Kerry Walker

Introduction

Kerry Walker is an award-winning travel writer, author and photographer, based near London. A lover of mountains and wild places, she lived in Germany’s Black Forest for seven years and has been writing about the Alps for the past two decades for publications including Lonely Planet. Her work appears frequently in international magazines and newspapers.

Experience

After completing an MA in translation two decades ago, Kerry swiftly decided she preferred writing to translating and used her languages instead to travel the globe, often with her camera in hand. 

Kerry’s has travelled to all seven continents – from the frozen wilderness of Antarctica and the Arctic to the Australian Outback – all in the name of a story. Kerry’s writing appears frequently in publications including The Telegraph, The Times, Lonely Planet, National Geographic Traveller, Condé Nast Traveller, the iPaper and The Independent. A specialist in Central and Southern Europe, Kerry is the co-author of dozens of Lonely Planet guidebooks and coffee table titles. 

Selected publications

Kerry’s books include the Lonely Planet guides to Great Britain, Wales, Austria, Switzerland, Sardinia and Munich, Bavaria and the Black Forest.

Education

Kerry has an MA in Technical and Specialised Translation from the University of Westminster and a BA in Languages and Linguistics from the University of Essex. She is a full member of the British Guild of Travel Writers.

Awards

Kerry has previously won awards for travel guide of the year (Travel Press Awards) and best online feature (Visit USA Media Awards). In recent years she has been shortlisted multiple times for the AITO Travel Writer of the Year Awards, Travel Media Awards and British Guild of Travel Writers Awards.