Guide
Build a reader-facing form, publish it when ready, and follow the campaign from Author HQ.
Published 2026-08-11 · Reviewed 2026-08-15
Request forms let an eligible Author workspace invite readers to apply for a book.
Create the form
Start a new form from the Author desk. Choose the book, add the campaign information readers need, select the questions or profile details you want to collect, and review the result before publishing.
Drafts remain editable. Publishing creates the reader-facing opportunity. When you edit a form, the saved series name and number are shown again instead of an internal identifier. Share its link only when the dates, formats, expectations, and contact details are ready.
Application Studio keeps eligibility switches, custom questions, date fields, visibility, and reader capacity clearly labelled. Its actions remain comfortable to use with touch, keyboard navigation, or larger app text.
Manage the campaign
Open a published form to follow applications and its active status. Past-publication forms can be archived automatically so expired opportunities do not stay open indefinitely.
Author HQ shows the campaign path from Set up through Publish. Green stages are complete. Choose the amber current stage or any gray upcoming stage to open a three-step checklist for setup, recruitment, distribution, collection, or publishing; close it to return to the same place in the campaign plan.
The reader-facing phone and tablet detail keeps campaign information in four pinned chapters: Brief, Requirements, Window, and Questions. Share stays in the top controls, the reader's main application action stays at the bottom, and editing, archiving, or removing an eligible form lives under More.
Creating a form does not approve a reader or send them a book. Those are separate campaign decisions handled from the applicants workspace.