Castle Douglas Development Forum has appointed Rachael Fulton as the new Editor-Manager of the Castle Douglas Journal.
Rachael has succeeded Gillian Fullarton as the Editor-Manager of the Castle Douglas Journal. The Journal is a community newspaper that was relaunched in August 2019 after a nearly 170-year gap.
Carolyn Yates, CDDF Chairperson, says: “Castle Douglas Development Forum is delighted towel come Rachael onto our team. Gillian Fullarton, the outgoing Editor, has done a brilliant job setting up and creating our much-loved community journal. We are looking forward to seeing Rachael building on this legacy. “
Rachael grew up in Castle Douglas but left to study Spanish and later Multimedia Journalism in Glasgow. She has worked as an editor, producer and reporter for companies such as Scottish Television, Pink News and Mark Millar at Netflix. In December 2019 she moved back from London to help her parents run the King’s Arms Hotel while continuing her editor work on the Kick-Ass comic line.
Having gained experience in production management in television and print,Rachael has also received recognition for her own writing. Winner of Elle Magazine’s New Talent Search for her short story ‘My Rebellion’ Rachael was also highly commended by the 2020 Bridport Prize for her short story ‘Call’. Rachael is set to publish her first edition of the Castle Douglas Journal this March, the Journal’s tenth edition since its relaunch. The Journal celebrates life in Castle Douglas and the surrounding area, having grown up in the area and using Galloway life to inspire her own writing Rachael is well set to keep up the spirit and sense of community within the journal.
The Castle Douglas Development Forum (CDDF) exists to promote the health and well-being of the people of Castle Douglas and the surrounding rural areas.
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