- Our mission

Lost Penny Press hopes to bring to print two one act plays a year.

Editions will be perfect bound with a flat spine and an ISBN and a Library of Congress Catalog number. Each play will be supported by a launch party/staged reading, in our professional venue space, social media posts, and the opportunity to share table space with us at local and regional festivals.

- We're looking for

One act plays.

One act plays, suitable for staged reading. No more than a 30 min run time. Open to original work in any genre or style. Open to surprises. We are seeking work that uses the magic and play of theater, the speaking into existence, to connect with audiences about being human in our times.

- We won't tolerate

Hate speech of any kind.

Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, ageism, etc. Pornography that serves no other purpose. AI created content. You know exactly what we mean, don’t pretend you don’t.

- Submissions

Submissions

Lost Penny Press Theater will open on March 1st and remain open through May 31st.
All work must be original and unpublished/unperformed. However plays that have been workshopped through classes, or private workshop groups are acceptable.
All manuscripts must be in .doc format. Other formats will, to our great sadness, not be read.

- How we decide

We read blind

Please be sure that no identifying information appears
anywhere in your manuscript. If your work is chosen for publication we will
request a brief bio.

- If you are chosen

Two plays will be chosen

Two plays will be chosen for publication from the submissions received. Selected manuscripts will be printed as perfect bound chapbooks with ISBNs, and Library of Congress Catalog Numbers, in an open edition press run. Authors receive 25 copies and a discounted rate should they wish to purchase additional copies. Books will be supported with a launch party/staged reading, social media posts, and space at local and regional literary festivals that Lost Penny Press attends.

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