Brownlee Donald Associates specialise in promoting overseas publishers who are distributing into the UK, independent publishers who are trying to establish a presence in the UK media and want to punch above their weight or the publishers of Scottish brand authors.

Primary clients include Greystone Books (Canada) and Muswell Press (London). Brand authors include Chris Brookmyre (Little,Brown), Jenny Colgan (Hodder & Stoughton) and Ambrose Parry (Canongate).

BDA also handle all of the PR and Marketing for The Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival.

Fiona Brownlee who has over 20 years publishing experience in London (Pavilion Books & Midas PR) and Edinburgh (Mainstream Publishing latterly owned by Random House) has twice won a prestigious annual PPC (Publishers’ Publicity Circle) Award and was shortlisted for her Bloody Scotland campaign in 2017 and 2019. Her campaign for The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben saw it storm into The Sunday Times bestseller list.

Tim Donald started his media career at The Scotsman in 1997 and left there to join Brownlee Donald Associates in 2015. An experienced senior marketing manager and communications professional he specialises in increasing sales, attracting a new audience and building partnerships. Since joining the company he has overseen the marketing and sponsorship of The Caledonian Challenge and the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival plus working closely with Fiona across all retainer publishing clients.

For further information contact fiona@brownleedonald.com