diff --git a/web/src/components/InputField.tsx b/web/src/components/InputField.tsx
index 8372a106..6adedf6e 100644
--- a/web/src/components/InputField.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/InputField.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import {
   FormLabel,
   Input,
   FormErrorMessage,
+  Textarea,
 } from "@chakra-ui/core";
 
 type InputFieldProps = InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement> & {
   label: string;
   name: string;
+  textarea?: boolean;
 };
 
 // '' => false
@@ -17,14 +19,19 @@ type InputFieldProps = InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement> & {
 
 export const InputField: React.FC<InputFieldProps> = ({
   label,
+  textarea,
   size: _,
   ...props
 }) => {
+  let InputOrTextarea = Input;
+  if (textarea) {
+    InputOrTextarea = Textarea;
+  }
   const [field, { error }] = useField(props);
   return (
     <FormControl isInvalid={!!error}>
       <FormLabel htmlFor={field.name}>{label}</FormLabel>
-      <Input {...field} {...props} id={field.name} />
+      <InputOrTextarea {...field} {...props} id={field.name} />
       {error ? <FormErrorMessage>{error}</FormErrorMessage> : null}
     </FormControl>
   );
diff --git a/web/src/components/Layout.tsx b/web/src/components/Layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6df36516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/Layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { Wrapper, WrapperVariant } from "./Wrapper";
+import { NavBar } from "./NavBar";
+
+interface LayoutProps {
+  variant?: WrapperVariant;
+}
+
+export const Layout: React.FC<LayoutProps> = ({ children, variant }) => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <NavBar />
+      <Wrapper variant={variant}>{children}</Wrapper>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/web/src/components/NavBar.tsx b/web/src/components/NavBar.tsx
index cc81aca6..763dc694 100644
--- a/web/src/components/NavBar.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/NavBar.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const NavBar: React.FC<NavBarProps> = ({}) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <Flex bg="tan" p={4}>
+    <Flex zIndex={1} position="sticky" top={0} bg="tan" p={4}>
       <Box ml={"auto"}>{body}</Box>
     </Flex>
   );
diff --git a/web/src/components/Wrapper.tsx b/web/src/components/Wrapper.tsx
index 6e269e45..1ea789af 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Wrapper.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/Wrapper.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { Box } from "@chakra-ui/core";
 
+export type WrapperVariant = "small" | "regular";
+
 interface WrapperProps {
-  variant?: "small" | "regular";
+  variant?: WrapperVariant;
 }
 
 export const Wrapper: React.FC<WrapperProps> = ({
diff --git a/web/src/generated/graphql.tsx b/web/src/generated/graphql.tsx
index 902b0cb2..e5122b74 100644
--- a/web/src/generated/graphql.tsx
+++ b/web/src/generated/graphql.tsx
@@ -28,18 +28,21 @@ export type QueryPostArgs = {
 export type Post = {
   __typename?: 'Post';
   id: Scalars['Float'];
+  title: Scalars['String'];
+  text: Scalars['String'];
+  points: Scalars['Float'];
+  creatorId: Scalars['Float'];
   createdAt: Scalars['String'];
   updatedAt: Scalars['String'];
-  title: Scalars['String'];
 };
 
 export type User = {
   __typename?: 'User';
   id: Scalars['Float'];
-  createdAt: Scalars['String'];
-  updatedAt: Scalars['String'];
   username: Scalars['String'];
   email: Scalars['String'];
+  createdAt: Scalars['String'];
+  updatedAt: Scalars['String'];
 };
 
 export type Mutation = {
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ export type Mutation = {
 
 
 export type MutationCreatePostArgs = {
-  title: Scalars['String'];
+  input: PostInput;
 };
 
 
@@ -92,6 +95,11 @@ export type MutationLoginArgs = {
   usernameOrEmail: Scalars['String'];
 };
 
+export type PostInput = {
+  title: Scalars['String'];
+  text: Scalars['String'];
+};
+
 export type UserResponse = {
   __typename?: 'UserResponse';
   errors?: Maybe<Array<FieldError>>;
@@ -145,6 +153,19 @@ export type ChangePasswordMutation = (
   ) }
 );
 
+export type CreatePostMutationVariables = Exact<{
+  input: PostInput;
+}>;
+
+
+export type CreatePostMutation = (
+  { __typename?: 'Mutation' }
+  & { createPost: (
+    { __typename?: 'Post' }
+    & Pick<Post, 'id' | 'createdAt' | 'updatedAt' | 'title' | 'text' | 'points' | 'creatorId'>
+  ) }
+);
+
 export type ForgotPasswordMutationVariables = Exact<{
   email: Scalars['String'];
 }>;
@@ -246,6 +267,23 @@ export const ChangePasswordDocument = gql`
 export function useChangePasswordMutation() {
   return Urql.useMutation<ChangePasswordMutation, ChangePasswordMutationVariables>(ChangePasswordDocument);
 };
+export const CreatePostDocument = gql`
+    mutation CreatePost($input: PostInput!) {
+  createPost(input: $input) {
+    id
+    createdAt
+    updatedAt
+    title
+    text
+    points
+    creatorId
+  }
+}
+    `;
+
+export function useCreatePostMutation() {
+  return Urql.useMutation<CreatePostMutation, CreatePostMutationVariables>(CreatePostDocument);
+};
 export const ForgotPasswordDocument = gql`
     mutation ForgotPassword($email: String!) {
   forgotPassword(email: $email)
diff --git a/web/src/graphql/mutations/createPost.graphql b/web/src/graphql/mutations/createPost.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eba1bc1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/graphql/mutations/createPost.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+mutation CreatePost($input: PostInput!) {
+  createPost(input: $input) {
+    id
+    createdAt
+    updatedAt
+    title
+    text
+    points
+    creatorId
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/src/pages/create-post.tsx b/web/src/pages/create-post.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17900635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/pages/create-post.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { Box, Button } from "@chakra-ui/core";
+import { Form, Formik } from "formik";
+import { withUrqlClient } from "next-urql";
+import { useRouter } from "next/router";
+import React from "react";
+import { InputField } from "../components/InputField";
+import { Layout } from "../components/Layout";
+import { useCreatePostMutation } from "../generated/graphql";
+import { createUrqlClient } from "../utils/createUrqlClient";
+import { useIsAuth } from "../utils/useIsAuth";
+
+const CreatePost: React.FC<{}> = ({}) => {
+  const router = useRouter();
+  useIsAuth();
+  const [, createPost] = useCreatePostMutation();
+  return (
+    <Layout variant="small">
+      <Formik
+        initialValues={{ title: "", text: "" }}
+        onSubmit={async (values) => {
+          const { error } = await createPost({ input: values });
+          if (!error) {
+            router.push("/");
+          }
+        }}
+      >
+        {({ isSubmitting }) => (
+          <Form>
+            <InputField name="title" placeholder="title" label="Title" />
+            <Box mt={4}>
+              <InputField
+                textarea
+                name="text"
+                placeholder="text..."
+                label="Body"
+              />
+            </Box>
+            <Button
+              mt={4}
+              type="submit"
+              isLoading={isSubmitting}
+              variantColor="teal"
+            >
+              create post
+            </Button>
+          </Form>
+        )}
+      </Formik>
+    </Layout>
+  );
+};
+
+export default withUrqlClient(createUrqlClient)(CreatePost);
diff --git a/web/src/pages/index.tsx b/web/src/pages/index.tsx
index f1c5ba85..ff36fe76 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -2,20 +2,24 @@ import { NavBar } from "../components/NavBar";
 import { withUrqlClient } from "next-urql";
 import { createUrqlClient } from "../utils/createUrqlClient";
 import { usePostsQuery } from "../generated/graphql";
+import { Layout } from "../components/Layout";
+import { Link } from "@chakra-ui/core";
+import NextLink from "next/link";
 
 const Index = () => {
   const [{ data }] = usePostsQuery();
   return (
-    <>
-      <NavBar />
-      <div>hello world</div>
+    <Layout>
+      <NextLink href="/create-post">
+        <Link>create post</Link>
+      </NextLink>
       <br />
       {!data ? (
         <div>loading...</div>
       ) : (
         data.posts.map((p) => <div key={p.id}>{p.title}</div>)
       )}
-    </>
+    </Layout>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/utils/createUrqlClient.ts b/web/src/utils/createUrqlClient.ts
index 54d3b36f..7a87f256 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/createUrqlClient.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/createUrqlClient.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
-import { dedupExchange, fetchExchange } from "urql";
 import { cacheExchange } from "@urql/exchange-graphcache";
+import { dedupExchange, Exchange, fetchExchange } from "urql";
+import { pipe, tap } from "wonka";
 import {
+  LoginMutation,
   LogoutMutation,
-  MeQuery,
   MeDocument,
-  LoginMutation,
+  MeQuery,
   RegisterMutation,
 } from "../generated/graphql";
 import { betterUpdateQuery } from "./betterUpdateQuery";
+import Router from "next/router";
+
+const errorExchange: Exchange = ({ forward }) => (ops$) => {
+  return pipe(
+    forward(ops$),
+    tap(({ error }) => {
+      if (error?.message.includes("not authenticated")) {
+        Router.replace("/login");
+      }
+    })
+  );
+};
 
 export const createUrqlClient = (ssrExchange: any) => ({
   url: "http://localhost:4000/graphql",
@@ -62,6 +75,7 @@ export const createUrqlClient = (ssrExchange: any) => ({
         },
       },
     }),
+    errorExchange,
     ssrExchange,
     fetchExchange,
   ],
diff --git a/web/src/utils/useIsAuth.ts b/web/src/utils/useIsAuth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3fd307a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/utils/useIsAuth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { useMeQuery } from "../generated/graphql";
+import { useRouter } from "next/router";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+export const useIsAuth = () => {
+  const [{ data, fetching }] = useMeQuery();
+  const router = useRouter();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!fetching && !data?.me) {
+      router.replace("/login");
+    }
+  }, [fetching, data, router]);
+};