Award-winning travel writer Jamie Lafferty has contributed to The Sunday Times, Financial Times, and National Geographic Traveller, with his work also appearing in the New York Times, Telegraph, and BBC Travel. Twice named Travel Writer of the Year (Travel Media Awards 2020, TravMedia Awards 2023), Jamie has a gift for turning any journey into an unforgettable story.
At #IOWLitFest, he’ll share tales from his latest adventure, An Inconvenience of Penguins — a globe-spanning quest to see all 18 penguin species in their wildly different habitats. From the icy edges of Antarctica to the volcanic shores of the Galapagos, Jamie blends history, travel, and hilarious misadventure, meeting penguins, explorers, and conservationists along the way.
Expect Ernest Shackleton, Charles Darwin, African guano fields, psychedelic moments in the Falklands, and plenty of penguins — as you’ve never seen them before.
🗓 Don’t miss this extraordinary journey into the life (and many lives) of the world’s most beloved bird.
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