Nicholas Jubber

Nicholas Jubber is a British travel writer. He was educated at Downside School and Oxford University. After obtaining a degree in English, he taught in Jerusalem. He has travelled throughout South America, Europe, the Middle East and East Africa. He has worked as a journalist and is also a produced playwright; one of his plays was staged at the Edinburgh Festival.

He has written five books:
 * The Prester Quest (winner of the Dolman Prize)
 * Drinking Arak Off an Ayatollah’s Beard (nominated for the Dolman Prize)
 * The Timbuktu School for Nomads
 * Epic Continent (nominated for the Dolman Prize)
 * The Fairy Tellers