diff --git a/contrib/artists/main.php b/contrib/artists/main.php
index e4a5a803..cb11b40d 100644
--- a/contrib/artists/main.php
+++ b/contrib/artists/main.php
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 
         if ($event instanceof PageRequestEvent)
             $this->handle_commands($event);
+		
+		if($event instanceof SearchTermParseEvent) {
+			$matches = array();
+			if(preg_match("/^author=(.*)$/", $event->term, $matches)) {
+				$char = $matches[1];
+				$event->add_querylet(new Querylet("Author = :author_char", array("author_char"=>$char)));
+			}
+		}
     }
 
     public function try_install() {
@@ -130,7 +138,10 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
         }
 
         $database->execute("UPDATE images SET author = ? WHERE id = ?"
-            , array($artistName, $event->image->id));
+            , array(
+                $artistName
+                , $event->image->id
+            ));
     }
     public function handle_commands($event)
     {
@@ -457,7 +468,9 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
         global $database;
 
         $result = $database->get_one("SELECT COUNT(1) FROM artist_alias WHERE artist_id = ? AND alias = ?", array(
-                $artistID, $alias));
+                $artistID
+                , $alias
+            ));
         return ($result != 0);
     }
 
@@ -617,7 +630,12 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 
         global $database;
         $database->execute("UPDATE artists SET name = ?, notes = ?, updated = now(), user_id = ? WHERE id = ? "
-            , array( $name, $notes, $userID, $artistID ));
+            , array(
+                $name
+                , $notes
+                , $userID
+                , $artistID
+            ));
 
         // ALIAS MATCHING SECTION
         $i = 0;
@@ -708,7 +726,11 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 
         global $database;
         $database->execute("UPDATE artist_alias SET alias = ?, updated = now(), user_id  = ? WHERE id = ? "
-            , array( $alias, $userID, $aliasID ));
+            , array(
+                $alias
+                , $userID
+                , $aliasID
+            ));
     }
 
     private function update_url()
@@ -733,7 +755,11 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 
         global $database;
         $database->execute("UPDATE artist_urls SET url = ?, updated = now(), user_id = ? WHERE id = ?"
-            , array( $url, $userID, $urlID ));
+            , array(
+               $url
+                , $userID
+                , $urlID
+            ));
     }
 
     private function update_member()
@@ -759,7 +785,11 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
         global $database;
 		
         $database->execute("UPDATE artist_members SET name = ?, updated = now(), user_id = ? WHERE id = ?"
-            , array( $memberName, $userID, $memberID ));
+            , array(
+                $memberName
+                , $userID
+                , $memberID
+            ));
     }
 
     /*
@@ -831,7 +861,11 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
                     (user_id, name, notes, created, updated)
             VALUES
                     (?, ?, ?, now(), now())",
-            array( $user->id, $name, $notes ));
+            array(
+                $user->id
+                , $name
+                , $notes
+            ));
 
         $result = $database->get_row("SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() AS artistID", array());
 
@@ -845,7 +879,9 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
         global $database;
 
         $result = $database->get_one("SELECT COUNT(1) FROM artists WHERE name = ?"
-            , array($name));
+            , array(
+                $name
+            ));
         return ($result != 0);
     }
 
@@ -909,7 +945,9 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 	private function get_artist_id($name){
 		global $database;
 		$artistID = $database->get_row("SELECT id FROM artists WHERE name = ?"
-                    , array( $name ));
+                    , array(
+                        $name
+                    ));
 		return $artistID['id'];
 	}
 
@@ -918,7 +956,9 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
             global $database;
 
             $artistID = $database->get_row("SELECT artist_id FROM artist_alias WHERE alias = ?"
-                , array( $alias ));
+                , array(
+                    $alias
+                ));
             return $artistID["artist_id"];
         }
 	
@@ -932,7 +972,9 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 
             global $database;
             $database->execute("DELETE FROM artists WHERE id = ? "
-                , array( $artistID ));
+                , array(
+                    $artistID
+                ));
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -1056,7 +1098,11 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 
             global $database;
             $database->execute("INSERT INTO artist_urls (artist_id, created, updated, url, user_id) VALUES (?, now(), now(), ?, ?)"
-                , array( $artistID, $url, $userID ));
+                , array(
+                    $artistID
+                    , $url
+                    , $userID
+                ));
         }
 
 	private function add_alias()
@@ -1086,7 +1132,11 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 
             global $database;
             $database->execute("INSERT INTO artist_alias (artist_id, created, updated, alias, user_id) VALUES (?, now(), now(), ?, ?)"
-                        , array( $artistID, $alias, $userID ));
+                        , array(
+                            $artistID
+                            , $alias
+                            , $userID
+                        ));
         }
 
         private function add_members()
@@ -1115,7 +1165,11 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
 
             global $database;
             $database->execute("INSERT INTO artist_members (artist_id, name, created, updated, user_id) VALUES (?, ?, now(), now(), ?)"
-                , array( $artistID, $member, $userID ));
+                , array(
+                    $artistID
+                    , $member
+                    , $userID
+                ));
         }
 
         private function member_exists($artistID, $member)
@@ -1125,7 +1179,10 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
             global $database;
 
             $result = $database->get_one("SELECT COUNT(1) FROM artist_members WHERE artist_id = ? AND name = ?"
-                , array( $artistID, $member ));
+                , array(
+                    $artistID
+                    , $member
+                ));
             return ($result != 0);
         }
 
@@ -1136,7 +1193,10 @@ class Artists implements Extension {
             global $database;
 
             $result = $database->get_one("SELECT COUNT(1) FROM artist_urls WHERE artist_id = ? AND url = ?"
-                , array( $artistID, $url ));
+                , array(
+                    $artistID
+                    , $url
+                ));
             return ($result != 0);
         }