![]() Diet Books.Īlso we are not looking for any titles that have been previously self-published What we don't currently publish or are looking for: Non-fiction such as: (non-mainstream) Self-Help / How to's / Guides. If the work is written for a certain demographic in a certain country then we would not be suitable for you. We only consider manuscripts that have an international appeal. We publish in paperback and in electronic formats and list on all major online retailers, standard international book catalogues and make available and promote to bookshops through our growing network of registered services and marketers. We may additionally do a full edit on your manuscript or work with you in the final stages, although we are looking for finished work. We do the final proofing/layout/formatting/publishing on manuscripts that have been edited and in their final draft stage. We publish writers under a distribution contract and all material submitted and published remains the property of you, the author. ![]() ![]() (Jan 2024 - reopening date TBA on this page) ******** NOTE: WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR GENERAL UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS We're open to unrepresented authors and accept unsolicited submissions. However, there are genres that we do not publish. We accept work for consideration that is original and has an edge - We're not confined to categories and open to new styles of writing. We distribute internationally in electronic form and in print. in the LA area), I'd recommend joining the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, so that you can meet local playwrights and learn from their own experiences.Tenth Street Press is a transnational independent royalty-paying book publisher based between Melbourne, London and Seattle. Also, given that you're in Monrovia (i.e. I recommend that anyone who is serious about their writing become a member. Robert, if you're not already, you should join the Dramatists Guild of America. Of course, none of that matters if the work isn't good. Successful playwrights (for better or worse) have to work as hard at marketing as they do on writing. It's still up to you to market your play, whether that's through websites (yours or the play's), social media, an email list, etc. The publisher will do some marketing of your play, but their larger concern is to market the brand (because a rising tide floats all boats). What I think many playwrights don't understand is that just because your play is published, it doesn't mean your job is done. Very often, this has nothing to do with one play actually being "better" than the other. ![]() It may be the subject matter, casting or production requirements, or just that one play got some good buzz and snowballed, while the other one got buried. Sometimes one play will do well at a publisher, while another one won't-even though it's at the same publisher. Royalties really vary, and just because you're with a quality publisher doesn't mean you're going to start raking in the cash. We certainly do at YouthPLAYS, but we prefer plays that have been produced first, so that the playwright has an opportunity to road-test it and refine the play in front of an audience. Of course, there are also numerous play publishing houses that specialize in plays for teens/youth: YouthPLAYS (my own), Brooklyn Publishers (Heuer, their sister company, is more community-theatre oriented), Theatrefolk, Stage Partners, etc.-and I think they all take unsolicited scripts. Playscripts, which no longer accepts unsolicited scripts, has a bit of both, as does a publisher like Dramatic (which I believe still takes unsolicited submissions). It's not to say schools don't produce them-obviously, they do-but the origins and ethos of the plays are very different. Pioneer specializes in plays for the youth market, while Samuel French has more of a focus on plays that were previously hits on Broadway, off-Broadway and regional stages (and typically headed to professional or community theatre producers). Pioneer and Samuel French are very different publishing houses. ![]()
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