Est. Cedar Falls, Iowa

Where
Stories
Begin.

Quest for Unique Ideas & Literary Legacy

A community of teen writers and readers building their craft, sharing their worlds, and leaving their mark on the literary landscape — one page at a time.

QUILL once upon the end... chapter one
Our Story

What is QUILL?

12
Members
24
Books Read
3
Years Running

QUILL — the Quest for Unique Ideas and Literary Legacy — is a teen book club and young authors collective built on a simple belief: stories matter, and the people who write them matter even more.

"Every great author was once a teenager with a notebook and a world they couldn't stop imagining."

We meet bi-weekly to read, discuss, and dissect stories that move us — from fantasy epics to dystopian warnings to quiet literary fiction. We talk about what works, what doesn't, and why. We argue about endings. We champion overlooked books. We change our minds.

But we also write. QUILL members are working authors who share their drafts, give honest feedback, and push each other toward better, braver pages. This site is their stage — a place to share their work with the world and stand behind every word they've written.

Bi-Weekly Gatherings

Upcoming Meetings

Member Spotlight

Our Authors

These are the writers of QUILL — teens who show up, put words on the page, and share them anyway. Each one is working on something worth reading.

Our Literary Journey

Reading List

✦ Pick of the Month
The QUILL Dispatch

Newsletter Archive

Each issue captures a snapshot of our club — what we read, what we wrote, what we argued about, and what we loved. Browse the archive below.