Lynsey earned a degree in Communications at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh in 2000. She has since worked in media for 20 years, including The Scotsman and global media company Bauer Media. She joined Scottish Borders Council earlier this year as Senior Communications and Marketing Officer. Alongside her roles in media, Lynsey has also been an […]
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Jan Rutherford
The driving and organisational force behind some of Scotland’s most successful literary and arts projects, Jan is a widely experienced publicist, expert fundraiser, and project manager. She is the UK Publicist and Events Manager for worldwide best-selling author Sir Alexander McCall Smith, a Director of Birlinn Ltd – Scotland’s largest independent book publisher, and runs […]
James Hutchison
Jim is a Chartered Accountant and holds a BAdmin (Honours) degree from The University of Dundee. He joined Mainetti in 1992 as a Financial Manager, having previously worked with Ernst and Young. During his time with Mainetti he has held a number of senior financial and management roles including leading the UK’s recycling and reuse […]
Jenny Brown
Jenny Brown joined the Board in December 2024. She established the literary agency Jenny Brown Associates in 2002. She was previously Head of Literature at the Scottish Arts Council, presenter of book programmes for Scottish Television, and founder Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She is former Chair of the Bloody Scotland crime writing […]
Michael Moore
Michael Moore has chaired the board of the book festival since 2016, having been an enthusiastic supporter since its inception, both as a local resident and in his previous role as Member of Parliament for the area. Michael is a chartered accountant by profession and is currently the Director General of the British Private Equity […]
Paula Ogilvie
Paula has more than twenty years’ experience in the events and arts sector, and first became involved in Borders Book Festival in its inaugural year in 2004. She co-programmes with fellow Creative Director, Alistair Moffat, and is also responsible for ensuring a wide range of other aspects of the festival are successfully delivered, including fundraising, […]
Alistair Moffat
Alistair Moffat was born in Kelso, Scotland in 1950. He is an award-winning writer and historian, and was Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, former Director of Programmes at Scottish Television, and former Rector of the University of St Andrews. He is the founder of Borders Book Festival and Co-Chairman of The Great Tapestry of […]