A Writing Process 'Live': with Sarah Lavelle, Managing Director, Publishing, Quadrille
5 February 2026
Sarah Lavelle is someone I long admired, even before Quadrille became my publisher. She is Managing Director, Publishing, Quadrille, at Penguin Random House, a lover of gelato and all round excellent person, and oversees a great list of food writers and more, and as she’s MD she also oversees a team of commissioning editors, and so has an even wider (and more useful to us) perspective.
I persuaded her - without even the promise of a cocktail or lunch - to share an hour of her week talking about what she is looking for in a writer, a proposal, doing the homework, what to send, the value of feedback and much more.
This will take place on 5 February at 11am London time.
If you have aspirations to write a book - your first or the next - there are few people able to cast light on what might get you the best chance of being published.
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You don’t have to have been to any of the Gatherings we’ve had so far - you can hop in at any time and for as many or few as suits.
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A Writing Process ‘Live’: with Sarah Lavelle, Managing Director, Publishing, Quadrille
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