Who We Are
Download the Program Book Guidelines here. (PDF, 39 KB)
Download a sample skit here. (PDF, 101 KB)
Thank you for your interest in writing for Standard Publishing's program books. 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 books are:
- Church Programs for Special Days* (New in 2009) (64 pages)
- Easter Programs for Children (New in 2009) (48 pages)
- Easter Programs for the Church (48 pages)
- Christmas Programs for Children (48 pages)
- Christmas Programs for the Church (48 pages)
*Church Programs for Special Days includes resources for:
- New Year's Father's Day
- Martin Luther King Day Independence Day
- Sanctity of Life Promotion Sunday
- Mother's Day Thanksgiving
- Memorial Day Pastor Appreciation
What We Need
1. 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 recognitions or times of year when one needs to find a fresh addition to 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)
What We Offer
1. Payment is on acceptance. We pay $25 per poem and 10¢ per word for all other manuscripts.
2. Authors will receive one contributor's copy of the book in which their work is published.
3. We will make every effort to let authors know whether or not we are purchasing any of their submissions within four months of the submission deadline.
What We Require
RIGHTS
1. We purchase ALL rights to your material. We do not accept previously published work.
2. We require all authors to sign a contract if their work is accepted.
DEADLINES
1. We accept Easter and Special Days submissions during the month of March.
2. We accept Christmas submissions during the month of October.
Send all program book submissions to: programbooks@standardpub.com.
More information here.
