diff --git a/author.php b/author.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c8b558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/author.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php get_header() ?>
+<div class="st-article-section-topper"></div>
+<div class="st-main-grid">
+    <?php $author_name = get_the_author(  ); ?>
+    <h1 class="st-author-page-author-name">Articles by <?php echo $author_name ?></h1>
+</div>
+<div class="st-main-grid">
+    <div class="st-article-archives">
+        <?php
+        $count = $wp_the_query->post_count;
+        $article_number = 0;
+        ?>
+        <div class="st-author-page-breadcrumb-placeholder"></div>
+        <?php
+        if (have_posts()) {
+            while (have_posts()) {
+                the_post(); 
+                $category = get_the_category()[0];
+                $count++;
+                $article_number++;
+                if ($article_number == 1) {
+                    $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
+                ?>
+                <article class="st-article-archive-article st-article-archive-article-featured">
+                    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-wide-article__image-link">
+                        <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+                    </a>
+                    <div class="st-article-section-wide-article__text-container">
+                        <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>"
+                            class="st-article-section-wide-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
+                        <a class="st-article-section-wide-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
+                            <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
+                        </a>
+                        <p class="st-article-section-wide-article__excerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
+                        <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url( $post->post_author ); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__author-link">by <?php echo $author->display_name; ?>, <?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?></a>
+                    </div>
+                    </a>
+                </article>
+                <?php
+                } else {
+                ?>
+                <article class="st-article-archive-article">
+                    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-wide-article__image-link">
+                        <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+                    </a>
+                    <div class="st-article-section-wide-article__text-container">
+                        <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>"
+                            class="st-article-section-wide-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
+                        <a class="st-article-section-wide-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
+                            <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
+                        </a>
+                        <p class="st-article-section-wide-article__excerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
+                    </div>
+                    </a>
+                </article>
+                <?php
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        wp_reset_postdata();
+        ?>
+        
+    </div>
+    <!-- HERE IS WHERE THE AD WILL GO -->
+    <section class="st-ad-section-long-archive">
+        <?php
+            if(function_exists('the_ad_group')){
+                the_ad_group(149); 
+            }
+        ?>
+    </section>
+    <?php list_pagination($count); ?>
+</div>
+
+<?php get_footer() ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 8d66739..c978452 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -1236,7 +1236,8 @@ COMPONENTS
     }
 
     .st-article-archives .breadcrumbs,
-    .st-article-archives .pagination {
+    .st-article-archives .pagination,
+    .st-author-page-breadcrumb-placeholder {
         grid-column: 1/span 2;
     }
 
@@ -1278,7 +1279,8 @@ COMPONENTS
     }
 
     .st-article-archives .breadcrumbs,
-    .st-article-archives .pagination {
+    .st-article-archives .pagination,
+    .st-author-page-breadcrumb-placeholder {
         grid-column: 1/span 4;
     }