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 her own business, Publicity & The Printed Word, promoting books, authors, reading and writing, and book-related arts projects. She has worked for some of the largest publishers in the UK and USA and organisations including Scottish Book Trust where she ran the successful writer development programme for more than a decade. She was the Project Director of the Great Tapestry of Scotland and the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands Tapestry and continues on the advisory board for the GTS in the Scottish Borders.
Jan Rutherford
