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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Person<br /> |image=[[File:Patriciagauch.jpg|thumb|right|Patricia Lee Gauch]]<br /> |born=January 3, 1934&lt;br&gt;(age {{age|1934|01|03}})&lt;br&gt;Detroit, Michigan<br /> |nat=American<br /> |educ=*Manhattanville College (Masters, Teaching)<br /> *Drew University (Doctorate, English literature)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Patricia Lee Gauch&#039;&#039;&#039;, also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Patti Lee Gauch&#039;&#039;&#039; (January 3, 1934), served as the editor-in-chief and vice president of Philomel Books from [[1985]] - [[2009]]. During her first year, [[User_blog:LordTBT/The_First_American_To_Read_Redwall|she discovered]] &#039;&#039;[[Redwall]]&#039;&#039; by [[Brian Jacques]], and offered him his first U.S. contract.<br /> <br /> Gauch would go on to edit 16 novels in the &#039;&#039;Redwall&#039;&#039; series. Jacques [[Dedications|dedicated]] &#039;&#039;[[Martin the Warrior (book)|Martin the Warrior]]&#039;&#039; to her, and named a character in the novel, [[Gauchee]], after her.<br /> <br /> Gauch hired illustrator [[Ian Schoenherr]], her former student, who illustrated Jacques&#039; &#039;&#039;[[Castaways of the Flying Dutchman]]&#039;&#039;. She also showed Jacques the artwork of [[Christopher Denise]], which led him to write &#039;&#039;[[The Great Redwall Feast]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> Additionally, Gauch reached out to [[David Elliot]] to hire him as a &#039;&#039;Redwall&#039;&#039; interior chapter illustrator.<br /> <br /> Gauch contributed an essay about Jacques to the [[2007]] &#039;&#039;[[Redwall: 20th Anniversary Gift Package]]&#039;&#039; and a foreword, &quot;Behind the Red Wall&quot;, to the [[2026]] &#039;&#039;[[Redwall: The Collector&#039;s Edition]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> [[File:Gauch-jacques-denise.jpg|thumb|right|Patricia Lee Gauch, Brian Jacques, and Christopher Denise]]<br /> <br /> ===Interview===<br /> *The Redwall Wiki interviewed Gauch about her time working with Brian Jacques. Read it [[User_blog:LordTBT/Interview_with_Former_Philomel_Vice_President_Patti_Lee_Gauch|here]].<br /> <br /> ===External Links===<br /> *[http://patricialeegauch.com/ Gauch&#039;s website]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:People|Gauch, Patricia Lee]]</div>

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