diff --git a/assets/styles/04-pages/discover.css b/assets/styles/04-pages/discover.css
index 1978692..4b41ff3 100644
--- a/assets/styles/04-pages/discover.css
+++ b/assets/styles/04-pages/discover.css
@@ -102,6 +102,89 @@
     }
 }
 
+/* Featured Writers Section */
+.featured-writers {
+    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-2);
+}
+
+.featured-writers-list {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-item {
+    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-item:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-link {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+    padding: 0.5rem;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: var(--text-primary, #1a1a1a);
+    transition: background-color 0.2s;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-link:hover {
+    background-color: var(--hover-bg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05));
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-avatar {
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 40px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-avatar-placeholder {
+    width: 40px;
+    height: 40px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: var(--placeholder-bg, #e0e0e0);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-avatar-placeholder .icon {
+    width: 20px;
+    height: 20px;
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #666);
+}
+
+.featured-writer-info {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    min-width: 0;
+    flex: 1;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-name {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    color: var(--text-primary, #1a1a1a);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.featured-writer-nip05 {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    color: var(--text-secondary, #666);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
 /* Responsive adjustments */
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
     .discover-section .section-header {
diff --git a/src/Controller/Administration/RoleController.php b/src/Controller/Administration/RoleController.php
index d6d3840..469c163 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Administration/RoleController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Administration/RoleController.php
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace App\Controller\Administration;
 
+use App\Entity\User;
 use App\Form\RoleType;
 use App\Repository\UserEntityRepository;
+use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Util\NostrKeyUtil;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
@@ -16,12 +19,17 @@ use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\Storage\TokenStorageInt
 class RoleController extends AbstractController
 {
     #[Route('/admin/role', name: 'admin_roles')]
-    public function index(): Response
+    public function index(UserEntityRepository $userRepository, RedisCacheService $redisCacheService): Response
     {
         $form = $this->createForm(RoleType::class);
 
+        // Get featured writers for display
+        $featuredWriters = $userRepository->findFeaturedWriters();
+        $featuredWritersData = $this->enrichUsersWithMetadata($featuredWriters, $redisCacheService);
+
         return $this->render('admin/roles.html.twig', [
             'form' => $form->createView(),
+            'featuredWriters' => $featuredWritersData,
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ class RoleController extends AbstractController
      * Add a role to current user as submitted in a form
      */
     #[Route('/admin/role/add', name: 'admin_roles_add')]
-    public function addRole(Request $request, UserEntityRepository $userRepository, EntityManagerInterface $em, TokenStorageInterface $tokenStorage): Response
+    public function addRole(Request $request, UserEntityRepository $userRepository, EntityManagerInterface $em, TokenStorageInterface $tokenStorage, RedisCacheService $redisCacheService): Response
     {
         // get role from request and add to current user's roles and save to db
         $npub = $this->getUser()->getUserIdentifier();
@@ -38,12 +46,21 @@ class RoleController extends AbstractController
         $form->handleRequest($request);
 
         if (!$form->isSubmitted() || !$form->isValid()) {
+            $featuredWriters = $userRepository->findFeaturedWriters();
+            $featuredWritersData = $this->enrichUsersWithMetadata($featuredWriters, $redisCacheService);
             return $this->render('admin/roles.html.twig', [
                 'form' => $form->createView(),
+                'featuredWriters' => $featuredWritersData,
             ]);
         }
 
         $role = $form->get('role')->getData();
+
+        if (!$role || !str_starts_with($role, 'ROLE_')) {
+            $this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid role format');
+            return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+        }
+
         $user = $userRepository->findOneBy(['npub' => $npub]);
         $user->addRole($role);
         $em->persist($user);
@@ -60,8 +77,145 @@ class RoleController extends AbstractController
         // add a flash message
         $this->addFlash('success', 'Role added to user');
 
+        $featuredWriters = $userRepository->findFeaturedWriters();
+        $featuredWritersData = $this->enrichUsersWithMetadata($featuredWriters, $redisCacheService);
+
         return $this->render('admin/roles.html.twig', [
             'form' => $form->createView(),
+            'featuredWriters' => $featuredWritersData,
         ]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove a role from current user
+     */
+    #[Route('/admin/role/remove', name: 'admin_roles_remove', methods: ['POST'])]
+    public function removeOwnRole(Request $request, UserEntityRepository $userRepository, EntityManagerInterface $em, TokenStorageInterface $tokenStorage): Response
+    {
+        $npub = $this->getUser()->getUserIdentifier();
+        $role = $request->request->get('role');
+
+        if (!$role) {
+            $this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid role');
+            return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+        }
+
+        // Prevent removing ROLE_ADMIN from yourself
+        if ($role === 'ROLE_ADMIN') {
+            $this->addFlash('error', 'Cannot remove ROLE_ADMIN from yourself');
+            return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+        }
+
+        $user = $userRepository->findOneBy(['npub' => $npub]);
+        if (!$user) {
+            $this->addFlash('error', 'User not found');
+            return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+        }
+
+        $user->removeRole($role);
+        $em->flush();
+
+        // Refresh the user token after update
+        $token = $tokenStorage->getToken();
+        if ($token) {
+            $token->setUser($user);
+            $tokenStorage->setToken($token);
+        }
+
+        $this->addFlash('success', 'Role removed');
+
+        return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+    }
+
+    #[Route('/admin/featured-writers/add', name: 'admin_featured_writers_add', methods: ['POST'])]
+    public function addFeaturedWriter(Request $request, UserEntityRepository $userRepository, EntityManagerInterface $em): Response
+    {
+        $npub = $request->request->get('npub');
+
+        if (!$npub || !str_starts_with($npub, 'npub1')) {
+            $this->addFlash('error', 'Invalid npub format');
+            return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+        }
+
+        $user = $userRepository->findOneBy(['npub' => $npub]);
+
+        if (!$user) {
+            // Create user if not exists
+            $user = new User();
+            $user->setNpub($npub);
+            $user->setRoles([User::ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER]);
+            $em->persist($user);
+            $this->addFlash('success', 'Created new user and added as featured writer');
+        } else {
+            if ($user->isFeaturedWriter()) {
+                $this->addFlash('warning', 'User is already a featured writer');
+                return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+            }
+            $user->addRole(User::ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER);
+            $this->addFlash('success', 'User added as featured writer');
+        }
+
+        $em->flush();
+
+        return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+    }
+
+    #[Route('/admin/featured-writers/remove/{id}', name: 'admin_featured_writers_remove', methods: ['POST'])]
+    public function removeFeaturedWriter(int $id, UserEntityRepository $userRepository, EntityManagerInterface $em): Response
+    {
+        $user = $userRepository->find($id);
+
+        if (!$user) {
+            $this->addFlash('error', 'User not found');
+            return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+        }
+
+        $user->removeRole(User::ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER);
+        $em->flush();
+
+        $this->addFlash('success', 'User removed from featured writers');
+
+        return $this->redirectToRoute('admin_roles');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enrich user array with Nostr metadata
+     * @param User[] $users
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function enrichUsersWithMetadata(array $users, RedisCacheService $redisCacheService): array
+    {
+        if (empty($users)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $hexPubkeys = [];
+        $npubToHex = [];
+        foreach ($users as $user) {
+            $npub = $user->getNpub();
+            if (NostrKeyUtil::isNpub($npub)) {
+                $hex = NostrKeyUtil::npubToHex($npub);
+                $hexPubkeys[] = $hex;
+                $npubToHex[$npub] = $hex;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $metadataMap = [];
+        if (!empty($hexPubkeys)) {
+            $metadataMap = $redisCacheService->getMultipleMetadata($hexPubkeys);
+        }
+
+        $result = [];
+        foreach ($users as $user) {
+            $npub = $user->getNpub();
+            $hex = $npubToHex[$npub] ?? null;
+            $result[] = [
+                'user' => $user,
+                'npub' => $npub,
+                'metadata' => $hex ? ($metadataMap[$hex] ?? null) : null,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Entity/User.php b/src/Entity/User.php
index 5b4c6ce..d208fa4 100644
--- a/src/Entity/User.php
+++ b/src/Entity/User.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Entity;
 
+use App\Enum\RolesEnum;
 use App\Repository\UserEntityRepository;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
@@ -53,6 +54,17 @@ class User implements UserInterface, EquatableInterface
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function removeRole(string $role): self
+    {
+        $this->roles = array_filter($this->roles, fn($r) => $r !== $role);
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function isFeaturedWriter(): bool
+    {
+        return in_array(RolesEnum::FEATURED_WRITER, $this->roles, true);
+    }
+
     public function getId(): ?int
     {
         return $this->id;
diff --git a/src/Enum/RolesEnum.php b/src/Enum/RolesEnum.php
index 78f9176..20fd995 100644
--- a/src/Enum/RolesEnum.php
+++ b/src/Enum/RolesEnum.php
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ enum RolesEnum: string
     case USER = 'ROLE_USER';
     case ADMIN = 'ROLE_ADMIN';
     case EDITOR = 'ROLE_EDITOR';
+    case FEATURED_WRITER = 'ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER';
 }
diff --git a/src/Repository/UserEntityRepository.php b/src/Repository/UserEntityRepository.php
index 0cdac14..45a01f0 100644
--- a/src/Repository/UserEntityRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repository/UserEntityRepository.php
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 namespace App\Repository;
 
 use App\Entity\User;
+use App\Util\NostrKeyUtil;
 use Doctrine\Bundle\DoctrineBundle\Repository\ServiceEntityRepository;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ class UserEntityRepository extends ServiceEntityRepository
     {
         parent::__construct($registry, User::class);
     }
+
     public function findOrCreateByUniqueField(User $user): User
     {
         $entity = $this->findOneBy(['npub' => $user->getNpub()]);
@@ -25,4 +28,122 @@ class UserEntityRepository extends ServiceEntityRepository
 
         return $user;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Find all users with the ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER role
+     * @return User[]
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public function findFeaturedWriters(): array
+    {
+        $conn = $this->entityManager->getConnection();
+        $sql = 'SELECT id FROM app_user WHERE roles::text LIKE :role';
+        $result = $conn->executeQuery($sql, ['role' => '%' . User::ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER . '%']);
+
+        $ids = $result->fetchFirstColumn();
+        if (empty($ids)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return $this->createQueryBuilder('u')
+            ->where('u.id IN (:ids)')
+            ->setParameter('ids', $ids)
+            ->getQuery()
+            ->getResult();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Find top featured writers ordered by their most recent article
+     * @param int $limit Maximum number of writers to return
+     * @return User[]
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public function findTopFeaturedWriters(int $limit = 3): array
+    {
+        $conn = $this->entityManager->getConnection();
+
+        // Get featured writer IDs and their npubs
+        $sql = 'SELECT id, npub FROM app_user WHERE roles::text LIKE :role';
+        $result = $conn->executeQuery($sql, ['role' => '%' . User::ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER . '%']);
+        $featuredUsers = $result->fetchAllAssociative();
+
+        if (empty($featuredUsers)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        // Convert npubs to hex pubkeys for article lookup
+        $userPubkeys = [];
+        foreach ($featuredUsers as $user) {
+            $npub = $user['npub'];
+            if (NostrKeyUtil::isNpub($npub)) {
+                $hex = NostrKeyUtil::npubToHex($npub);
+                $userPubkeys[$user['id']] = $hex;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (empty($userPubkeys)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        // Get most recent article date for each featured writer
+        $pubkeyPlaceholders = implode(',', array_map(fn($i) => ':pk' . $i, array_keys(array_values($userPubkeys))));
+        $sql = "SELECT pubkey, MAX(COALESCE(published_at, created_at)) as latest_article
+                FROM article
+                WHERE pubkey IN ($pubkeyPlaceholders)
+                GROUP BY pubkey";
+
+        $params = [];
+        foreach (array_values($userPubkeys) as $i => $pk) {
+            $params['pk' . $i] = $pk;
+        }
+
+        $articleResult = $conn->executeQuery($sql, $params);
+        $latestArticles = [];
+        foreach ($articleResult->fetchAllAssociative() as $row) {
+            $latestArticles[$row['pubkey']] = $row['latest_article'];
+        }
+
+        // Map back to user IDs and sort by latest article
+        $userLatest = [];
+        foreach ($userPubkeys as $userId => $pubkey) {
+            $userLatest[$userId] = $latestArticles[$pubkey] ?? null;
+        }
+
+        // Sort by latest article descending (users with articles first, then by date)
+        uasort($userLatest, function ($a, $b) {
+            if ($a === null && $b === null) return 0;
+            if ($a === null) return 1;
+            if ($b === null) return -1;
+            return strcmp($b, $a); // Descending order
+        });
+
+        // Get top N user IDs
+        $topUserIds = array_slice(array_keys($userLatest), 0, $limit);
+
+        if (empty($topUserIds)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        // Fetch users in the sorted order
+        $users = $this->createQueryBuilder('u')
+            ->where('u.id IN (:ids)')
+            ->setParameter('ids', $topUserIds)
+            ->getQuery()
+            ->getResult();
+
+        // Re-order users to match the sorted order
+        $usersById = [];
+        foreach ($users as $user) {
+            $usersById[$user->getId()] = $user;
+        }
+
+        $sortedUsers = [];
+        foreach ($topUserIds as $id) {
+            if (isset($usersById[$id])) {
+                $sortedUsers[] = $usersById[$id];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $sortedUsers;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Twig/Components/Atoms/FeaturedWriters.php b/src/Twig/Components/Atoms/FeaturedWriters.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..619a976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Twig/Components/Atoms/FeaturedWriters.php
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Twig\Components\Atoms;
+
+use App\Repository\UserEntityRepository;
+use App\Service\RedisCacheService;
+use App\Util\NostrKeyUtil;
+use Symfony\UX\TwigComponent\Attribute\AsTwigComponent;
+
+#[AsTwigComponent]
+final class FeaturedWriters
+{
+    public array $writers = [];
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly RedisCacheService $redisCacheService,
+        private readonly UserEntityRepository $userRepository
+    ) {}
+
+    public function mount(): void
+    {
+        // Get top 3 featured writers ordered by most recent article
+        $featuredUsers = $this->userRepository->findTopFeaturedWriters(3);
+
+        if (empty($featuredUsers)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Convert npubs to hex pubkeys for metadata lookup
+        $hexPubkeys = [];
+        $npubToHex = [];
+        foreach ($featuredUsers as $user) {
+            $npub = $user->getNpub();
+            if (NostrKeyUtil::isNpub($npub)) {
+                $hex = NostrKeyUtil::npubToHex($npub);
+                $hexPubkeys[] = $hex;
+                $npubToHex[$npub] = $hex;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (empty($hexPubkeys)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Batch fetch metadata for all featured writers
+        $metadataMap = $this->redisCacheService->getMultipleMetadata($hexPubkeys);
+
+        // Build writers array with npub and metadata
+        foreach ($featuredUsers as $user) {
+            $npub = $user->getNpub();
+            $hex = $npubToHex[$npub] ?? null;
+            if ($hex && isset($metadataMap[$hex])) {
+                $this->writers[] = [
+                    'npub' => $npub,
+                    'pubkey' => $hex,
+                    'metadata' => $metadataMap[$hex],
+                    'user' => $user,
+                ];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/templates/admin/roles.html.twig b/templates/admin/roles.html.twig
index fd67b02..be17758 100644
--- a/templates/admin/roles.html.twig
+++ b/templates/admin/roles.html.twig
@@ -9,18 +9,130 @@
             {{ message }}
         </div>
     {% endfor %}
+    {% for message in app.flashes('error') %}
+        <div class="alert alert-danger">
+            {{ message }}
+        </div>
+    {% endfor %}
+    {% for message in app.flashes('warning') %}
+        <div class="alert alert-warning">
+            {{ message }}
+        </div>
+    {% endfor %}
 
     {% if app.user %}
-        <div>
-            {{ app.user.userIdentifier }}<br>
-            {% for role in app.user.roles %}
-                {{ role }}<br>
-            {% endfor %}
+        <div class="mb-4">
+            <h3>Your Roles</h3>
+            <p>{{ app.user.userIdentifier }}</p>
+            <ul>
+                {% for role in app.user.roles %}
+                    <li>
+                        {{ role }}
+                        {% if role != 'ROLE_ADMIN' and role != 'ROLE_USER' %}
+                            <form action="{{ path('admin_roles_remove') }}"
+                                  method="post"
+                                  style="display: inline;"
+                                  onsubmit="return confirm('Remove {{ role }} from yourself?');">
+                                <input type="hidden" name="role" value="{{ role }}">
+                                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger ms-2">Remove</button>
+                            </form>
+                        {% endif %}
+                        {% if role is not same as('ROLE_ADMIN') and role is not same as('ROLE_USER') and not (role starts with 'ROLE_') %}
+                            <span class="badge bg-warning text-dark ms-2">Invalid</span>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </li>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
         </div>
     {% endif %}
 
     {# Form for adding a new role #}
-    {{ form_start(form) }}
-    {{ form_widget(form) }}
+    <div class="mb-5">
+        <h3>Add Role to Yourself</h3>
+        {{ form_start(form) }}
+        {{ form_widget(form) }}
+        {{ form_end(form) }}
+    </div>
+
+    {# Featured Writers Management #}
+    <div class="featured-writers-admin">
+        <h2>Featured Writers</h2>
+        <p class="text-muted">Users with ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER appear in the sidebar across the site.</p>
+        <small class="text-muted">Enter an npub to add as featured writer. User will be created if they don't exist.</small>
+
+        {# Add new featured writer form #}
+        <form action="{{ path('admin_featured_writers_add') }}" method="post" class="mb-4">
+            <div>
+                <div>
+                    <input type="text"
+                           name="npub"
+                           class="form-control"
+                           placeholder="npub1..."
+                           required
+                           pattern="npub1.*"
+                           title="Must be a valid npub starting with npub1">
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Add Featured Writer</button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </form>
+
+        {# List of featured writers #}
+        {% if featuredWriters is defined and featuredWriters|length > 0 %}
+            <table class="table">
+                <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                        <th>Avatar</th>
+                        <th>Name</th>
+                        <th>Npub</th>
+                        <th>Actions</th>
+                    </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody>
+                    {% for writer in featuredWriters %}
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>
+                                {% if writer.metadata.picture is defined and writer.metadata.picture %}
+                                    <img src="{{ writer.metadata.picture }}"
+                                         alt="Avatar"
+                                         style="width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover;">
+                                {% else %}
+                                    <span style="width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: #e0e0e0; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;">
+                                        <twig:ux:icon name="iconoir:user" style="width: 20px; height: 20px;" />
+                                    </span>
+                                {% endif %}
+                            </td>
+                            <td>
+                                {% if writer.metadata %}
+                                    <a href="{{ path('author-profile', { npub: writer.npub }) }}">
+                                        <twig:Atoms:NameOrNpub :author="writer.metadata" :npub="writer.npub" />
+                                    </a>
+                                {% else %}
+                                    {{ writer.npub|shortenNpub }}
+                                {% endif %}
+                            </td>
+                            <td>
+                                <code style="font-size: 0.8rem;">{{ writer.npub|shortenNpub }}</code>
+                            </td>
+                            <td>
+                                <form action="{{ path('admin_featured_writers_remove', { id: writer.user.id }) }}"
+                                      method="post"
+                                      style="display: inline;"
+                                      onsubmit="return confirm('Remove this user from featured writers?');">
+                                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger">Remove</button>
+                                </form>
+                            </td>
+                        </tr>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                </tbody>
+            </table>
+        {% else %}
+            <div class="alert alert-info">
+                No featured writers yet. Add one using the form above or with the command:<br>
+                <code>php bin/console user:elevate npub1... ROLE_FEATURED_WRITER</code>
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
+    </div>
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/components/Atoms/FeaturedWriters.html.twig b/templates/components/Atoms/FeaturedWriters.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4356e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/components/Atoms/FeaturedWriters.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{% if writers is not empty %}
+<div class="featured-writers">
+    <div class="d-flex gap-3 center mt-3 mb-3 ln-section--reader">
+        <h2 class="mb-4">
+            <a href="{{ path('forum') }}">Writers</a>
+        </h2>
+    </div>
+    <ul class="featured-writers-list list-unstyled">
+        {% for writer in writers %}
+            <li class="featured-writer-item">
+                <a href="{{ path('author-profile', { npub: writer.npub }) }}" class="featured-writer-link">
+                    {% if writer.metadata.picture is defined and writer.metadata.picture %}
+                        <img src="{{ writer.metadata.picture }}"
+                             alt="{{ writer.metadata.display_name ?? writer.metadata.name ?? 'Writer' }}"
+                             class="featured-writer-avatar"
+                             loading="lazy"
+                             onerror="this.style.display='none'; this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';"
+                        />
+                        <span class="featured-writer-avatar-placeholder" style="display: none;">
+                            <twig:ux:icon name="iconoir:user" class="icon" />
+                        </span>
+                    {% else %}
+                        <span class="featured-writer-avatar-placeholder">
+                            <twig:ux:icon name="iconoir:user" class="icon" />
+                        </span>
+                    {% endif %}
+                    <span class="featured-writer-info">
+                        <span class="featured-writer-name">
+                            <twig:Atoms:NameOrNpub :author="writer.metadata" :npub="writer.npub" />
+                        </span>
+                        {% if writer.metadata.nip05 is defined and writer.metadata.nip05 %}
+                            <span class="featured-writer-nip05">
+                                {% if writer.metadata.nip05 is iterable %}
+                                    {{ writer.metadata.nip05|first }}
+                                {% else %}
+                                    {{ writer.metadata.nip05 }}
+                                {% endif %}
+                            </span>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </span>
+                </a>
+            </li>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
diff --git a/templates/pages/discover.html.twig b/templates/pages/discover.html.twig
index a867b78..bc3f351 100644
--- a/templates/pages/discover.html.twig
+++ b/templates/pages/discover.html.twig
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block aside %}
+    <twig:Atoms:FeaturedWriters />
     <twig:Atoms:ForumAside />
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/pages/newsstand.html.twig b/templates/pages/newsstand.html.twig
index 7de38bc..37ebf48 100644
--- a/templates/pages/newsstand.html.twig
+++ b/templates/pages/newsstand.html.twig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block aside %}
+    <twig:Atoms:FeaturedWriters />
 {#    <h6>Lists</h6>#}
 {#    <twig:Organisms:ReadingListList />#}
 {% endblock %}