Ashley Douglas

Multi-lingual researcher, writer, and translator
Multi-leidit researcher, scriever, and owersetter
Neach-rannsachaidh, sgrìobhadair is eadar-theangaiche ioma-chànanach
Flersproget forsker, forfatter og oversætter
Mehrsprachige Forscherin, Essayistin und Übersetzerin

Edinburgh-based researcher, writer, and translator working in Scots, Gaelic, Danish, and German. Specialising in Scots original research, writing, translation, proofreading, style guide and glossary development, talks, consultancy. Areas of special interest include Scottish history and archaeology, politics, linguistics, literature, and LGBT history.

“Ashley is a braw linguist and translator, ayewis professional, gey guid-natured, and easy tae wark wi.”
James Robertson, Novelist, Makar, and Editor

Research and writing

National Galleries of Scotland / James’s People Exhibition – Marie Maitland Interpretation

Historic Scotland Magazine / Talking Scots

Language Reach / Minoritised Languages in Translation

Language Reach / Scotland’s linguistic landscape – Scots and Gaelic

Language Reach / Scotland’s linguistic landscape – Scottish Standard English and Scots

Time for Inclusive Education & The Scottish Government / Interpreting Poem 49

Time for Inclusive Education & The Scottish Government / The Story of Poem 49

Somewhere: For Us LGBTQ magazine (issue 4) / ‘Drawing from the Past’: Marie Maitland

Language Reach / The Spirit of Scots

Somewhere: For Us LGBTQ magazine (issue 3) / The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49

National Library of Scotland / The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49

National Library of Scotland / Barbour’s The Brus

Mak Forrit / Scots: an ayebidin kist o Scotland aforesyne

Dig It! Scotland / Burgheid, The Pechts and the Battle o Dun Nechtain

National Library of Scotland / The King James Library, St Andraes

National Library of Scotland / The Psalms frae Hebrew intil Scottis

Open University / Module on Scots Language in Politics

University of St Andrews / Scots, Devolution and Nationalism 1992-2016

University of St Andrews / A historically based linguistic comparison of Modern Scots and Modern German

“Ashley’s professionalism, research skills, and linguistic expertise are a perfect fit for the National Library’s Wee Windaes site. I know that whatever text or subject she looks at, it will have involved meticulous research to ensure it is both authoritative and informative. It is a pleasure to have her contribution.”
Alice Heywood, National Library of Scotland

Translation

Scots / Firefox

Scots / The Itchy Coo Book o Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Scots / The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales

Scots / The Declaration of Arbroath

Scots / Dig It! Scotland, The Archaeology of Whisky

Danish / The 2030 NOW Book

Scots / Edinburgh International Book Festival, Letters between Iban Zaldua and James Robertson

“Ashley consistently produces high-quality Danish to English translations, covering a range of clients in diverse fields such as government and politics, architecture, biography, and business.”
Tam McTurk, Founder and Director, Citadel Translations

Interviews, quotes, talks

Talk / Soutar Festival of Words: The Status of Scots

Talk / Scottish Heritage Social Media Group: Applying Scots to Social Media

Interview / The World: Scotland becomes first country to require LGBTQ curriculum in schools

Talk / The British Library: Hidden LGBT+ Histories

Interview / Life wi Fyfe

Interview / The Sun: Mozilla Firefox becomes first internet giant to make browser available in Scots language

Quote / How Rubric’s Scots Language Translators Made the New Firefox Browser

Interview / The Scots Curator

Interview / Blether wi Heather

Talk / Translating Scotland’s Heritage

“Tha Ashley na sàr eadar-theangaiche, neach-rannsachaidh agus eachdraiche agus tha i na neach-iomairt is neach-labhairt dìcheallach às leth na Albais. Tha Gàidhlig gu leòr aig Ashley cuideachd agus mholainn gu mòr i airson pròiseactan a tha a’ toirt Gàidhlig is Albais còmhla. Tha mi air obrachadh le Ashley gu tric is agus tha e daonnan furasta agus tlachdmhor a bhith ag obair còmhla rithe.”
Dr Alasdair MacCaluim, eadar-theangaiche is neach-rannsachaidh Gàidhlig

“Ashley is an excellent translator, researcher and historian and is a dedicated campaigner and advocate for the Scots leid. Ashley also has plenty of Gaelic and I would highly recommend her for projects that bring together Gaelic and Scots. I have worked with Ashley many times and it is always easy and enjoyable to work with her.”
Dr Alasdair MacCaluim, Gaelic translator and researcher