diff --git a/app/api/controllers/author.py b/app/api/controllers/author.py
index 4fd27b6..f6daf5e 100644
--- a/app/api/controllers/author.py
+++ b/app/api/controllers/author.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def post(self):
         else:
             author = AuthorModel(name=name, profile_image=profile_image)
             author.save_to_db()
-
-        return messages.AUTHOR_ADDED_SUCCESSFULLY, 200
+        
+        return {"author": author.json()}, 200
 
     @token_required
     @author_ns.doc(