Gilbert Morris, Ph.D. (1929-2016) was a professor of English at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas for twenty-four years. He was the author of more than 230 novels in his career with nearly seven million copies of his novels sold worldwide He is considered by many to be "the grandfather of Christian historical fiction."

Steve Laube, president of both The Steve Laube Agency and the Christian Writers Institute. He also serves as the Publisher for Enclave Publishing. He has been in the book business for over forty years. He began as a bookseller, then became an editor, and now serves as a literary agent and publisher. The Agency can be found at SteveLaube.com, the Institute at ChristianWritersInstitute.com, and the publisher at EnclavePublishing.com.