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  • Work in Publishing Festival - Virtual
    Work in Publishing Festival - Virtual
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    Virtual
    This event took place on 27 and 28 June 2026. You can view the recordings from the live event by clicking below to purchase a virtual ticket. This will enable you to view all recordings from across the weekend.

This event took place on 27 and 28 June 2026. You can view the recordings from the live event by clicking below to purchase a virtual ticket. This will enable you to view all recordings from across the weekend, including: 

Saturday: 

From Manuscript to Market: The Decisions That Make or Break a Book

  • Lucy Shardlow is an Online and Digital Sales Executive at The Quarto Group

  • Melanie Hayes is a Commissioning Editor at Simon & Schuster UK

  • Hennah Sandhu is a Marketing Manager at The Orion Publishing Group


Choosing a Path You’ll Love: The Overlooked Jobs in Publishing

  • Mitch Collett is a Designer at Farshore

  • Meghan Capper is a Literary Agent’s Assistant, Madeline Milburn

  • Ilenia Treccharichi is a Foreign Rights Manager, Quarto


The Death of the Hardback?: How Additional Formats Can Deliver Success

  • Emma Kiesling is a Key Account Manager for Online & Digital Sales, Simon & Schuster

  • Ana Pinto is a Bookseller, Main Character Books

  • Ella Eaketts is a Social Commerce Assistant, HarperCollins


Sunday: 

Hear it From the Assistants

  • Tessa Ley is a Publishing Assistant for BMC, an imprint of Springer Nature Group

  • Gaurika Kumar is an Editorial Assistant for Mudlark and Smart Thinking at HarperNonFiction

  • Alice Dovey is a Publicity Assistant at Bonnier Books UK

  • Sanjani Girirajan is a Sales Assistant at Walker Books


Choosing a Path You’ll Love: The Overlooked Jobs in Publishing

  • Shona Lo is a Senior Editorial Assistant at Springer Nature

  • Grace Gilbert is an Editorial Assistant at Penguin Audio

  • Vicky Joss is a Freelance Marketing Consultant

  • Sumayyah Waheed is a Production Controller at Headline

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Publishing as an Evolving Job Landscape: The New Generation of Roles

  • Elizabeth Kellingley is an Accessibility Manager at Bloomsbury Publishing

  • Christina Storey is the Senior Social Commerce Manager at HarperCollins UK

  • Sarah Posner is Publishing Innovation Manager at Bonnier Books UK

  • Robyn Watts is the Head of Special Editions and Product Development at HarperCollins


Landing Your Dream Role: Applications, Interviews and Standing Out

  • Salena Pudaruth is HR Administrator at Bloomsbury and a content creator

  • Ellie Pilcher is Head of Marketing at Bookouture, an author, lecturer and content creator

  • Fran Roberts is a Marketing Manager at Reaktion Books with 15+ years experience and a mentor for early careerers

  • Chelsea Graham is the founder of The Publishing Post and an award-winning Managing Editor in Audio at Bonnier Books UK

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