For think tanks, research centres and university departments with a growing publication queue
Go from finished manuscript to published, print-ready report in five working days.
Hedera House is your publishing department on a fixed monthly subscription: design, typesetting, print and online publishing, all handled by one senior specialist.
Send a finished manuscript. Within days, you get on-brand files ready for print and web, plus social media assets to promote it.
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The problem
Your research is finished. Your publication isn’t.
The manuscript has been signed off. Then the real waiting begins.
You email three freelancers to find out who’s available.
You wait a week for a proposal full of maybe's.
The first draft comes back with typos the copy-editor didn’t notice and tables the designer misunderstood.
Five colleagues share their opinions on the cover.
It goes to print, and someone finds an error on page 12.
It goes online, gets a few days’ attention, then disappears.
And next month you start from scratch, with a different freelancer and a report that looks nothing like the last one.
The cost
Every week a report sits in production is a week it isn’t being read, cited or quoted in the media. Inconsistent, hastily made publications make a serious institution look less serious, in front of funders, policymakers and the researchers you want to recruit. And every hour your team spends coordinating designers is an hour not spent on communicating the research.
The solution
Introducing Hedera House: your institution’s publishing department, on subscription.
You send a finished manuscript. I edit it, design it, proofread it, prepare it for print, publish it online and give you everything you need to promote it. Every publication follows your visual identity and house style, every time.
One person, one process, one fixed monthly fee.
No proposals, no hourly invoices, no availability checks. Your slot is reserved every month.
Testimonials
A trusted pair of hands for your next publication
Elin Skaar
Research Professor
Chr. Michelsen Institute
«This is absolutely brilliant! Thank you. You did so much with a condensed timeline – so thank you for that. We really appreciate the extension that you gave us to get the report into this shape. Very much appreciated. You worked really hard for us. Thank you.»
Sarah A Tobin, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Chr. Michelsen Institute
delivery
What you get
You shouldn’t have to sit in hour-long meetings just to get your publications out there. Here’s what you get every month:
An extra layer of copy-editing and proofreading in English, Norwegian or Swedish, so errors are caught before the proofs, not after printing.
Typesetting and design of reports, policy briefs, working papers, books and journals, with expert handling of footnotes, tables, figures, indices, tables of contents and running heads.
Print-ready and web-ready files for every publication, including an accessible PDF.
Print management: I deal with the printer, check the proofs and make sure what arrives is what you approved.
Online publishing to your website or repository.
A social media kit for every publication: 6 graphics that put the key findings in front of your audience and promotes the publication.
Information graphics, charts and maps drawn from your data, consistent with your identity in print and on screen.
Foundations, set up in month one:
A publication design system: refresh your current style, keep it or start afresh. Covers, grids, typography and templates that keep every publication type consistent with your brand.
A Word template for researchers, so manuscripts arrive in the right shape and go into production faster.
A source-file archive: every file is organised and handed over, so you can revise, reprint or translate any publication years from now.
Support that keeps you moving:
Weekly status updates on every publication in production.
A short monthly planning call to map out upcoming reports, launches and deadlines.
Browser-based proof comments: mark changes directly on the PDF. No new software to learn.
A simple recipe
How it works
Discovery call (20 minutes). We look at what you publish, how often and where it gets stuck. If it’s not a fit, I’ll tell you.
Set-up. I audit your current publications, then build your design system, style guide and templates, and produce your first publication alongside them.
Send your manuscripts. Upload a finished text whenever it’s ready. It goes straight into production; no brief and no quote needed.
Approve and publish. You review the proofs in your browser. I handle the corrections, the printer and the upload, and send over the social media kit.
(Optional: monthly planning calls. We discuss improvements and upcoming projects.)
The difference
From a publishing bottleneck to a publication rhythm
Who it’s for
You have the knowledge. Let’s get it out there.
For institutions with important things to say, a regular publishing programme and no in-house production team to bring it all together.
A good fit if you:
care about how your research is received by funders, policymakers and the public
publish at least one report a month
have no in-house designer, or a team who’s overloaded
want publishing handled, not another project to manage
Not a fit if you:
publish one report a year (a single project suits you better; ask me about that)
want the cheapest possible option, or something designed by AI.
Pricing
Start with a trial. Build a lasting rhythm.
Trial
Get to know the process with a first publication.
€500
Trial price
A first publication to establish how we work together.
Agree the scope and timeline before production begins.
Experience the care, communication and finished result.
Should we, for whatever reason, not reach the set deadline, I will work for free until a great publication is live.
Retainer
Your publishing department, on subscription.
€3000 / month
Monthly retainer
An ongoing partnership for your publication programme.
A reserved production slot and a consistent house style.
One point of contact from manuscript to publication.
One project at a time.
Don't pay if you don't have any work.
Cancel anytime. Get a full refund for remaining days.
One manuscript in production per client at a time. 50% upfront to get started. 50% when published. Then, the monthly retainer (or a waiting list) is offered.
About me
Hi, I’m Kris. The person designing your publication.
Hedera House is mostly just me. I help institutions turn finished manuscripts into thoughtful, carefully produced publications, bringing editing, design, proofreading and production together in one place.
I was born in Norway but now live in Stockholm, Sweden. I work with institutions and businesses internationally.
You’ll work directly with me, from the first conversation to the final files. Sometimes, I'll bring in others to assist.
Do you have a book project coming up, or a publishing process that could run more smoothly? Send me a message. I’d love to hear what you’re working on.