Keith Ashby
Legal Counsel
Keith joined SoA in 2024 as our Legal Counsel.
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.
Teddy McDonald
Communications and Campaigns Manager
Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group coordinator
Teddy is our Communications and Campaigns Manager, working on SoA communications and outreach and alongside the Policy department on the SoA’s campaigns work.
He is also co-coordinator of the Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group, working with Sarah Burton and members of the CWIG committee on issues close to children’s writers.
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.
Catherine Pocock
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Catherine joined the SoA in September 2021. She works on the SoA’s policy, and campaigns and lobbies Government on behalf of members.