| Name | Length | Genre |
| Door is a Jar Magazine | max 5 pages | Short plays. New, unpublished works only. |
| Gemini Magazine | short play | No rules or restrictions on writing style or content. Previously unpublished short plays. |
| Hominum Journal | One Act | One-act plays accepted. Must be previously unpublished. |
| Narrative Magazine | One Act (up to 15,000 words) | Open to plays that have been previously published but are out of print, to plays that have been produced, and to ones that have never been produced or published. |
| Norman Maine Publishing | Any length | Full-lengths, one-acts, musicals, TYAs, children’s plays and short plays. Hard copy submissions only. |
| Plays Inverse Press | Any length | Accepting full length plays, one-act collections, monologue collections, and other. |
| Scripts for Stage | See right. | Anything from monologues to full length, large cast plays to be performed to audiences of all ages. |
| Silk Road | One Act (max 20 pages) |
Does not accept previously published work, including work that has been published on a blog or other online platform. |
| Stage Rights | Full Length | Pieces suitable for professional, educational and amateur venues. Previously produced plays or musicals only. |
| Stageplays | Any length | Any genre. |
| The Courtship of Winds | See right. | Short verse plays and one-act plays. Must not have been previously published. |
| The Playwrights Publishing Co. | See right. | Int’l submissions ok. Must email them first for a copy of the submission guidelines. |
| The Plum Creek Review | See right. | Accepts all kinds of written work including plays. No limit on the length of pieces submitted; however, length is taken into account & pieces longer than 10 pages are less likely to get in. |
| Waxing & Waning | max 25 pages | Accepts play submissions (may be a part of a whole). |
| whimperbang | max 5,000 words | Invites the submission of serious, directed artistic expressions that reflect or comment upon today’s world. All literary genres will be considered, including plays. Unpublished works only. |
I have written a children’s musical about homelessness to be performed by a variety of animals portraying the many types of homeless people. I have some wonderful songs and a work with a message of dignity and love. Where to submit? Do I need help from an established playwright to shore it up ? Do I need high quality demos of the songs? Help!
Silver Birchington Plays are a new play publisher accepting scripts of any length or genre.
Hi people
I have nine plays published online by Lazy Bee Scripts. I have also had plays performed on professional stages like The Unity, Liverpool; the Dukes, Lancaster; The Lowry, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester. And many drama festivals including Windsor, Buxton and Edinburgh. Now, a new regime seems to be in place at Lazy Bee Scripts and my stuff is not as welcome. So in my need I turn to you.
Please feel free to submit your work to Silver Birchington Plays. We are a new online publisher.
I have been involved with local Am Dram & got sick of boring predictable “nice” plays. Have written a play & want to take it further. It’s not suitable for kids. Is about four bad people going to Hell for their sins. Any help & advice would be most welcome please?
Hello Peter
I too have had plays published by Lazy Bee Scripts and have encountered exactly the same problem. Three scripts – thoroughly researched have been rejected
In one case the play was previously published by SchoolPlay Productions, and having had twenty five productions, was rejected as unsuitable for Lazy Bee. I no longer bother to submit to them.
Have you had any luck in finding a new publisher?
I would like to get info of how to submit a play, christian musical based on the book of Esther from the bible.
thanks,
Oxana
What time is considered a full length?
I an currently writing a play and was wondering what I needed to do after completion.
Hello.
prior to submitting I want to get my material copyrighted
Please advise me of the steps to take in order to submit. This will be a children’s Christian play and musical
Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you!
I went through the Library of Congress to get my play copywrited. It’s fairly simple.
I am a Ugandan lecturer with a drama manuscript on the Ugandan Christian martyr named Archbishop Janani Luwum who was killed by Dictator Idi Amin in the 1970s. Can my my manuscript be published as a contribution to christian cause?
I was wondering if any of these companies will accept a synopsis or treatment, or do they all prefer a completed script? Thank you.
Hi,
Thanks for this super list. We are ArtAge Publications’ Senior Theatre Resource Center. Please add us to your list of submission opportunities. Our link is at: https://www.seniortheatre.com/writers-guidelines-2/
Thanks so much!
Bonnie
I have an autobiographical, one woman play that I have performed numerous times. I would like to get it officially published. Do you know of any companies that will consider one woman plays?
I have been an elementary music teacher for the past 40 years and during that time I wrote plays that incorporated music to replace the usual end of the year, spring concert. The shows run between 60 and 90 minutes, incorporates grades Pre-K through 5th grade, has minimal costume requirements and the speaking parts can be gender neutral. Can you advise me on a possible next step?
I have written a play that is an adaption of a book written in 1943. The author died in 1967. Would this book be considered public domain? Do I have to jump through any hoops before submitting it to a play publisher?