30 Elly Rothnie

Published on 20/11/2005 00:15

Festival producer, 28

Lives Aberdeen.

Who is she? Director of Word, the University of Aberdeen's writers' festival. Under Elly's guiding hand, Word has turned into one of Scotland's most successful and chic literary events, bringing the literati north-east every May for a stellar line-up of writers, musicians and artists.

Best chat-up line "A boy I'd only met once invited me out to my favourite Aberdeen bar - even though he lived in London."

Worst chat-up line "So, El, how about the three of us go out tonight? You, me and romance."

Favourite book "James Meek's The People's Act of Love just blew me away."

Nothing is sexier than... "The moment before the first kiss."