diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ac77f63..c4432c59 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bricks.js": "^1.7.0",
+    "dateformat": "^1.0.12",
     "fuzzy": "^0.1.1",
     "js-base64": "^2.1.9",
     "json-loader": "^0.5.4",
diff --git a/src/backends/github/API.js b/src/backends/github/API.js
index 9fe61b71..210a229f 100644
--- a/src/backends/github/API.js
+++ b/src/backends/github/API.js
@@ -103,24 +103,12 @@ export default class API {
   }
 
   retrieveMetadata(key) {
-    const cache = LocalForage.getItem(`gh.meta.${key}`);
-    return cache.then((cached) => {
-      if (cached && cached.expires > Date.now()) { return cached.data; }
-
-      return this.request(`${this.repoURL}/contents/${key}.json`, {
-        params: { ref: 'refs/meta/_netlify_cms' },
-        headers: { Accept: 'application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw' },
-        cache: 'no-store',
-      })
-      .then(response => JSON.parse(response))
-      .then((result) => {
-        LocalForage.setItem(`gh.meta.${key}`, {
-          expires: Date.now() + 300000, // In 5 minutes
-          data: result,
-        });
-        return result;
-      });
-    }).catch(error => null);
+    return this.request(`${this.repoURL}/contents/${key}.json`, {
+      params: { ref: 'refs/meta/_netlify_cms' },
+      headers: { Accept: 'application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw' },
+      cache: 'no-store',
+    })
+    .then(response => JSON.parse(response));
   }
 
   readFile(path, sha, branch = this.branch) {
@@ -148,14 +136,26 @@ export default class API {
   }
 
   readUnpublishedBranchFile(contentKey) {
-    let metaData;
-    return this.retrieveMetadata(contentKey)
-    .then(data => {
-      metaData = data;
-      return this.readFile(data.objects.entry, null, data.branch);
-    })
-    .then(file => {
-      return { metaData, file };
+    const cache = LocalForage.getItem(`gh.unpublished.${contentKey}`);
+    return cache.then((cached) => {
+      if (cached && cached.expires > Date.now()) { return cached.data; }
+
+      let metaData;
+      return this.retrieveMetadata(contentKey)
+      .then(data => {
+        metaData = data;
+        return this.readFile(data.objects.entry, null, data.branch);
+      })
+      .then(file => {
+        return { metaData, file };
+      })
+      .then((result) => {
+        LocalForage.setItem(`gh.unpublished.${contentKey}`, {
+          expires: Date.now() + 300000, // In 5 minutes
+          data: result,
+        });
+        return result;
+      });
     });
   }
 
@@ -191,19 +191,24 @@ export default class API {
         if (options.mode && options.mode === EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW) {
           const contentKey = options.collectionName ? `${options.collectionName}-${entry.slug}` : entry.slug;
           const branchName = `cms/${contentKey}`;
-          return this.createBranch(branchName, response.sha)
-          .then(this.storeMetadata(contentKey, {
+          return this.user().then(user => {
+            return user.name ? user.name : user.login;
+          })
+          .then(username => this.storeMetadata(contentKey, {
             type: 'PR',
-            status: status.DRAFT,
+            user: username,
+            status: status.first(),
             branch: branchName,
             collection: options.collectionName,
-            title: options.parsedData.title,
-            description: options.parsedData.description,
+            title: options.parsedData && options.parsedData.title,
+            description: options.parsedData && options.parsedData.description,
             objects: {
               entry: entry.path,
               files: mediaFiles.map(file => file.path)
-            }
+            },
+            timeStamp: new Date().toISOString()
           }))
+          .then(this.createBranch(branchName, response.sha))
           .then(this.createPR(options.commitMessage, `cms/${contentKey}`));
         } else {
           return this.patchBranch(this.branch, response.sha);
diff --git a/src/components/UnpublishedListing.css b/src/components/UnpublishedListing.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4b97b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/UnpublishedListing.css
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+.column {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-block;
+  vertical-align: top;
+  text-align: center;
+  width: 28%;
+}
+
+.column:not(:last-child) {
+  margin-right: 8%;
+}
+
+.card {
+  width: 100% !important;
+  margin: 7px 0;
+
+  & h1 {
+    font-size: 17px;
+    & small {
+      font-weight: normal;
+    }
+  }
+
+  & p {
+    color: #555;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/UnpublishedListing.js b/src/components/UnpublishedListing.js
index 0ef0cdfa..e43c8b07 100644
--- a/src/components/UnpublishedListing.js
+++ b/src/components/UnpublishedListing.js
@@ -1,29 +1,41 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
+import dateFormat from 'dateFormat';
 import { Card } from './UI';
 import { statusDescriptions } from '../constants/publishModes';
+import styles from './UnpublishedListing.css';
 
 export default class UnpublishedListing extends React.Component {
-  renderColumn(entries) {
+  renderColumns(entries, column) {
     if (!entries) return;
-    return (
-      <div>
+
+    if (!column) {
+      return entries.entrySeq().map(([currColumn, currEntries]) => (
+        <div key={currColumn} className={styles.column}>
+          <h3>{statusDescriptions.get(currColumn)}</h3>
+          {this.renderColumns(currEntries, currColumn)}
+        </div>
+      ));
+    } else {
+      return <div>
         {entries.map(entry => {
-          return <Card key={entry.get('slug')}><h4>{entry.getIn(['data', 'title'])}</h4></Card>;
+          // Look for an "author" field. Fallback to username on backend implementation;
+          const author = entry.getIn(['data', 'author'], entry.getIn(['metaData', 'user']));
+          const timeStamp = dateFormat(Date.parse(entry.getIn(['metaData', 'timeStamp'])), 'longDate');
+          return (
+            <Card key={entry.get('slug')} className={styles.card}>
+              <h1>{entry.getIn(['data', 'title'])} <small>by {author}</small></h1>
+              <p>Last updated: {timeStamp} by {entry.getIn(['metaData', 'user'])}</p>
+            </Card>
+          );
         }
         )}
-      </div>
-    );
+      </div>;
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { entries } = this.props;
-    const columns = entries.entrySeq().map(([key, currEntries]) => (
-      <div key={key}>
-        <h3>{statusDescriptions.get(key)}</h3>
-        {this.renderColumn(currEntries)}
-      </div>
-    ));
+    const columns = this.renderColumns(this.props.entries);
 
     return (
       <div>
@@ -34,12 +46,5 @@ export default class UnpublishedListing extends React.Component {
 }
 
 UnpublishedListing.propTypes = {
-  entries: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
+  entries: ImmutablePropTypes.orderedMap,
 };
-
-
-
-<div>
-  <h3>Drafts</h3>
-  <card>Cool Recipe</card>
-</div>
diff --git a/src/constants/publishModes.js b/src/constants/publishModes.js
index 9e7256d9..2cf4e443 100644
--- a/src/constants/publishModes.js
+++ b/src/constants/publishModes.js
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-import { Map } from 'immutable';
+import { Map, OrderedMap } from 'immutable';
 
 // Create/edit workflow modes
 export const SIMPLE = 'simple';
 export const EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW = 'editorial_workflow';
 
 // Available status
-export const status = {
+export const status = OrderedMap({
   DRAFT: 'draft',
   PENDING_REVIEW: 'pending_review',
   PENDING_PUBLISH: 'pending_publish',
-};
+});
 
 export const statusDescriptions = Map({
-  [status.DRAFT]: 'Draft',
-  [status.PENDING_REVIEW]: 'Waiting for Review',
-  [status.PENDING_PUBLISH]: 'Waiting to go live',
+  [status.get('DRAFT')]: 'Draft',
+  [status.get('PENDING_REVIEW')]: 'Waiting for Review',
+  [status.get('PENDING_PUBLISH')]: 'Waiting to go live',
 });
diff --git a/src/containers/EditorialWorkflowHoC.js b/src/containers/EditorialWorkflowHoC.js
index a7ffcc74..603f7819 100644
--- a/src/containers/EditorialWorkflowHoC.js
+++ b/src/containers/EditorialWorkflowHoC.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
-import { Map } from 'immutable';
+import { OrderedMap } from 'immutable';
 import { init, loadUnpublishedEntries } from '../actions/editorialWorkflow';
 import { selectUnpublishedEntries } from '../reducers';
 import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW, status } from '../constants/publishModes';
 import UnpublishedListing from '../components/UnpublishedListing';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import _ from 'lodash';
 
 export default function EditorialWorkflow(WrappedComponent) {
   class EditorialWorkflow extends WrappedComponent {
@@ -45,11 +44,15 @@ export default function EditorialWorkflow(WrappedComponent) {
     const returnObj = { isEditorialWorkflow };
 
     if (isEditorialWorkflow) {
-      returnObj.unpublishedEntries = _.reduce(status, (acc, currStatus) => {
+      /*
+       * Generates an ordered Map of the available status as keys.
+       * Each key containing a List of available unpubhlished entries
+       * Eg.: OrderedMap{'draft':List(), 'pending_review':List(), 'pending_publish':List()}
+       */
+      returnObj.unpublishedEntries = status.reduce((acc, currStatus) => {
         return acc.set(currStatus, selectUnpublishedEntries(state, currStatus));
-      }, Map());
+      }, OrderedMap());
     }
-
     return returnObj;
   }