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 caba035..920a0a2 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/components/form.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/(manip)/edit/jam/[jamid]/components/form.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export function Form({jamID, preset}:{jamID:string, preset:{
   name: string,
   description: string,
   theme: string,
+  theme_description: string,
   date_start: string,
   date_end: string
 }}) {
@@ -93,6 +94,18 @@ export function Form({jamID, preset}:{jamID:string, preset:{
           <p><small>Error: {formik.errors.theme}</small></p>
         </ConditionalNull>
       </div>
+      <div>
+        <p><label htmlFor="theme_description">Theme Description</label></p>
+        <textarea
+          id="theme_description"
+          name="theme_description"
+          onChange={formik.handleChange}
+          value={formik.values.theme_description}
+        />
+        <ConditionalNull condition={formik.touched.theme_description != null && formik.errors.theme_description != null}>
+          <p><small>Error: {formik.errors.theme_description}</small></p>
+        </ConditionalNull>
+      </div>
       <div>
         <p><label htmlFor="date_start">Date Start</label></p>
         <input
diff --git a/src/app/jams/(manip)/new/jam/components/form.tsx b/src/app/jams/(manip)/new/jam/components/form.tsx
index 23e7780..da2bbeb 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/(manip)/new/jam/components/form.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/(manip)/new/jam/components/form.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export function Form() {
       name: '',
       description: '',
       theme: '',
+      theme_description: '',
       date_start: '',
       date_end: '',
     },
@@ -90,6 +91,18 @@ export function Form() {
           <p><small>Error: {formik.errors.theme}</small></p>
         </ConditionalNull>
       </div>
+      <div>
+        <p><label htmlFor="theme_description">Theme Description</label></p>
+        <textarea
+          id="theme_description"
+          name="theme_description"
+          onChange={formik.handleChange}
+          value={formik.values.theme_description}
+        />
+        <ConditionalNull condition={formik.touched.theme_description != null && formik.errors.theme_description != null}>
+          <p><small>Error: {formik.errors.theme_description}</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 51f479d..3535e22 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/api/jams/[jam]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/jams/api/jams/[jam]/route.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest, {params}: {params: {jam:string}}
   
   const started = Date.now() >= parseInt(jam.date_start);
 
-  if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) jam.theme = "";
+  if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) {
+    jam.theme = "";
+    jam.theme_description = "";
+  }
 
   return Response.json(jam);
 }
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ 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.theme_description != null && typeof body.theme_description === 'string' && body.theme_description.length >= 10 && body.theme_description.length <= 10000) newBody.theme_description = body.theme_description;
   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 f8c7d8e..c523149 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/api/jams/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/jams/api/jams/route.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
 
   jams.forEach((jam) => {
     const started = Date.now() >= parseInt(jam.date_start);
-    if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) jam.theme = "";
+    if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) {
+      jam.theme = "";
+      jam.theme_description = "";
+    }
   })
 
   return Response.json(jams);
@@ -96,7 +99,8 @@ 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.theme !== 'string' || body.theme.length < 2 || body.theme.length > 255) te.push("theme");
+  if (typeof body.theme_description !== 'string' || body.theme_description.length < 10 || body.theme_description.length > 10000) te.push("theme_description");
   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");
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     name: newBody.name,
     description: newBody.description,
     theme: newBody.theme,
+    theme_description: newBody.theme_description,
     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 32ef85b..842b225 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/jam/[jam]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/jam/[jam]/page.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ export default async function Home({
     .selectAll()
     .executeTakeFirst() as unknown as JSONUserTable;
 
-  if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) jam.theme = "";
+  if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) {
+    jam.theme = "";
+    jam.theme_description = "";
+  }
   
   let content = await db
     .selectFrom('content')
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ export default async function Home({
         <div style={{textAlign: 'center'}}>
           <p>The theme is:</p>
           <h1>{jam.theme}</h1>
+          <p>{jam.theme_description}</p>
           <ConditionalNull condition={existingUser != null && started && !ended}><p><a href={`/jams/new/content/${jam.id}`}>Submit something</a></p></ConditionalNull>
         </div>
       </ConditionalNull>
diff --git a/src/app/jams/page.tsx b/src/app/jams/page.tsx
index 2844a5d..692f1fc 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/jams/page.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ export default async function Home({
 
   jams.forEach((jam) => {
     const started = Date.now() >= parseInt(jam.date_start);
-    if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) jam.theme = "";
+    if (!started && !existingUser?.admin && jam.author_id != existingUser?.id) {
+      jam.theme = "";
+      jam.theme_description = "";
+    }
   })
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/lib/mastoauth/kysely.ts b/src/lib/mastoauth/kysely.ts
index 941a29c..126f68a 100644
--- a/src/lib/mastoauth/kysely.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mastoauth/kysely.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export interface JamTable {
   date_end: number;
   created: number;
   theme: string;
+  theme_description: string;
 }
 
 export interface ContentTable {
diff --git a/src/lib/mastoauth/realtypes.ts b/src/lib/mastoauth/realtypes.ts
index dbc5064..c888f72 100644
--- a/src/lib/mastoauth/realtypes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mastoauth/realtypes.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface JSONJamTable {
   date_end: string;
   created: string;
   theme: string;
+  theme_description: string;
 }
 
 export interface JSONContentTable {