diff --git a/src/features/messageForAuthor/actionCreators.js b/src/features/messageForAuthor/actionCreators.js
index d7dd6df..2a5a351 100644
--- a/src/features/messageForAuthor/actionCreators.js
+++ b/src/features/messageForAuthor/actionCreators.js
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ export function saveMessageForAuthor(messageContent) {
   return async function (dispatch, getState) {
     try {
       const sessionId = getState().frontendSession.sessionId;
-      const data = await dispatch(
+      const event = await dispatch(
         sendHttpRequest(api.saveMessageForAuthor(sessionId, messageContent))
       );
-      dispatch({ type: types.SAVE_MESSAGE_FOR_AUTHOR_SUCCESS, payload: data });
+      dispatch({ type: types.SAVE_MESSAGE_FOR_AUTHOR_SUCCESS, payload: event });
+      return event;
     } catch (error) {
       throw error;
     }
diff --git a/src/features/messageForAuthor/components/MessageForAuthorContainer.js b/src/features/messageForAuthor/components/MessageForAuthorContainer.js
index 440a0cd..e2a721a 100644
--- a/src/features/messageForAuthor/components/MessageForAuthorContainer.js
+++ b/src/features/messageForAuthor/components/MessageForAuthorContainer.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { bindActionCreators } from "redux";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import MessageForAuthorDialog from "./MessageForAuthorDialog";
 import { saveMessageForAuthor } from "../actionCreators";
+import { toast } from "react-toastify"; //replace with https://material-ui.com/components/snackbars/
 
 const MessageForAuthorContainer = ({ actions, open, handleClose }) => {
   const [messageForAuthor, setMessageForAuthor] = useState("");
@@ -14,7 +15,15 @@ const MessageForAuthorContainer = ({ actions, open, handleClose }) => {
   };
 
   const saveMessage = () => {
-    actions.saveMessageForAuthor(messageForAuthor);
+    actions
+      .saveMessageForAuthor(messageForAuthor)
+      .then((event) => {
+        if (event.success) toast.success("Message saved.");
+        else toast.error(event.message);
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        toast.error(error);
+      });
     setMessageForAuthor("");
     handleClose();
   };