EBD Publishing Studio
Publish Work That Moves Education Forward
Partner with Equity By Design to transform your knowledge, research, classroom experience, or professional insight into a high-quality book, guide, toolkit, workbook, or educational resource.
How EBD Publishing works
Three distinct publishing activities
Knowing which one fits your project keeps the next step clear.
EBD-owned publishing
Books and research we publish ourselves
Equity By Design publishes its own books, research, frameworks, journals, toolkits, and guides. These titles are EBD intellectual property and are available in our bookstore and publications library.
Paid publishing services
Publishing packages for approved projects
Authors whose projects are approved by Equity By Design may purchase publishing packages that provide structured editorial, design, production, publishing, and launch support based on the needs of each project. Open to authors across subject areas — not only educators or education research.
Selective author partnerships
Co-publishing, by invitation
For a small number of projects, EBD may enter an author partnership or co-publishing arrangement under separate terms. This is a distinct, selective pathway — it is not the same as purchasing a publishing package.
Who we publish
Authors across subject areas with something worth documenting
EBD Publishing works with authors across subject areas to bring approved projects from manuscript to publication. Practitioner expertise is welcome, but paid publishing services are not limited to educators or education topics.
- Current and retired educators
- School and district leaders
- Counselors and support professionals
- Professors and researchers
- Instructional coaches
- Equity and inclusion leaders
- Family-engagement professionals
- Community practitioners
- Education consultants
- Authors creating practical, mission-aligned resources
Submissions must align with the mission and values of Equity By Design. We look for work that is accurate, usable, inclusive, and grounded in real practice.
What we publish
Formats across the full arc of professional practice
- Professional books
- Educational leadership books
- Classroom guides
- Professional learning resources
- Family-engagement resources
- Research reports
- Equity and inclusion resources
- Workbooks and journals
- Toolkits
- Companion lesson plans
- Book-club guides
- Digital resources
- eBooks
- Practitioner case studies
- Policy and research briefs
Publishing services
Support shaped around the project in front of us
Services are customized based on project needs. Not every service is included in every package — your proposal reflects the work your manuscript actually requires.
Manuscript Development
- Project planning
- Audience clarification
- Chapter organization
- Content development
- Developmental editing
- Structural feedback
- Writing support
Editing
- Developmental editing
- Copyediting
- Proofreading
- Tone and voice consistency
- Readability review
- Inclusive language review
- Citation and reference checks
- Formatting consistency
Publication Preparation
- Interior formatting
- Cover coordination
- eBook preparation
- Print preparation
- ISBN guidance or registration support
- Metadata development
- Amazon listing copy
- Author biography development
- Book description development
Educational Resource Development
- Companion workbooks
- Lesson plans
- Reflection guides
- Discussion questions
- Professional learning guides
- Implementation checklists
- Family discussion guides
- Facilitator materials
Launch and Promotion
- Launch planning
- Press release drafts
- Email campaigns
- Social media content
- Podcast or interview preparation
- Author speaker materials
- Book-club promotion
- Conference materials
Customized scope
Every proposal is built after a consultation. Manuscript length, project stage, editing needs, design requirements, companion resources, and promotional support all shape the plan.
Hermes-powered publishing support
Powered by Hermes Intelligence
Hermes is built into the publishing workflow, supporting both authors and the EBD editorial team with organization, preparation, and drafting — never with final judgment.
Manuscript Intake
- Organizing submitted files
- Confirming required documents
- Creating project checklists
- Building draft timelines
- Identifying missing sections
- Preparing intake summaries
Initial Editorial Review
- Grammar and spelling checks
- Readability analysis
- Repetition detection
- Structure and flow observations
- Chapter consistency
- Table of contents alignment
- Citation-format review
- Missing reference identification
Developmental Support
- Identifying sections that need clarification
- Recommending stronger organization
- Suggesting areas for expansion or reduction
- Checking audience alignment
- Reviewing tone consistency
- Generating reflection questions and discussion prompts
Publishing Operations
- Tracking project stages
- Managing internal task lists
- Preparing revision reminders
- Organizing editorial feedback
- Drafting progress updates
- Supporting deadline management
Marketing Support
- Drafting book descriptions
- Creating chapter summaries
- Preparing key takeaways
- Drafting social posts
- Creating email copy
- Developing interview questions
- Preparing press-release drafts
- Suggesting keywords and metadata
Multilingual Support
- Preparing draft translations
- Creating family-friendly summaries
- Supporting multilingual promotional content
All AI-assisted content, editing suggestions, and translations must be reviewed and approved by a qualified human before publication. Hermes assists. Humans decide. Hermes does not independently edit, approve, or publish manuscripts.
Hermes-assisted craft
Character and archetype building
For narrative nonfiction, children's and young adult titles, composite case studies, and scenario-based professional learning, Hermes helps authors build characters who are specific, dignified, and true to the communities they represent.
Composite student and family profiles
Build de-identified composites drawn from real practice so case studies protect privacy while keeping the texture of lived experience intact.
Educator and leader archetypes
Develop recognizable practitioner types — the new teacher, the veteran skeptic, the first-year principal — for scenario-based professional learning and book-club discussion.
Narrative and picture-book characters
Shape protagonists, families, and communities for children's and young adult titles, with consistent voice, age-appropriate language, and cultural specificity.
Character bibles and continuity notes
Keep names, backstories, relationships, dialects, and arcs consistent across chapters, companion resources, and multi-title series.
Archetype workshop steps
- 01Clarify the purpose the character serves for your reader
- 02Name the community, context, and setting with specificity
- 03Draft motivations, strengths, tensions, and growth arc
- 04Pressure-test for stereotype, deficit framing, and flattening
- 05Generate voice samples and sample dialogue for consistency
- 06Map the character across chapters, scenarios, or activities
- 07Review with sensitivity readers and EBD editorial
- 08Lock the character bible before manuscript development
Representation guardrails
- Asset-based framing: no character exists solely to represent a deficit.
- No real student, family, or staff member is identifiable in a composite.
- Cultural detail is sourced and reviewed, never assumed by the model.
- Sensitivity readers are engaged for communities outside the author's experience.
- Every generated trait, name, and line of dialogue is author-approved.
Hermes generates options and questions. Authors, sensitivity readers, and EBD editors make every final choice about who a character is and how they are portrayed.
Publishing workflow
From inquiry to launch
The exact process may vary depending on the type and condition of the project.
- 01Project Inquiry
- 02Submission Review
- 03Consultation and Proposal
- 04Manuscript Development
- 05Editorial Review
- 06Author Revisions
- 07Copyediting and Proofreading
- 08Design and Formatting
- 09Final Approval
- 10Publication and Distribution
- 11Launch and Promotion
Publishing roadmap
Eight stages, one clear starting point
- 01
Share Your Idea
Submit an idea, outline, sample chapter, partial or completed manuscript, toolkit, guide, workbook, or resource.
- 02
Alignment Review
Our editorial team reviews the project against EBD's mission, editorial standards, and current publishing capacity.
- 03
Publishing Consultation
A conversation about your audience, goals, project stage, and the kind of support that would actually help.
- 04
Customized Proposal
A written scope covering the services your project needs, sequencing, milestones, and terms.
- 05
Development and Editing
Manuscript development, developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading with organized revision requests.
- 06
Design and Publication Preparation
Interior formatting, cover coordination, print and eBook preparation, metadata, and listing materials.
- 07
Final Approval
You review and approve the finished files before anything is released. Authors hold final say over their work.
- 08
Publication and Launch
Publication, distribution setup, and the launch and promotion support included in your plan.
Submission does not guarantee acceptance, and timelines vary by project.
Editorial standards
What we hold ourselves and our authors to
- Accuracy
- Accessibility
- Practical usefulness
- Inclusive language
- Author authenticity
- Research integrity
- Respect for lived experience
- Clear attribution
- Human editorial oversight
- Educational impact
Equity By Design reserves the right to decline projects that do not align with its mission, editorial standards, or publishing capacity.
Author experience
What working with the Studio looks like
Selected authors may receive the following support. We do not promise sales, bestseller status, media coverage, or guaranteed distribution outcomes.
- A customized publishing plan
- Clear milestones
- Editorial feedback
- Organized revision requests
- Project-status updates
- Support developing companion resources
- Launch guidance
- Opportunities for podcast interviews or EBD features
- Possible inclusion in Learn. Be. Do. discussions
- Possible professional learning or speaking opportunities
Coming later
A future author portal
These capabilities are planned and not currently available. Today, project coordination happens directly with your editorial contact.
- Project-status tracking — planned
- Task lists — planned
- Revision deadlines — planned
- Secure file sharing — planned
- Editorial comments — planned
- Contract access — planned
- Marketing calendar — planned
- Sales reporting — planned
- Royalty information — planned
- Event scheduling — planned
Connection to the EBD ecosystem
Publishing is one way practitioner knowledge becomes usable
Publishing is one way Equity By Design turns practitioner knowledge, research, and lived experience into tools that others can use. Books and resources may support the work across the Institute.
Contact
Have a project in mind? Let's discuss what support you need.
Publishing proposals and pricing are customized based on manuscript length, project stage, editing needs, design requirements, companion resources, and promotional support.