Krystyna Roy (1860-1936) was a Slovak Christian writer and editor.

She was born into the family of an evangelical pastor in the city of Stara Tura. In her hometown in 1897, together with her sister Maria, she founded the tolerance society "Blue Cross" and a diaconal center, the purpose of which was the moral transformation of society, assistance to those who are addicted to alcohol, and raising the moral level of the population. Later, she founded a shelter for homeless children and orphans. In 1911, she founded a small outpatient hospital, in 1926 - an orphanage, and in 1933 - a nursing home.

She began her writing career with short stories. Then she wrote short stories, novels, and other large works. Many of her stories were published in Slovak magazines. Krystyna wrote over 80 works, some of which are still unpublished. Krystyna also wrote texts for Christian songs, ninety-five of which were published in the collection "Songs of Zion". Some of them were later translated into Russian and included in the collection "Song of the Renaissance". Since 1925, she has published the magazine "Večirnytsia".

S. D. Smith is an American author best known for his Green Lantern series of fantasy adventure stories about brave rabbits fighting for goodness, hope, and justice. His books have become a huge hit with children and families in the United States and abroad.

Born on February 11, 1977, in West Virginia, where he still lives with his wife and four children, he got the idea for his first book, The Green Charcoal, from stories he told his children.

S. D. Smith is the founder of the creative platform Story Warren, which supports family reading, imagination development, and Christian values.

Louisa May Alcott was an American writer, poet, and public figure, best known as the author of the universally beloved novel Little Women (1868), which has become a classic of world literature.

She was born in Germanton, Pennsylvania, to Amos Bronson Alcott, a teacher, philosopher, and reformer, and Abigail May Alcott. The family belonged to a circle of American transcendentalists—intellectuals who promoted spiritual development, self-knowledge, and social reform. Family friends—Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau—had a significant influence on the future writer's worldview.

Louisa began writing at a young age to help support her family financially. In addition to her literary work, Alcott was involved in the fight to abolish slavery, supported women's rights, and was one of the first women to register to vote in Massachusetts.

She died in Boston at the age of 55, leaving behind a significant literary legacy - novels, short stories, poems and children's books, including Christmas stories, in particular "When Christmas Comes", full of warmth, family values ​​and faith in goodness.

John Bunyan (1628–1688) English writer, Protestant preacher. Born in England. He spent most of his life in Bedford. At the age of 19 he married a young woman who persuaded him to attend church regularly. There he listened to the Gospel, and after a deep and long spiritual struggle he completely surrendered himself to the Lord, after which he was baptized and became a member of the Bedford Baptist Church. He soon began to preach in the church and the surrounding villages.

In 1660 he was arrested and imprisoned for holding secret, unsanctioned religious meetings. When he was offered freedom in exchange for a promise never to preach again, he refused and remained in prison. He was released in 1672 and immediately returned to his previous activities. For the next 16 years of his life, he was active as a pastor, writer, counselor, and senior pastor of numerous churches and youth ministries.

John Bunyan (1628–1688) English writer, Protestant preacher. Born in England. He spent most of his life in Bedford. At the age of 19 he married a young woman who persuaded him to attend church regularly. There he listened to the Gospel, and after a deep and long spiritual struggle he completely surrendered himself to the Lord, after which he was baptized and became a member of the Bedford Baptist Church. He soon began to preach in the church and the surrounding villages.

In 1660 he was arrested and imprisoned for holding secret, unsanctioned religious meetings. When he was offered freedom in exchange for a promise never to preach again, he refused and remained in prison. He was released in 1672 and immediately returned to his previous activities. For the next 16 years of his life, he was active as a pastor, writer, counselor, and senior pastor of numerous churches and youth ministries.