Tómas Guðmundsson was a writer and poet from Iceland. He is known as Reykjavík’s unofficial poet laureate for introducing Reykjavík in Icelandic poetry.

Rudyard Kipling was an English writer, poet and novelist. Mr. Kipling is best known for his books The Man Who Would Be King and The Jungle Book.

Martin Opitz was a German poet and literary theorist who was considered to be the greatest poet in the land during his lifetime.

George Santayana was a Spanish-American poet, novelist and philosopher. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the early 20th century.

John Milton (9 December, 1608 – 8 November, 1674) was an English poet whose epic poem Paradise Lost is considered to be one of the greatest works of literature

Joseph P. Lash was an American journalist and writer. He is known for his Pulitzer Prize winning biography Eleanor and Franklin

Shelagh Delaney (25 November, 1938 – 20 November, 2011) was a screenwriter and dramatist from Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England.

Clarence Day (18 November, 1874 – 28 December, 1935) was an American cartoonist and author. Mr. Day is best known for his autobiography Life with Father (1935)

Carlos Fuentes was a novelist and essayist from Mexico. Mr. Fuentes was an influential force in Latin literature, garnering many awards and much praise

Evelyn Waugh was an English novelist, biographer and travel writer. He is known for his novel Brideshead Revisited, & Sword of Honour World War II trilogy