diff --git a/editor/urls.py b/editor/urls.py
index 9ff6497..a4c01f4 100644
--- a/editor/urls.py
+++ b/editor/urls.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
     (r'^authors/$', 'authors'),
     (r'^authors/create/$', 'create_author'),
+    (r'^authors/(?P<id>\d+)/$', 'author_edit'),
+    (r'^authors/(?P<id>\d+)/create/$', 'create_author'),
 
     (r'^projects/$', 'projects'),
     (r'^projects/create/$', 'create_project'),
diff --git a/editor/views.py b/editor/views.py
index 15cfd47..68d9826 100644
--- a/editor/views.py
+++ b/editor/views.py
@@ -129,9 +129,18 @@ def project_body(request, id):
 @login_required
 def authors(request):
     authors = Author.objects.all()
+    author = authors[0]
     return render_to_response('lifeflow/editor/authors.html',
-                              {'authors':authors},
+                              {'author':author,'authors':authors},
                               RequestContext(request,{}))
+
+@login_required
+def author_edit(request,id):
+    author = Author.objects.get(pk=id)
+    return render_to_response('lifeflow/editor/author.html',
+                              {'author':author},
+                              RequestContext(request,{}))
+
     
     
 
@@ -500,10 +509,10 @@ def create_project(request):
     return HttpResponseRedirect("/editor/projects/%s/details/" % obj.pk)
 
 @login_required
-def create_author(request):
+def create_author(request,id=None):
     obj = Author()
     obj.save()
-    return HttpResponseRedirect("/editor/authors/%s/" % obj.pk)
+    return HttpResponseRedirect("/editor/authors/")
     
 
 @login_required
diff --git a/templates/lifeflow/editor/authors.html b/templates/lifeflow/editor/authors.html
index 931a4d0..74d7bec 100644
--- a/templates/lifeflow/editor/authors.html
+++ b/templates/lifeflow/editor/authors.html
@@ -22,7 +22,16 @@
       delete_model("author",pk,onComplete);
     }
   });
+  $("#authors").change(function() {
+    var res = $("#authors");
+    var index = res[0].selectedIndex;
+    var pk = res[0][index].value;
+// update this to load via ajax
+    $("#author").load(pk + '/').show();
+  });
+
 });
+
 </script>
 
 <div class="authors">
@@ -35,10 +44,8 @@
 	{% endfor %}
     </select>
   </div>
-  <div class="author">
-    {% with authors.0 as author %}
+  <div id="author" class="author">
     {% include "lifeflow/editor/author.html" %}
-    {% endwith %}
   </div>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
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