Graham Spence is a journalist born in Zimbabwe, who grew up in Mozambique and lived in South Africa. He has worked at various stages on daily, Sunday, and regional newspapers. During his time in South Africa, the country was engaged in a low-level civil war, making it a society seething with fear and resentment. Despite the challenges, it was an intensely interesting and often surreal time to be a journalist.

He has co-written three non-fiction books with conservationist Lawrence Anthony: Babylon's Ark, The Elephant Whisperer, and The Last Rhinos. Apart from non-fiction, he has also ventured into fiction with works like The Apocalypse Chase, an eco-adventure, and Keepers of the Flame, a novel about the existential struggle for the Western World in the war against terror.