diff --git a/atom.go b/atom.go
index bd54909..b9bdc44 100644
--- a/atom.go
+++ b/atom.go
@@ -11,20 +11,35 @@ import (
 
 const ns = "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
 
+type AtomPerson struct {
+	Name  string `xml:"name,omitempty"`
+	Uri   string `xml:"uri,omitempty"`
+	Email string `xml:"email,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type AtomSummary struct {
-	S    string `xml:",chardata"`
-	Type string `xml:"type,attr"`
+	Content string `xml:",chardata"`
+	Type    string `xml:"type,attr"`
+}
+
+type AtomAuthor struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"author"`
+	AtomPerson
+}
+
+type AtomContributor struct {
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"contributor"`
+	AtomPerson
 }
 
 type AtomEntry struct {
-	XMLName     xml.Name `xml:"entry"`
-	Title       string   `xml:"title"`
-	Link        *AtomLink
-	Updated     string       `xml:"updated"`
-	Id          string       `xml:"id"`
-	Summary     *AtomSummary `xml:"summary,omitempty"`
-	AuthorName  string       `xml:"author>name,omitempty"`
-	AuthorEmail string       `xml:"author>email,omitempty"`
+	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"entry"`
+	Title   string   `xml:"title"`
+	Link    *AtomLink
+	Updated string       `xml:"updated"`
+	Id      string       `xml:"id"`
+	Summary *AtomSummary `xml:"summary,omitempty"`
+	Author  *AtomAuthor
 }
 
 type AtomLink struct {
@@ -34,14 +49,19 @@ type AtomLink struct {
 }
 
 type AtomFeed struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"feed"`
-	Ns      string   `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
-	Title   string   `xml:"title"`
-	Link    *AtomLink
-	Id      string `xml:"id,omitempty"`
-	Updated string `xml:"updated"`
-	Summary string `xml:"summary,omitempty"`
-	Entries []*AtomEntry
+	XMLName     xml.Name `xml:"feed"`
+	Xmlns       string   `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
+	Category    string   `xml:"category,omitempty"`
+	Icon        string   `xml:"icon"`
+	Logo        string   `xml:"logo"`
+	Rights      string   `xml:"rights,omitempty"`
+	Title       string   `xml:"title"`
+	Subtitle    string   `xml:"subtitle,omitempty"`
+	Id          string   `xml:"id,omitempty"`
+	Updated     string   `xml:"updated"`
+	Link        *AtomLink
+	Contributor *AtomContributor
+	Entries     []*AtomEntry
 }
 
 type Atom struct {
@@ -70,14 +90,16 @@ func newAtomEntry(i *Item) *AtomEntry {
 	if i.Author != nil {
 		name, email = i.Author.Name, i.Author.Email
 	}
+
 	x := &AtomEntry{
-		Title:       i.Title,
-		Link:        &AtomLink{Href: i.Link.Href, Rel: i.Link.Rel},
-		Summary:     s,
-		Id:          id,
-		Updated:     anyTimeFormat(time.RFC3339, i.Updated, i.Created),
-		AuthorName:  name,
-		AuthorEmail: email,
+		Title:   i.Title,
+		Link:    &AtomLink{Href: i.Link.Href, Rel: i.Link.Rel},
+		Summary: s,
+		Id:      id,
+		Updated: anyTimeFormat(time.RFC3339, i.Updated, i.Created),
+	}
+	if len(name) > 0 || len(email) > 0 {
+		x.Author = &AtomAuthor{AtomPerson: AtomPerson{Name: name, Email: email}}
 	}
 	return x
 }
@@ -85,12 +107,12 @@ func newAtomEntry(i *Item) *AtomEntry {
 func (a *Atom) FeedXml() interface{} {
 	updated := anyTimeFormat(time.RFC3339, a.Updated, a.Created)
 	feed := &AtomFeed{
-		Ns:      ns,
-		Title:   a.Title,
-		Link:    &AtomLink{Href: a.Link.Href, Rel: a.Link.Rel},
-		Summary: a.Description,
-		Id:      a.Link.Href,
-		Updated: updated,
+		Xmlns:    ns,
+		Title:    a.Title,
+		Link:     &AtomLink{Href: a.Link.Href, Rel: a.Link.Rel},
+		Subtitle: a.Description,
+		Id:       a.Link.Href,
+		Updated:  updated,
 	}
 	for _, e := range a.Items {
 		feed.Entries = append(feed.Entries, newAtomEntry(e))
diff --git a/feed.go b/feed.go
index f8b5a7a..d2fdb2c 100644
--- a/feed.go
+++ b/feed.go
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ type Feed struct {
 	Description string
 	Author      *Author
 	Updated     time.Time
+	Created     time.Time
 	Id          string
 	Subtitle    string
-	Created     time.Time
 	Items       []*Item
+	Copyright   string
 }
 
 func (f *Feed) Add(item *Item) {
diff --git a/rss.go b/rss.go
index 58853e5..b510851 100644
--- a/rss.go
+++ b/rss.go
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-type RssFeed struct {
+// private wrapper around the RssFeed which gives us the <rss>..</rss> xml
+type rssFeedXml struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"rss"`
 	Version string   `xml:"version,attr"`
-	Channel *RssChannel
+	Channel *RssFeed
 }
 
-type RssChannel struct {
+// rss feed object which 
+type RssFeed struct {
 	XMLName        xml.Name `xml:"channel"`
 	Title          string   `xml:"title"`       // required
 	Link           string   `xml:"link"`        // required
@@ -81,9 +83,9 @@ func (r *Rss) FeedXml() interface{} {
 	if len(r.Author.Name) > 0 {
 		author = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", r.Author.Email, r.Author.Name)
 	}
-	feed := &RssFeed{
+	feed := &rssFeedXml{
 		Version: "2.0",
-		Channel: &RssChannel{
+		Channel: &RssFeed{
 			Title:          r.Title,
 			Link:           r.Link.Href,
 			Description:    r.Description,