diff --git a/src/components/Author/Card.tsx b/src/components/Author/Card.tsx
index b0aacd95..afeb6197 100644
--- a/src/components/Author/Card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Author/Card.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { follow, unfollow } from '../../stores/zine/common'
 import { clsx } from 'clsx'
 import { useSession } from '../../context/session'
 import { FollowingEntity } from '../../graphql/types.gen'
+import { router, useRouter } from '../../stores/router'
+import { openPage } from '@nanostores/router'
 
 interface AuthorCardProps {
   caption?: string
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ export const AuthorCard = (props: AuthorCardProps) => {
       : translit(props.author.name || '', locale() || 'ru')
   }
   // TODO: reimplement AuthorCard
+  const { changeSearchParam } = useRouter()
+  const handleInitChat = () => {
+    openPage(router, 'inbox')
+    changeSearchParam('openChat', `${props.author.id}`)
+  }
   return (
     <div
       class={clsx(styles.author)}
@@ -127,6 +134,7 @@ export const AuthorCard = (props: AuthorCardProps) => {
                   'button--subscribe-topic': props.isAuthorsList,
                   [styles.buttonWrite]: props.liteButtons && props.isAuthorsList
                 }}
+                onClick={handleInitChat}
               >
                 <Icon name="comment" class={styles.icon} />
                 <Show when={!props.liteButtons}>{t('Write')}</Show>
diff --git a/src/components/Nav/AuthModal/types.ts b/src/components/Nav/AuthModal/types.ts
index c8c0add6..2b42379c 100644
--- a/src/components/Nav/AuthModal/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/Nav/AuthModal/types.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ export type AuthModalSearchParams = {
 export type ConfirmEmailSearchParams = {
   token: string
 }
+
+export type CreateChatSearchParams = {
+  id: number
+}
diff --git a/src/graphql/query/author-by-slug.ts b/src/graphql/query/author-by-slug.ts
index d25ae0ab..9853edce 100644
--- a/src/graphql/query/author-by-slug.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/query/author-by-slug.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export default gql`
   query GetAuthorBySlugQuery($slug: String!) {
     getAuthor(slug: $slug) {
       _id: slug
+      id
       slug
       name
       bio
diff --git a/src/graphql/query/author-followers.ts b/src/graphql/query/author-followers.ts
index dcb6b44a..5dccac58 100644
--- a/src/graphql/query/author-followers.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/query/author-followers.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export default gql`
   query UserSubscribersQuery($slug: String!) {
     userSubcribers(slug: $slug) {
       _id: slug
+      id
       slug
       name
       bio
diff --git a/src/graphql/query/author-following.ts b/src/graphql/query/author-following.ts
index 3100fe5d..cc6c4edb 100644
--- a/src/graphql/query/author-following.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/query/author-following.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export default gql`
   query UserFollowingQuery($slug: String!) {
     userFollowing(slug: $slug) {
       _id: slug
+      id
       slug
       name
       bio
diff --git a/src/graphql/query/authors-all.ts b/src/graphql/query/authors-all.ts
index 036a02f1..b5a6e65a 100644
--- a/src/graphql/query/authors-all.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/query/authors-all.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export default gql`
   query AuthorsAllQuery {
     authorsAll {
       _id: slug
+      id
       slug
       name
       bio
diff --git a/src/graphql/query/authors-load-by.ts b/src/graphql/query/authors-load-by.ts
index a76bf102..fdafd924 100644
--- a/src/graphql/query/authors-load-by.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/query/authors-load-by.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export default gql`
   query AuthorLoadByQuery($by: AuthorsBy, $limit: Int, $offset: Int) {
     loadAuthorsBy(by: $by, limit: $limit, offset: $offset) {
       _id: slug
+      id
       slug
       name
       bio