Molly Watson '92 and Chris Lydgate '90: Careers in Writing
Aspen Conference Room
12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 11
RSVP no later than Tuesday, Feb 9 at 12 noon (email career.services@reed.edu): FILLED

Join career services for a lively lunch/round table discussion featuring Molly Watson '92, contributing editor and food writer at Sunset magazine, and Chris Lydgate '90, journalist, author, and editor whose work has appeared in publications from Willamette Week to the Sydney Morning Herald to the Times of London. He is the author of Lee's Law, a book about the politics of Singapore, and is currently the editor of Reed Magazine.

Molly has been a freelance writer, editor, and cooking instructor in the Bay Area for ten years. As contributing editor and, until recently, food writer at Sunset magazine, she scouts and develops stories about food products, producers, artisans, locations, and chefs throughout the western states.  She develops and writes content for the "Guide to Local Foods" at About.com and writes The Dinner Files.  She has appeared on many local T.V. and radio shows, including KFOG's Morning Show in San Francisco, “The Food Guy and Marcy” in Santa Rosa, CA, and "Philosophy Talk" on KALW (and KOPB in Portland). Her work has also appeared in many publications, including The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle.