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Who We Are
Thank you for your interest in writing for Standard Publishing. Each year we produce five books of ideas that people can use to plan holiday and seasonal worship services and programs for their churches.
Standard Publishing’s program book line includes:
Easter Programs for Children (48 pages)
Easter Programs for the Church (48 pages)
Christmas Programs for Children (48 pages)
Christmas Programs for the Church (48 pages)
Holiday Programs for the Church (New for 2009!) (64 pages)
The holidays included in the new holiday book are:
1. New Year’s
2. Martin Luther King Day
3. Sanctity of Life
4. Mother’s Day
5. Memorial Day
6. Father’s Day
7. Independence Day
8. Promotion Sunday
9. Thanksgiving
10. Pastor Appreciation
What We Need
• We accept unsolicited manuscripts for these books. Following are the types of works
that we purchase for program books:
1. Dramas & Plays (productions with a serious tone or subject; 20-30 minutes
running time)
2. Ideas for special services and programs, such as holidays, recognition, or times
of year when one needs to find a fresh alternative for the worship service
3. Monologues (dramatic sketches performed by one actor)
4. Poems (compositions in verse)
5. Readings & Recitations (short works designed to be read aloud, not memorized)
6. Skits (humorous stories or sketches)
• We have developed guidelines to help us prepare these books in the most efficient way. Please read and carefully follow the guidelines under PREPARING YOUR SUBMISSIONS before you submit your material.
What We Offer
• Payment is on acceptance. We pay $25 per poem and 10¢ per word for all other
manuscripts.
• Authors will receive one contributor’s copy of the book in which their work is
published.
What We Require
RIGHTS
• We purchase ALL rights to your material, so we cannot accept previously published works.
• We require all authors to sign a contract if their work is accepted.
DEADLINES
• We accept Easter and Holiday program book submissions during the month of March and through April 15.
• We accept Christmas program book submissions during the months of October and November.
PREPARING YOUR SUBMISSIONS
• We only accept electronic submissions. Attach your manuscripts to an e-mail.
• Send all program book submissions to: programbooks@standardpub.com.
• Prepare your submissions in MS Word.
• At the top of the first page of each manuscript you submit, be sure to include your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
• For the Holiday program book:
Maximum count for poems is 30 lines.
Maximum count for all other submissions is 900 words.
• For the Christmas and Easter program books:
Maximum count for poems is 30 lines.
Maximum count for all other submissions is 2,100 words.
• All quoted Scriptures must state the reference and translation or paraphrase from which they were taken. We prefer the International Children’s Bible® for children in preschool and the New International Version® for elementary children, teens, and adults.
• Within two weeks of our receiving your e-mailed submission, we will send you a quick e-mail letting you know that we received it. If you do not get a confirmation note, your submission may not have reached us. Please send it again. Always keep a copy of everything you send. Standard Publishing cannot be held responsible for lost manuscripts.
• Standard Publishing follows Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and The Chicago Manual of Style.
- Title
- Author
- Summary
- Characters: list in order of appearance; cap and small cap; descriptions in regular type
- Setting
- Props: lowercase first item unless a complete sentence
- Running Time
- Speakers' Names: cap and small cap throughout skit
- Stage Directions:
If not a complete sentence: italics, brackets, first letter is lowercase, no punctuation marks
JAMIE: [looking at map] Look what I found.
If a complete sentence: italics, brackets, first letter capitalized with punctuation
[LUKE walks onstage with a road map.]When introducing a new scene: italics, no brackets, first letter capitalized with punctuation
LUKE walks onstage with a road map.
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SAMPLE SKIT For a Limited Time Only Summary: CHUCK BRANSON, one of Hollywood's great action stars back in the '80s, is now a frequent visitor on Home Shopping Television (HSTV), a 24-hour cable channel. With Easter on its way, CHUCK returns to sell a special line of Easter products. CHUCK and KEN are standing side by side as the broadcast begins. KEN: Welcome, everyone! It's 3 AM, and boy, do we have a surprise for you! You know our guest from films such as Contrived Plot Conspiracy and Punch the Bad Guys. From late 1984 to early 1985, he was the top box office draw for the 14- through 17-year-old demographic. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome . . . Chuck Branson! |
For questions regarding Children's Product (Children's Ministry resources and programming), please contact ministrytochildren@standardpub.com.
For questions regarding Teen and Adult Ministry resources, please contact ministrytoyouth@standardpub.com or adultministry@standardpub.com.
