diff --git a/views/backbone/_events.ejs b/views/backbone/_events.ejs
index 083f5a6..216d993 100644
--- a/views/backbone/_events.ejs
+++ b/views/backbone/_events.ejs
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@
                                 No description provided
                             {% } %}
                         {% } %}
+
+                        {% if (USERNAME === author) { %}
+                            <a href="#events/{{ _id }}/edit">edit</a>
+                        {% } %}
                     </p>
 
                     <footer class="lists">
diff --git a/views/frontend.ejs b/views/frontend.ejs
index 9e939ff..77c0513 100644
--- a/views/frontend.ejs
+++ b/views/frontend.ejs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         </center>
 
         <script type="text/javascript">
+            window.USERNAME = '<% if (everyauth.loggedIn) { %><%= everyauth.twitter.user.name %><% } %>';
             $(function(){ App.init(); });
         </script>
     </body>