diff --git a/src/actions/index.js b/src/actions/index.js
index 50f3a8c..c4a7f5f 100644
--- a/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/actions/index.js
@@ -35,3 +35,14 @@ export const userLogin = (username, password) => async (dispatch) => {
 export const loadCookieToState = (data) => async (dispatch) => {
   dispatch({ type: 'LOAD_COOKIE', data })
 };
+
+
+export const newBlogPost = (payload) => async (dispatch) => {
+    const response = await sudoscientist.post('/blog', payload)
+    if (response.status === 401) {
+        dispatch({ type: 'BLOG_POST_FAILED', payload: null })
+    }
+    if (response.status === 200) {
+        dispatch({ type: 'BLOG_POST_CREATED', payload: response })
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/components/NewPost.js b/src/components/NewPost.js
index b57fcca..660de4c 100644
--- a/src/components/NewPost.js
+++ b/src/components/NewPost.js
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import ReactMde from "react-mde";
 import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import 'github-markdown-css'
 import "react-mde/lib/styles/css/react-mde-all.css"
+import { newBlogPost } from '../actions';
 
 const NewPost = (props) => {
   const [title, setTitle] = React.useState("");
   const [content, setContent] = React.useState("");
   const [tags, setTags] = React.useState("");
   const [selectedTab, setSelectedTab] = React.useState("write");
+  const username = useSelector(state => state.auth.username);
 
   const submitPost = () => {
     const payload = {
       title: title,
       content: content,
       tags: tags,
+      author: username
     }
-    console.log(payload)
+    props.newBlogPost(payload)
   }
 
   return(
@@ -49,4 +54,14 @@ const NewPost = (props) => {
   )
 }
 
-export default NewPost;
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
+    return {
+        user: state.auth,
+    };
+}
+
+export default connect(
+    mapStateToProps,
+    { newBlogPost }
+)(NewPost);
+