marriage, with affection no further than a kiss.
- Not accepted: profanity or crude language; sexual content or innuendo; horror, gore or graphic violence; ghosts, the occult, magic or fantasy elements; and anything that glamorizes drugs, alcohol abuse or cruelty.
- Full guidelines are shared with applicants and form part of our contributor terms.
From pitch to first envelope
1. Apply
Send your pitch, your first letter, and links to your work.
2. Write the whole story
Shortlisted writers write the complete series, every letter from first to last, before anything mails. Readers never wait on an unfinished story.
3. Selection and terms
We read the finished stories, choose one or two for the founding season, and send those writers our term sheet.
Apply as a founding writer
Founding writers launch alongside the brand and shape how it grows. We read every application.
Open the applicationQuestions? Write to hello@quillandpost.com.