Winston Cowie (LLB MSc (Oxon) FRGS)

Winston Cowie is a New Zealand-born marine conservationist, author, travel writer, and adventurer. A former lawyer turned conservation leader, he has worked internationally across New Zealand, the Arabian Peninsula, and Antarctica on marine conservation, wildlife protection, environmental policy, and sustainability, including expeditions to some of the most remote regions of New Zealand and Arabia. Educated at the University of Oxford, Winston currently works on large-scale conservation initiatives across the Arabian Peninsula. He is the author of New Zealand non-fiction, historical fiction, and adventure writing, including the autobiographical travel memoir Kiwi to the Kingdoms: New Zealand to Blue Arabia. A high-performance sportsman, Winston has represented the United Arab Emirates internationally in rugby union and triathlon, played in the Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Match at Twickenham, completed a full Ironman, and crossed the Sahara in the legendary Marathon des Sables. His travel writing and storytelling weave exploration, purpose, and the call of the wild, inspiring others to live adventurously while protecting the natural world.

He is based on the Arabian Peninsula, working between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Yemen.

Winston’s adventures have taken him to over 50 different countries and across the seven continents, including: Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Kenya, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Wales, Yemen and Zimbabwe.

Enjoy sharing in Winston’s passions and please use the Contact Me link for marine conservation, writing, documentary or public speaking queries. 

Winston Cowie – New Zealand Author