Beyond Words has been deeply saddened by the death of our former managing editor and trustee, Dorothea Duncan.
Dorothea started with us in 1996 after she was recruited to become the managing editor of the Books Beyond Words series at St George's University of London. She stayed with the series for 18 years until retiring in 2014, but remained with us as a trustee, offering pro-bono advice to Beyond Words staff for many years.
Former and current Beyond Words staff, authors and trustees came together to pay tribute to her at her memorial service in June.
Founder and Chair of Beyond Words, Sheila Hollins, said: "Dorothea had a remarkable set of skills including counselling and management from her time with an American healthcare company, and invaluable editing and publishing expertise from her years at Puffin Books, part of the Penguin group.”