Celebration Books FAQs
Honor a special occasion with a collection of stories from family and friends, gathered together in a beautiful book.
Honor a special occasion with a collection of stories from family and friends, gathered together in a beautiful book.
Is it free to start a Celebration Book? When do I pay?
It is free to start a Celebration Book, and you can invite as many people as you’d like. You only pay when you order your final book.
I want to create a book to be delivered in 3 weeks – is that possible?
It is free to start a Celebration Book, and you can invite as many people as you’d like. You only pay when you order your final book.
Can I change the date by which people need to get in their stories?
Right now, we suggest everyone get their stories in by 3 weeks before your desired delivery date. We will soon be changing this to be 4 weeks after the project starts, and will be adding in a way for you to customize this date.
How many people can I invite?
As many people as you like! Each person can add one piece of writing—a story, advice, memory, etc.—of any length, plus pictures. Books range from 26 to 480 pages for a black and white interior, or up to 300 pages for a color interior. If your book is longer than 480 pages, you can create a 2nd volume.
I’m inviting a large group of people – do I have to invite them one by one?
You can actually get a shareable project link and send it out to a group instead. This link will let people enter their name & email address, and then they'll receive an invite email that they can reply to with their story.
Can I get a link to invite people?
As mentioned above, you can get a shareable link either when setting up the project, or by clicking on “Manage project” on your project page. This link will let people enter their name & email address, and then they'll receive an invite email that they can reply to with their story. You’ll be able to specify whether you want to approve each person before they receive a project invite, or if you just want anyone with the link to sign up & join the project.
Can I ask people to answer a specific question? Will they get several questions like the memoir product?
When inviting people to join your project, you can add a personal note where you can specify what question(s) you’d like for them to answer. We also have an inspiration page to help you think through questions that may be relevant to each occasion. We highly recommend giving people a specific ask or structure for their response to make it easier for people to start writing.
One of the people I invited has not received an email from Storyworth. What should I do?
You can make sure the email for an invited person is correct by clicking on the “Manage people” link at the bottom of your Celebration Book project page. There, you’ll see a list of all the people you’ve invited, and you can edit their email if there’s a mistake. If the email is correct, then you can ask your invited person to check their spam or junk folders. You can also click “Remind”
Can I check to make sure people have actually seen invites?
Yes, you can go to your celebration book project page, and you’ll see the list of people you’ve invited. You’ll see “Invite not seen” next to a person’s name if they have not yet seen your invite.
How can I remind people to write?
You can remind individuals you’ve invited from your main project page by clicking on “Remind” next to a person’s name. You can also send out an update or reminder to everyone you’ve invited by clicking “Send update” at the top of the list.
Does Storyworth send any reminders?
We’ll send out email reminders to anyone who hasn’t written a story 3 days after their initial invitation, and also 1 week and 1 day before stories are due.
Can I format my text?
We currently don’t support font formatting of any kind – no italics, bold, or underline.
Can I add photos side-by-side?
You would need to create a side-by-side photo collage in a separate photo editing tool. You can then upload this to your book. Generally only 1 or 2 photos fit on each page, so bear that in mind if you have a large number of photos.
How do I reorder my stories?
Go to your Celebration Book project page, and click or tap on the icon on the left of each row to drag rows around and reorder.
How long do stories need to be?
Stories can be any length – just a few paragraphs or several pages. Books do need to be at least 24 pages to print.
