NICOLA TURNER

I first came across Bow through my club at the time – I think someone had got hold of a couple of copies in order to show us one of the articles. I’m afraid I can’t remember what it was they wanted us to read!

I ended up becoming editor through a series of fortunate circumstances, really. I had just finished a degree in English and, then went straight into a three-month internship at another company. Just as I was finishing there I got a call from the group managing editor to see if I wanted to apply for a position that had become available. I started in November 2011, but as a sub-editor. I worked my way up through the deputy and assistant editor positions, and became editor around January 2014. By the time I left four years later, I must have worked on more than 40 issues. I joined the magazine the year before the London Olympics, so it was right at the time archery was riding the and waves of popularity, particularly among juniors. It was a really exciting time.