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 to welcome Rachel 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.
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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’ Racheal was also highly commended by the 2020 Bridport Prize for her short story ‘Call’. Racheal is set to publish her first edition of the Castle Douglas Journal this March, the Journal’s ninth 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 Racheal is well set to keep up the spirit and sense of community within the journal.
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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’ Racheal was also highly commended by the 2020 Bridport Prize for her short story ‘Call’. Racheal is set to publish her first edition of the Castle Douglas Journal this March, the Journal’s ninth 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 Racheal is well set to keep up the spirit and sense of community within the journal.
Regarding her new role, Rachael says: “I’m excited to get stuck into my first issue of The Journal and very proud to be appointed Editor-Manager of our community paper. I’m interested in hearing about any and all story ideas that locals have about the town and the surrounding areas — I’m sure I’m going to discover lots of new, fascinating things about the community. It’s wonderful to contribute to a project that’s not only an important part of Castle Douglas history but a positive platform for celebrating its present and future.
The Journal will continue being a great outlet to promote and support our part of Galloway, helping pull people together in what has been a very difficult time for everyone.”
Do you have a story for the Castle Douglas Journal? If so, please contact Rachael at: castledouglasjournal@gmail.com. Or message Castle Douglas Development Forum through their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CastleDouglasDF .
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