Dramatic Publishing submissions information

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Dramatic Publishing has an open submission policy and we are always interested in receiving new plays to review for publication.

Scripts should be typed neatly and clearly reproduced (do not send us your only copy). Standard playwriting format is preferred but not required. In this format, character headings are centered above the line in capital letters, lines are 1.5 spaced, and stage directions are indented and single-spaced.

    We do not accept e-mailed submissions.

    All pages must be numbered. Always send a properly bound script. Do not send loose pages or pages held together with an elastic band or paperclip.

    Include your name, address, and phone number on the title page of the play.

    Include a cast list with specific character descriptions, assignment of male/female roles, and total cast/doubling. Also include the set/technical requirements.

    Include a synopsis of the play, its production history and/or photographs from productions, any relevant reviews, and any playwriting awards it has won. All plays must have had either a production or a staged reading to be considered for publication.

    If your work is a play with music, include a cassette tape or CD and any written sheet music.

    Please include a regular letter-size stamped envelope for our reply. We will not return any of the material submitted.

    If your play is a musical or a play with music, include a cassette tape or CD and any additional sheet music you have.

    Dramatic Publishing
      Linda Habjan, Submissions Editor
      311 Washington St.
      Woodstock, IL 60098
      Ph: (800)448-7469 Fax: (800)334-5302
      E-mail your questions to the submissions editor -
SubmissionsEditor (at) dpcplays (dot) com