Lecture
Lecture
A Publishing Masterclass with a Hachette Editor
A Publishing Masterclass with a Hachette Editor
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Post Hall
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Join our publishing in conversation event. Author Molly Aitken will interview the editor, Lily McIlwain, from Orion Publishing  group. They will discuss getting into publishing; what editors are looking for; the current landscape of publishing  in the UK; and how to work with an editor. This is a great opportunity to get a window into the world of publishing and hear first hand from an editor working in the publishing industry today. Lily McIlwain is an editor at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, where she mainly works on narrative non-fiction. She joined W&N in 2023, prior to which she worked in tech. Lily enjoys publishing exceptional writing that illuminates the world we live in – and our relationships to one another – in fresh and fascinating ways.

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