Guidelines for Submission of Play Manuscripts

Anchorage Press PLAYS publishes plays suitable for an audience of children, young adults and families. It respectfully suggests that submissions be appropriate in subject, theme and language to universal norms for juveniles and adolescents: fantasy, fable, adventure, quest, journey, unfolding maturity,self-discovery, etc.
We publish plays for the theatrical stage that are focused on a youth audience. (Please do not submit books for children, screenplays or television scripts, novels or books of biography, fiction or non-fiction.)
Adaptations of books, beloved by young people, into a theatrical play script require authorization to create a dramatic adaptation, and permission to submit for publication.If the work is an adaptation of a work under copyright, proof of authorization to adapt and permission must accompany submission. Also see What is an Anchorage Press Play?

1. A manuscript must be computer printed with dark ink.
   
2. It should be submitted by mail and accompanied by a stamped return mailer adequate for the postage return of the manuscript.
   
3. Manuscripts will not be accepted via fax or email.
   
4. Please send a play script only after it has had staged productions and rewrites. We cannot accept plays for publication that have not been produced. (Please send information about productions: programs, reviews, etc.)
   
5. We will consider plays with 2 or more characters. Currently we do not publish one-character plays.
6. Please send a REVIEW SHEET (see below) with each play submission. Thank you.

Manuscripts in full conformity with the above requirements will be considered for publication.

To assist us in reviewing your play please answer the following questions on a separate cover sheet accompanying your play submission:
REVIEW SHEET
1) Title and Author
2) Audiences: Note age range(s) you believe are suitable audience ages for this play: Pre-K to 2nd grade; 3rd to 5th grade; 6th to 8th grade; 9th to 12th grade; college age; family with adult(s) and children. (Select all that are appropriate. Please indicate whether your play has been performed before that age category.)
3) Performers: Note age range(s) you believe could perform this play: Pre-K to 2nd grade; 3rd to 5th grade; 6th to 8th grade; 9th to 12th grade; college age; community theatre-adults; community theatre-age appropriate roles; professional-adult; professional-age appropriate roles. (Select all that apply.)
4) Performers: Note age range(s) of actors in previous productions this play: Pre-K to 2nd grade; 3rd to 5th grade; 6th to 8th grade; 9th to 12th grade; college age; community theatre-adults; community theatre-age appropriate roles; professional-adult; professional-age appropriate roles. (Select all that apply.)
5) Additional information: Please note information not evident in the play script (such as but not limited to: has been performed by an all female cast or all male cast, toured to multiple stages, toured to multiple classrooms, presented at summer camp, awards or recognitions, etc.)

Please be patient. The reading and consideration process may span several months.

Guidelines for Submission of Theatrical Text Books

As of October 2006, Anchorage Press Plays is not currently accepting unsolicited text book submissions. This policy may be updated in the future and will be noted here.

(Anchorage Press PLAYS publishes plays a limited number of text books that support the field of theatre for young audiences.
Inquiries may include a brief description by mail or email (applays@bellsouth.net) before sending a manuscript for consideration and include your email address for reply. Thank you.)