Book Publishing for Public Officials
Publish the Record
You Want Remembered.
Public officials who publish shape how their record and public service are remembered. A professionally written book puts their own account of events, policy positions, and career on the public record, rather than leaving that narrative to others. Columbia Publication takes an official from manuscript, new or already written, through ghostwriting or editing, cover design, formatting, publishing, media coordination, and a local in-district signing event where officials meet constituents in person.
Manuscript to publication in as little as 12-16 weeks. 100% rights retention. NDA available.
Politicians and public officials use professionally published books to document their record, establish policy authority, and connect directly with constituents. Columbia Publication's Political Author Package takes an official from manuscript, new or already written, through ghostwriting or editing, cover design, formatting, publishing, media coordination, and a local in-district signing event where officials meet constituents in person.
Who This Serves
Publishing for Public Officials and Political Leaders
We work with a range of public figures who have a record worth putting in print and constituents worth reaching directly. A book puts the official's own account on the record, in their own words, rather than leaving that account to news cycles and opponents.
Every engagement is treated with the discretion the office requires, from first conversation through the day the book reaches a shelf.
Elected officials
Sitting officials at the local, state, or federal level who want their policy record and public service documented in their own words.
Former officials
Officials who have left office and want to define their legacy, their career narrative, and the account of their public service on their own terms.
Policy advocates
Advocates and policy leaders who want a book that establishes them as the authoritative voice on the issues they champion.
Government appointees
Appointed officials whose public service record benefits from a permanent, professionally published account.
Confidentiality and Discretion
A Manuscript Process Built for Public Life
A non-disclosure agreement is available on request, and is standard practice for engagements at this level. From interview sessions through final proof, your manuscript, your positions, and your timeline stay confidential until you are ready to make them public.
For Officials Who Have Already Started
Already Have a Manuscript or a Published Book?
Many officials arrive with a manuscript already written, or a book already self-published that never got the production quality, distribution reach, or launch it deserved. We elevate existing work: professional cover design, re-formatting, re-publishing with full distribution, and a properly produced launch event, so the book finally makes the impact it was written for.
Elevate My Existing BookA Gravitas Press Program
The Political Author Package
Our Political Author Package bundles everything from manuscript to meet-and-greet: writing or editorial elevation, cover design, formatting, full-service publishing, media coordination, and a local book signing event structured as a constituent meet-and-greet. See the full Political Author Package.
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Three Programs, One Clear Path Up
Every official's engagement starts at one of three levels. Most authors start with the Standard or Premium Program. Officials whose book needs to reach constituents in person apply for the Political Author Package.
Standard Program
$2,499
Full-service publishing for officials who want a completed, professionally produced book without the extended launch program.
- Full manuscript editing
- Professional cover design
- Print and ebook formatting
- Distribution to 40+ platforms
- 100% rights retained
Premium Program
$4,999
Everything in the Standard Program, built out with dedicated production management and a real launch, for officials who want their release day to matter.
- Everything in Standard Program
- Dedicated Book Production Manager
- Press release distribution
- Launch marketing support
- Priority production timeline
Political Author Package
Starting at $35,000 — By Application Only
For officials whose book needs to become the definitive public record of their service, ending with a local signing event where you meet constituents in person. A Gravitas Press program. We accept a limited number of engagements each year.
See If You QualifyFor comparison: Scribe Media charges $80,000 to $120,000, and Forbes Books charges $25,000 to $250,000 or more, for a program without a signing event included.
Gia K.
Director of Editorial and Book Production, Columbia Publication
Gia K. has overseen the editorial development and production of executive and public-figure books at Columbia Publication for nine years. She works directly with officials and public figures across the US, UK, UAE, and Canada to produce books that document a record and reach the people that record was written for. Request a private briefing.
Publishing for Politicians: Common Questions
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