The POTB Team
4 November 2024: We are heartbroken to report the death of our Secretary, Gail Riekie. She died peacefully in hospital after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September. She was a kind and gentle person with many interests who fulfilled her role as secretary with calm efficiency. She will be sorely missed by us all.
Meet the team – we are all volunteers and, between us, have a wide range of experience and skills relevant to the production of a high-quality literary magazine.
Trustees
As a Scottish Charitable Organisation (SCIO No SCO44919), Pushing Out the Boat is governed by a committee of Trustees, responsible for managing the organisation’s assets and for ensuring that the organisation fulfills its charitable purposes.

Aenea Reid (Chair & Webmaster)
Roger White (Coordinator and Interim Treasurer)
Peter Burnett (Editor)
Claire Martin (Magazine Designer)
Other Team Members
In addition to the Trustees, these team members collaborate in the running of POTB.

Lily Greenall (Copy Editor and Editor of Issues 16 & 17)
Naomi Greenwood (PR Manager)
Sheila James (Sales Manager and Acting Secretary)
Marion Mackay (Copy Editor)
Judith Taylor (Prose Panel Chair)

Derrick McClure (Scots/Doric Editor)
Jan Simpson (Copy Editor)
Bryan Angus (Art Panel)
Anne Campbell (Art Panel)
Susie Hunt (Art Panel)

Heather Reid (Prose Panel)
Ceitidh Campbell (Gaelic Panellist)
Eddie Gibbons (Poetry Panel)
Hannah Nicholson (Poetry Panel)
Aron Smith (Poetry Panel)
Recently retired members
After the publication of a new issue, it is customary for some of the team to stand down, making way for new members to join and add a fresh perspective to the preparation of the next issue. The following people, who have now retired from the team, assisted in the production of Issue 17. New panelists will be appointed in the run up to the next issue.
Anke Addy (Art Panel)
Georgia Brooker (Poetry Panel)
Jane Fullerton (Art Panel)
Catriona Platten (Art Panel)
Maureen Ross (Poetry Panel)