diff --git a/lib/decentralised_book_index/metadata/author.ex b/lib/decentralised_book_index/metadata/author.ex
index 5f520e4..50e24b5 100644
--- a/lib/decentralised_book_index/metadata/author.ex
+++ b/lib/decentralised_book_index/metadata/author.ex
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ defmodule DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author do
   end
 
   actions do
-    defaults [:read, :update, :destroy]
+    defaults [:read, :destroy]
 
     create :create do
       primary? true
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ defmodule DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author do
       end
     end
 
+    create :sync do
+      accept [:id, :name, :description, :author_alias_registry_id]
+
+      change fn changeset, _ ->
+        registry_id = Ash.Changeset.get_attribute(changeset, :author_alias_registry_id)
+
+        if registry_id == nil do
+          {:ok, registry} = DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.create_author_alias_registry()
+
+          Ash.Changeset.force_change_attribute(changeset, :author_alias_registry_id, registry.id)
+        else
+          changeset
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     read :by_id do
       argument :id, :uuid, allow_nil?: false
       get? true
@@ -109,13 +125,18 @@ defmodule DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author do
       pagination offset?: true, default_limit: 10
     end
 
+    update :update do
+      primary? true
+      accept [:name, :description, :avatar_url]
+    end
+
     update :assign_avatar_image do
       accept [:avatar_url]
     end
   end
 
   attributes do
-    uuid_primary_key :id
+    uuid_primary_key :id, writable?: true
 
     attribute :name, :string do
       allow_nil? false
diff --git a/lib/decentralised_book_index/sync/sync/author_sync.ex b/lib/decentralised_book_index/sync/sync/author_sync.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bb6c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/decentralised_book_index/sync/sync/author_sync.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+defmodule DecentralisedBookIndex.Sync.AuthorSync do
+  alias DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author
+
+  def create_update(author_attrs) do
+    case DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.get_author_by_id(author_attrs.id) do
+      {:ok, author} ->
+        author_attrs =
+          author_attrs
+          |> Map.delete(:id)
+          |> Map.delete(:author_alias_registry_id)
+
+        author
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_update(:update, author_attrs)
+        |> Ash.update!()
+
+        :ok
+      {:error, %Ash.Error.Query.NotFound{}} ->
+        DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:sync, author_attrs)
+        |> Ash.create!()
+
+        :ok
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/decentralised_book_index/sync/sync/author_sync_test.exs b/test/decentralised_book_index/sync/sync/author_sync_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f7ba5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/decentralised_book_index/sync/sync/author_sync_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+defmodule DecentralisedBookIndex.Sync.DataTransformers.AuthorSyncTest do
+  use DecentralisedBookIndex.DataCase, async: true
+
+  alias DecentralisedBookIndex.Sync.AuthorSync
+  alias DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata.Author
+  alias DecentralisedBookIndex.Metadata
+
+  describe "sync author transformations" do
+    test "a new author will be created" do
+      author = %{
+        id: "889a323e-d104-4b5d-b276-dad5a9b1da9d",
+        name: "Author",
+        description: "Something",
+        author_alias_registry_id: nil
+      }
+
+      assert :ok = AuthorSync.create_update(author)
+      assert {:ok, saved_author} = Metadata.get_author_by_id(author.id)
+
+      assert author.id == saved_author.id
+      assert author.name == saved_author.name
+      assert nil != saved_author.author_alias_registry_id
+    end
+
+    test "update an existing author" do
+      {:ok, author} = Metadata.create_author("Author", "An description")
+
+      author_attrs = %{
+        id: author.id,
+        name: "Author2",
+        description: "Something2",
+        author_alias_registry_id: nil
+      }
+
+      assert :ok = AuthorSync.create_update(author_attrs)
+      assert {:ok, saved_author} = Metadata.get_author_by_id(author.id)
+
+      assert author.id == saved_author.id
+      assert author_attrs.name == saved_author.name
+      assert author_attrs.description == saved_author.description
+    end
+  end
+end