Keith Ashby
General Counsel, Joint Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Keith joined SoA in 2024 as our Legal Counsel.
Lindsay Bennett Ford
Joint Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Lindsay Ford joined the organisation in September 2025. She leads on parliamentary and government engagement.
Lindsay previously held policy, public affairs, and communications roles across the third sector and creative industries.
Sam Gonçalves
Senior Policy Manager (Scotland)
Sam Gonçalves joined the SoA in April 2024, and is a writer from Brazil, currently living in Glasgow. Previously, he has worked with organisations like Creative Dundee, The Ferret, Hot Chocolate Trust, Greater Govanhill and others – both in the Third Sector and in the Creative Industries.
Advocacy for authors is a major part of this role. Sam brings a background in community development and organising, and a host of ideas on how the SoA can network with government and industry agencies to represent issues that matter to authors in Scotland.
Ambre Morvan
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Contracts Advisor
Translators Association Coordinator
Ambre joined the SoA in October 2021. She advises members on publishing contracts and issues. She also works on the SoA’s public policy.
Ambre is joint group coordinator for the Translators Association.