diff --git a/exampleSite/content/home/featured.md b/exampleSite/content/home/featured.md
index f3df47e5..7c74def8 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/home/featured.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/home/featured.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ subtitle = ""
     tag = ""
     category = ""
     publication_type = ""
+    author = ""
   
 [design]
   # Toggle between the various page layout types.
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/home/posts.md b/exampleSite/content/home/posts.md
index 12b3b6f3..0071af26 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/home/posts.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/home/posts.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ subtitle = ""
     tag = ""
     category = ""
     publication_type = ""
+    author = ""
     exclude_featured = false
   
 [design]
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/home/publications.md b/exampleSite/content/home/publications.md
index 1d22f863..b0d7d214 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/home/publications.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/home/publications.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ subtitle = ""
     tag = ""
     category = ""
     publication_type = ""
+    author = ""
     exclude_featured = false
   
 [design]
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/home/talks.md b/exampleSite/content/home/talks.md
index 2be02588..bb92b27f 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/home/talks.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/home/talks.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ subtitle = ""
     tag = ""
     category = ""
     publication_type = ""
+    author = ""
     exclude_featured = false
     exclude_past = false
     exclude_future = false
diff --git a/layouts/partials/widgets/featured.html b/layouts/partials/widgets/featured.html
index af8aaaac..95e65920 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/widgets/featured.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/widgets/featured.html
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
   {{ $archive_page := site.GetPage (printf "publication_types/%s" $st.Params.content.filters.publication_type) }}
   {{ $query = $query | intersect $archive_page.Pages }}
 {{ end }}
+{{ if $st.Params.content.filters.author }}
+  {{ $archive_page = site.GetPage (printf "authors/%s" (urlize $st.Params.content.filters.author)) }}
+  {{ $query = $query | intersect $archive_page.Pages }}
+{{ end }}
 
 {{/* Sort */}}
 {{ $sort_by := "Date" }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html b/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
index 11639dc8..3973229e 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/widgets/pages.html
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
   {{ $archive_page = site.GetPage (printf "publication_types/%s" $st.Params.content.filters.publication_type) }}
   {{ $query = $query | intersect $archive_page.Pages }}
 {{ end }}
+{{ if $st.Params.content.filters.author }}
+  {{ $archive_page = site.GetPage (printf "authors/%s" (urlize $st.Params.content.filters.author)) }}
+  {{ $query = $query | intersect $archive_page.Pages }}
+{{ end }}
 {{ if $st.Params.content.filters.exclude_featured }}
   {{ $query = where $query "Params.featured" "!=" true }}
 {{ end }}