diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 87836315..81461816 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -59,3 +59,8 @@ repos:
         entry: resources/lesson-check.py
         language: system
         files: lessons/.*\.toml
+      - id: author-check
+        name: author-check
+        entry: resources/author-check.py
+        language: system
+        files: authors/*.toml
diff --git a/resources/author-check.py b/resources/author-check.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b9d88cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/author-check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import sys
+import tomllib
+
+def error(msg):
+    print('ERROR:', msg, file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+def check_author(author_path):
+    print(f"Checking {author_path}...")
+
+    with open(author_path, 'rb') as f:
+        meta = tomllib.load(f)
+
+        if 'name' not in meta:
+            error(f'No `name` in `meta` section of {author_path}')
+
+        if 'description' not in meta:
+            error(f'No `description` in `meta` section of {author_path}')
+
+        # Logo is optional, but if defined a corresponding image must exist
+        if 'logo' in meta:
+            logo_filename = f"{meta['logo']}.png"
+            logo_path = os.path.join("common/images/author-images", logo_filename)
+            if not os.path.isfile(logo_path):
+                error(f'Logo image does not exist at {logo_path} for {author_path}')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    for f in sys.argv[1:]:
+        check_author(f)
diff --git a/resources/toml-check.py b/resources/toml-check.py
index 749b5e08..0f3d5754 100755
--- a/resources/toml-check.py
+++ b/resources/toml-check.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
 import re
 import sys
 import tomllib
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ def error(msg):
     if 'description' not in meta:
         error(f'No `description` in `meta` section of {f}')
 
+    if 'authors' not in meta or not meta['authors']:
+        error(f'No `authors` in `meta` section of {f}')
+
     if 'icon' not in meta:
         error(f'No `icon` in `meta` section of {f}')
 
@@ -58,3 +62,10 @@ def error(msg):
 
     if destinations and [x for x in destinations if x != 'spaces']:
         error(f'Only "spaces" is allowed in `destinations` in {f}')
+
+    # Authors must have a corresponding author entry
+    author_meta_files = os.listdir("authors")
+    for author in meta['authors']:
+        author_filename = f"{author}.toml"
+        if author_filename not in author_meta_files:
+            error(f'Author {author} does not have a corresponding author entry in {f}')