Will my child actually write?

More than you expect, once the words are theirs and a book is the end of it. Nobody is marking anything. A younger child can start by answering questions, or by saying it out loud; the studio writes down their words, never its own.

Isn't this more screen time?

It is screen time that ends as a book on a shelf. There is nothing to scroll and nobody to perform for; the screen is a page, and the page comes off it.

Does the AI write the story?

No. The coach reads a passage and asks a question or suggests one thing to try. It never writes or rewrites. With AI off, the studio still runs basic checks on words and sentences.

Writing is free for every child in the family, with no time limit. A printed book is priced for your book when you order, before you pay: the size, the binding and the number of copies set it. The AI coach and pictures are optional and run on credits a parent buys as they go.

Is it safe for children?

There is no feed, no followers and no sharing; the only audience is the family. AI is off until a parent reads a statement of what is sent and agrees. Words the parent lists are checked before every request and block it. Providers keep nothing. A child's uploaded drawings are never sent to an AI. Everything runs in Sydney.

Who approves the pictures?

The parent. Pictures wait in the parent workspace; only approved ones go into the printed book. The writing never waits: it belongs to the author.

Can families outside Australia order?

Quilljar is built for Australian families and prices in Australian dollars. Families elsewhere can email hello@quilljar.com; printing and posting overseas is by arrangement.

Does it work on an iPad?

Quilljar runs in the browser on an iPad, a laptop or a Chromebook, with nothing to download. On an iPad, open app.quilljar.com in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen: it gets its own icon and opens full screen, like an app.

quilljarA place for your imagination

Your child’s writing studio

What if your child
wrote a real book,
and you could hold it?

Your child plans, drafts and illustrates their own chapter book in a private studio. A coach asks good questions and never writes a word for them. When the last chapter is done, you order a printed copy from inside the app, and a book with their name on the cover arrives in the post.

Create an account See how a book gets made

Made in Melbourne

How a book gets made

They start with a chat

They write

The coach asks

A draft is kept

You say yes to the picture

Then it’s their book

Chapter 01 · Draft 30 words

What kind of story is it? Mystery

Who is it about? A girl

What is her name? Ada

What should we call the book? The Inspector of Fennel Street

Premise

A mystery story about a girl called Ada. It starts the morning a cat sits on the letterbox.

Chapters

1 A very strange morning · 2 What the cat knew · 3 The letterbox at night · 4 Home

Goal · A very strange morning

All changes saved Drafts

One · A very strange morning3
Two · What the cat knew9
Three · The letterbox at night17
Four · Home22

The Inspector of Fennel StreetAda F.

A grey cat with one white sock on a red letterbox as a girl walks past

Chapter oneA very strange morning

The Inspector of Fennel Street

Booklet, paperback or hardcover. Free to write, and you only pay for the book.

Create an account

Nothing happens without you

About five minutes a week: read a chapter, say yes to a picture, and one day order the book. This is your workspace on the day you sign up. Every switch starts off.

AI permissions

Writing, planning, uploads and the basic checks work with AI switched off.

Writing coachVoice, continuity and character feedback

AI illustrationsCharacter sheets and chapter scenes

Coach requests / day12 Pictures / day2

Never send these words to the AI MiloFennel StreetYear 4

What you list never leaves. Every request is checked for contact details and the words above before it goes anywhere. A hit is blocked and your child is told what to change.
The provider keeps nothing. Zero data retention on every request, and your child’s own drawings are never sent at all.
Stored in Australia. Everything runs in Sydney.
No feed, no followers, no sharing. The only audience is the one you print for.
No adverts, no analytics, no tracking. This site runs no scripts but its own.

“Why aren’t there any pages? I want to see the book.” A nine-year-old author, and the reason Quilljar prints

Questions parents ask

Will my child actually write?: More than you expect, once the words are theirs and a book is the end of it. Nobody is marking anything. A younger child can start by answering questions, or by saying it out loud; the studio writes down their words, never its own.
Isn’t this more screen time?: It is screen time that ends as a book on a shelf. There is nothing to scroll and nobody to perform for; the screen is a page, and the page comes off it.
Does the AI write the story?: No. The coach reads a passage and asks a question or suggests one thing to try. It never writes or rewrites. With AI off, the studio still runs basic checks on words and sentences.
What does it cost?: Writing is free for every child in the family, with no time limit. A printed book is priced for your book when you order, before you pay: the size, the binding and the number of copies set it. The AI coach and pictures are optional and run on credits a parent buys as they go.
Is it safe for children?: No feed, no followers, no sharing; the only audience is the family. AI is off until a parent reads a statement of what is sent and agrees. Words the parent lists are checked before every request and block it. Providers keep nothing. A child’s uploaded drawings are never sent to an AI. Everything runs in Sydney.
Who approves the pictures?: The parent. Pictures wait in the parent workspace; only approved ones go into the printed book. The writing never waits: it belongs to the author.
Can families outside Australia order?: Quilljar is built for Australian families and prices in Australian dollars. Families elsewhere can email us; printing and posting overseas is by arrangement.
Does it work on an iPad?: Quilljar runs in the browser on an iPad, a laptop or a Chromebook, with nothing to download. On an iPad, open app.quilljar.com in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen: it gets its own icon and opens full screen, like an app.

Free to write. Pay for the book.

For every child in the family, with no time limit.

Unlimited books, chapters and drafts
Basic checks, chapter history and a reading PDF to share
The AI coach and picturesOptional, and pay as you go. Nothing is on until you switch it on.

Printed books

Booklet, paperback or hardcoverPriced for your book when you order, before you pay. The size, the binding and the number of copies set it.
Extra copies in the same parcelOne for the author, one for each set of grandparents. Extra copies cost less.

Outside Australia? Email us — we can print and post overseas by arrangement.

The next book could be theirs.

Start with one child and one chapter. A parent signs in by email; there is no password, and nothing about a child is asked for.