Executive & Institutional Book Studio

Books commissioned by institutions and leaders — made to trade-book standard

The Studio is Iska Press's commissioned-publishing service line. We produce memoirs, institutional histories, anniversary volumes, leadership books, and flagship reports with the same editorial, design, and production standards as our trade list — and publish them under a clear rights and distribution plan.

Who this is for

• Executives and public figures writing a memoir or a book of ideas
• Universities, foundations, museums, and cultural institutions marking an anniversary or documenting a history
• Companies and non-profits producing a flagship report or a founder's account
• Estates and families preserving a body of work or a life story

How the Studio works

1. Confidential intake. A private conversation about the project, its goals, audience, and timeline. Non-public and NDA-covered material is handled as access-controlled confidential information and is never added to marketing audiences.
2. Editorial plan. Scope, structure, contributors, schedule, and a rights and territory plan — tracked in one organized project record from first draft to final files.
3. Development and production. Ghostwriting or developmental editing as needed, then design, typesetting, proofing, and print or digital production.
4. Publication. ISBN assignment, metadata and ONIX, and a distribution route chosen with you — from private printing to full trade availability.

Packages

Every project is quoted individually after a confidential intake.

Why Iska

• Experience with leaders. Our editorial team has written for African leaders and for major telecoms, financial and public institutions.
• A trade publisher, not a vanity press. Studio books meet the same editorial and production standard as our list, which is sold through bookstores and online retailers.
• Deep knowledge of African and diaspora stories. Their histories, languages and readers.
• Confidential from the first conversation. An NDA is available on request.

What you get

Start a confidential conversation

Tell us about the project. Studio inquiries are read by the publisher and are never added to marketing lists.