Carolyn Fry is an award-winning writer and journalist and a former editor of the Royal Geographical Society's magazine, Geographical. Specialising in science, natural history and conservation, she has contributed to various publications, including BBC Wildlife, BBC History, and The Times. She is the author of a number of books, which include A Passion for Plants, The World of Kew (which accompanied the BBC TV series) and the award-winning The Plant Hunters.