Walk & Talk with London-based publishing people!

We are once again bringing publishing people together on Sunday 2nd October for a friendly and informal industry Walk & Talk event! We’ll be meeting up in East London for some great industry chat whilst strolling across the marshes, along the canal and ending up in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park*.

Everyone is welcome to join us as we get some exercise whilst chatting with others who work across the publishing landscape, or who are hoping to break into it. If you are craving connection and would like to meet new people this autumn, we would love to see you there!

Please sign up above to let us know you’ll be coming along.

The walk will be led by Justyna Pezik, an experienced walker and hiker. Justyna has worked in publishing for 22 years, both in editorial and rights. In her spare time she leads community walks for a local charity, so she knows her stuff!

*Sorry to anyone located in the rest of the UK and wider world and who cannot make this event. If you would like to host your own Walk & Talk in your local area, please get in touch with us, and we can help to facilitate this for you!

Costs:

FREE for BookMachine members

Everyone else: Donation of £1 to £5 (pay what you can afford) for non-members – please bring a cash donation with you on the day.

All fees will go towards our charity partner of the year, British Red Cross, via Work for Good. BookMachine will match donations.

The route:

Schedule:

10:45am – Meet at Tottenham Hale Underground Station (London, N17 9FN). We will wait here for the group to assemble for around 15 minutes.

11:00am – The walk begins! We will take an approximately 2-2.5 hour walk through Waltham Marshes Nature Reserve and Lee Valley before arriving at the park.

1:00pm – We’ll take a break for lunch for around 1 hour (venue TBC) before continuing our walk through Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

3:00–3:30pm – The walk finishes! Stratford Station is the nearest station for the end of the walk.

What to bring:

Please bring comfortable shoes, plenty of water, snacks, a waterproof jacket in case of showers, and a smile!

Remember to bring your cash donation with you if you would like to donate.

Getting there:

Tottenham Hale Underground Station is on the Victoria line and is the second-to-last stop before Black Horse Road and Walthamstow Central. You can also reach the station via the Greater Anglia national rail line, with direct trains from Stratford and London Liverpool Street (northbound), and Stansted Airport and Cambridge North stations (southbound).