Traditional publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd
Nonfiction, Academic, Independent
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Currency Press
Currency Press is closed to submissions right now, with no reopen date announced. When open, it considers only plays that have had a professional production, plus other books proposed through answers to its nine proposal questions. Follow its social media or newsletter to hear when it reopens.
Currency Press is a performing arts publisher in Surry Hills, Sydney, founded in 1971. It describes itself as Australia’s foremost publisher of the performing arts. It publishes plays, screenplays, critical studies, practical guides on acting and auditioning and drama teaching resources. It releases about 30 books a year, mostly plays. The school education market provides most of its sales. Its list includes Counting and Cracking by S. Shakthidharan.
Currency Press is closed to submissions now and has not set a reopen date. It considers only plays that have had a professional production, though established writers may be considered once a professional production is contracted. Playwrights make contact through the contact page. For other books, you answer the nine questions on its submissions page and send them through the contact page.
What Currency Press is looking for
- Plays that have had a professional production
- Plays by established writers with a professional production contracted
- Screenplays
- Critical studies on the performing arts
- Manuals on acting, dialects, drama with young people and audition preparation
- Drama teaching resources
Publishes
- Academic
- Independent
- Nonfiction
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Currency Press
From its own guidelines- Follow Currency Press on social media or sign up for its newsletter to hear when submissions reopen.
- Check that your play has had a professional production before you make contact.
- For other books, prepare written answers to the nine questions on its submissions page.
- Once submissions reopen, send your play details or answers through the contact page.
Is Currency Press right for your book?
A good fit if
Currency Press suits playwrights whose work has had a professional production and authors of critical studies, acting manuals or drama teaching resources.
Look elsewhere if
Writers with unproduced plays should look elsewhere. Everyone else must wait, since Currency Press is closed to submissions now.
Books published by Currency Press
Well-known titles- BrokenMary Ann Butler, 2016
- The Drover's WifeLeah Purcell, 2017
- Counting and CrackingS. Shakthidharan, 2020
Questions about Currency Press
Does Currency Press accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Not right now. Currency Press is closed to submissions and has not announced a reopen date. When it is open, it considers only plays that have had a professional production, and established writers may be considered once a professional production is contracted. It does not consider unproduced plays. Follow its social media or newsletter to learn when submissions reopen.
How do I submit to Currency Press?
Wait until Currency Press reopens, since it is closed now. Playwrights whose work has had a professional production make contact through the contact page. For other books, such as critical studies or acting manuals, you answer the nine questions on its submissions page, covering topics like the chapter list, readership, rights and draft status. Then send them through the contact page.
What does Currency Press publish?
Currency Press publishes books for the performing arts. Its list includes plays, screenplays, critical studies, practical guides on acting and auditioning and drama teaching resources. It releases about 30 books a year, mostly plays. Most sales come from the school education market. Titles include Broken by Mary Ann Butler and The Drover's Wife by Leah Purcell.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
