diff --git a/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/components/form.tsx b/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/components/form.tsx
index c4176ff..caba035 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/components/form.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/components/form.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { JSONContentTable, JSONJamTable } from "@/lib/mastoauth/realtypes";
 export function Form({jamID, preset}:{jamID:string, preset:{
   name: string,
   description: string,
+  theme: string,
   date_start: string,
   date_end: string
 }}) {
@@ -79,6 +80,19 @@ export function Form({jamID, preset}:{jamID:string, preset:{
           <p><small>Error: {formik.errors.description}</small></p>
         </ConditionalNull>
       </div>
+      <div>
+        <p><label htmlFor="theme">Theme</label></p>
+        <input
+          id="theme"
+          name="theme"
+          type="theme"
+          onChange={formik.handleChange}
+          value={formik.values.theme}
+        />
+        <ConditionalNull condition={formik.touched.theme != null && formik.errors.theme != null}>
+          <p><small>Error: {formik.errors.theme}</small></p>
+        </ConditionalNull>
+      </div>
       <div>
         <p><label htmlFor="date_start">Date Start</label></p>
         <input
diff --git a/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/page.tsx b/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/page.tsx
index a7d5a8f..7ed0a7c 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/page.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default async function Home({
   let editingJam = await db
     .selectFrom('jams')
     .where('jams.id', '=', jamid)
-    .select(['id','name','description','date_start','date_end'])
+    .selectAll()
     .executeTakeFirst() as unknown as JSONJamTable;
 
   if (editingJam == null) return notFound();
diff --git a/src/app/jams/(manip)/new/jam/components/form.tsx b/src/app/jams/(manip)/new/jam/components/form.tsx
index 8bfa9c2..23e7780 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/(manip)/new/jam/components/form.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/(manip)/new/jam/components/form.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export function Form() {
     initialValues: {
       name: '',
       description: '',
+      theme: '',
       date_start: '',
       date_end: '',
     },
@@ -77,6 +78,18 @@ export function Form() {
           <p><small>Error: {formik.errors.description}</small></p>
         </ConditionalNull>
       </div>
+      <div>
+        <p><label htmlFor="theme">Theme</label></p>
+        <textarea
+          id="theme"
+          name="theme"
+          onChange={formik.handleChange}
+          value={formik.values.theme}
+        />
+        <ConditionalNull condition={formik.touched.theme != null && formik.errors.theme != null}>
+          <p><small>Error: {formik.errors.theme}</small></p>
+        </ConditionalNull>
+      </div>
       <div>
         <p><label htmlFor="date_start">Date Start</label></p>
         <input
diff --git a/src/app/jams/api/jams/[jam]/route.ts b/src/app/jams/api/jams/[jam]/route.ts
index e5ec7f2..51f479d 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/api/jams/[jam]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/jams/api/jams/[jam]/route.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
 import { db, JamTable } from "@/lib/mastoauth/kysely";
+import { JSONJamTable } from "@/lib/mastoauth/realtypes";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
 
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest, {params}: {params: {jam:string}}) {
+  const cookieStore = cookies();
+  const token = cookieStore.get('token')?.value;
+  let existingUser;
+  if (token != null) {
+    let existingToken = await db
+      .selectFrom('tokens')
+      .where('tokens.id', '=', token)
+      .select('owner')
+      .executeTakeFirst();
+
+    if (existingToken != null) {
+      existingUser = await db
+        .selectFrom('users')
+        .where('users.id', '=', existingToken.owner)
+        .selectAll()
+        .executeTakeFirst();
+    }
+  }
+
   const id = params.jam;
   if (id == null) return new Response('', {
     status: 400
@@ -11,11 +31,15 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest, {params}: {params: {jam:string}}
     .selectFrom('jams')
     .where('jams.id', '=', id)
     .selectAll()
-    .executeTakeFirst();
+    .executeTakeFirst() as unknown as JSONJamTable;
 
   if (jam == null) return new Response('', {
     status: 404
   });
+  
+  const started = Date.now() >= parseInt(jam.date_start);
+
+  if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) jam.theme = "";
 
   return Response.json(jam);
 }
@@ -88,6 +112,7 @@ export async function PATCH(request: NextRequest, {params}: {params: {jam:string
 
   if (body.name != null && typeof body.name === 'string' && body.name.length >= 10 && body.name.length <= 2048) newBody.name = body.name;
   if (body.description != null && typeof body.description === 'string' && body.description.length >= 10 && body.description.length <= 10000) newBody.description = body.description;
+  if (body.theme != null && typeof body.theme === 'string' && body.theme.length >= 2 && body.theme.length <= 255) newBody.theme = body.theme;
   if (body.date_start != null && typeof body.date_start === 'number') newBody.date_start = body.date_start;
   if (body.date_end != null && typeof body.date_end === 'number') newBody.date_end = body.date_end;
   
diff --git a/src/app/jams/api/jams/route.ts b/src/app/jams/api/jams/route.ts
index 79f31bf..f8c7d8e 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/api/jams/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/jams/api/jams/route.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
 import { db, JamTable } from "@/lib/mastoauth/kysely";
+import { JSONJamTable, JSONUserTable } from "@/lib/mastoauth/realtypes";
 import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
 
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+  const cookieStore = cookies();
+  const token = cookieStore.get('token')?.value;
+  let existingUser:JSONUserTable | undefined;
+  if (token != null) {
+    let existingToken = await db
+      .selectFrom('tokens')
+      .where('tokens.id', '=', token)
+      .select('owner')
+      .executeTakeFirst();
+
+    if (existingToken != null) {
+      existingUser = await db
+        .selectFrom('users')
+        .where('users.id', '=', existingToken.owner)
+        .selectAll()
+        .executeTakeFirst() as unknown as JSONUserTable;
+    }
+  }
+  
   const until = parseInt(request.nextUrl.searchParams.get("until") || Date.now().toString());
   let jams = await db
     .selectFrom('jams')
@@ -11,12 +31,17 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
     .limit(20)
     .orderBy('jams.created', 'desc')
     .selectAll()
-    .execute();
+    .execute() as unknown[] as JSONJamTable[];
 
   if (jams == null) return new Response('', {
     status: 500
   });
 
+  jams.forEach((jam) => {
+    const started = Date.now() >= parseInt(jam.date_start);
+    if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) jam.theme = "";
+  })
+
   return Response.json(jams);
 }
 
@@ -71,6 +96,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   if (body.author_id != null) te.push("author_id");
   if (typeof body.name !== 'string' || body.name.length < 10 || body.name.length > 2048) te.push("name");
   if (typeof body.description !== 'string' || body.description.length < 10 || body.description.length > 10000) te.push("description");
+  if (typeof body.theme !== 'string' || body.theme.length < 2 || body.theme.length > 10000) te.push("theme");
   if (typeof body.date_start !== 'number') te.push("date_start");
   if (typeof body.date_end !== 'number') te.push("date_end");
   if (body.created != null) te.push("created");
@@ -87,6 +113,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     author_id: existingUser.id,
     name: newBody.name,
     description: newBody.description,
+    theme: newBody.theme,
     date_start: newBody.date_start,
     date_end: newBody.date_end,
     created: Date.now()
diff --git a/src/app/jams/jam/[jam]/page.tsx b/src/app/jams/jam/[jam]/page.tsx
index a9f6e85..d0b5214 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/jam/[jam]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/jam/[jam]/page.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export default async function Home({
     .where('jams.id', '=', curJam)
     .selectAll()
     .executeTakeFirst() as unknown as JSONJamTable;
+
+    if (jam == null) return notFound();
   
   const started = Date.now() >= parseInt(jam.date_start);
   const ended = Date.now() >= parseInt(jam.date_end);
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ export default async function Home({
     .selectAll()
     .executeTakeFirst() as unknown as JSONUserTable;
 
-  if (jam == null) return notFound();
+  if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) jam.theme = "";
   
   let content = await db
     .selectFrom('content')
@@ -95,7 +97,13 @@ export default async function Home({
           <ConditionalNull condition={existingUser?.admin || jam.author_id == jam.id}><p><b>You have the ability to modify this Jam.</b></p></ConditionalNull>
           <ConditionalNull condition={existingUser?.admin || jam.author_id == jam.id}><p><a href={`/jams/edit/jam/${jam.id}`}>Edit jam</a></p></ConditionalNull>
           <ConditionalNull condition={existingUser?.admin || jam.author_id == jam.id}><p><a href={`/jams/delete/jam/${jam.id}`}>Delete jam</a></p></ConditionalNull>
-          <ConditionalNull condition={started && !ended}><p><a href={`/jams/new/content/${jam.id}`}>Submit something</a></p></ConditionalNull>
+        </div>
+      </ConditionalNull>
+      <ConditionalNull condition={jam.theme != ""}>
+        <div style={{textAlign: 'center'}}>
+          <p>The theme is:</p>
+          <h1>{jam.theme}</h1>
+          <ConditionalNull condition={existingUser != null && started && !ended}><p><a href={`/jams/new/content/${jam.id}`}>Submit something</a></p></ConditionalNull>
         </div>
       </ConditionalNull>
       <h1>Submissions</h1>
diff --git a/src/app/jams/page.tsx b/src/app/jams/page.tsx
index a7b2f28..fb35977 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/page.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ConditionalNull } from "@/components/utility/Conditional";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import Markdown from "react-markdown";
 import rehypeRaw from "rehype-raw";
-import { JSONJamTable } from "@/lib/mastoauth/realtypes";
+import { JSONJamTable, JSONUserTable } from "@/lib/mastoauth/realtypes";
 
 export default async function Home({
   searchParams
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default async function Home({
 
   const cookieStore = cookies();
   const token = cookieStore.get('token')?.value;
-  let existingUser;
+  let existingUser: JSONUserTable | undefined;
   if (token != null) {
     let existingToken = await db
       .selectFrom('tokens')
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default async function Home({
         .selectFrom('users')
         .where('users.id', '=', existingToken.owner)
         .selectAll()
-        .executeTakeFirst();
+        .executeTakeFirst() as unknown as JSONUserTable;
     }
   }
   
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ export default async function Home({
     .selectAll()
     .execute() as unknown[] as JSONJamTable[];
 
+  jams.forEach((jam) => {
+    const started = Date.now() >= parseInt(jam.date_start);
+    if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) jam.theme = "";
+  })
+
   return (
     <MainLayout currentPage="/jams/" title="Jams" subtitle="">
       <img className="headerImage" src="/headers/jams.png" alt="JAMS"></img>
diff --git a/src/lib/mastoauth/kysely.ts b/src/lib/mastoauth/kysely.ts
index d147c7b..941a29c 100644
--- a/src/lib/mastoauth/kysely.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mastoauth/kysely.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface JamTable {
   date_start: number;
   date_end: number;
   created: number;
+  theme: string;
 }
 
 export interface ContentTable {
diff --git a/src/lib/mastoauth/realtypes.ts b/src/lib/mastoauth/realtypes.ts
index ae917ce..dbc5064 100644
--- a/src/lib/mastoauth/realtypes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mastoauth/realtypes.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export interface JSONJamTable {
   date_start: string;
   date_end: string;
   created: string;
+  theme: string;
 }
 
 export interface JSONContentTable {