Iain Aitch

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Iain Aitch
Born Margate, Kent, England
OccupationWriter, journalist, artist
NationalityBritish
GenreTravel, humor
Notable worksA Fête Worse Than Death, We're British, Innit
Website
www.iainaitch.com

Iain Aitch is an English writer, journalist and artist who lives in London.

He is the author of the travel book A Fête Worse Than Death, a humorous first person journey through an English summer, and We're British, Innit, a humorous lexicon about Britain. He has contributed to at least ten more titles. [1]

He writes articles for The Guardian [2] and The Daily Telegraph and has also written for a diverse selection of magazines, including Dwell , [3] Bizarre , Dazed and The Idler .

Aitch was born in Margate, Kent, and has written extensively about the area and its people. [4] In 2011, he undertook a residency with the newly opened Turner Contemporary gallery, [5] creating a photographic exhibit [6] that was shown in the Margate gallery's Nothing in the World But Youth show and featured in its exhibition catalogue. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Contributions to books".
  2. ↑ "Iain Aitch". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Iain Aitch on Dwell". Dwell. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Margate: Cultural commentator Iain Aitch reflects on his". The Independent . 23 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "How Margate's skinheads, mods and rockers grew up". TheGuardian.com . 4 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Cachet".
  7. ↑ "Nothing in the World but Youth catalogue excerpts". 8 December 2011.


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