diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20160815125009_create_preview.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20160815125009_create_preview.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce8891521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20160815125009_create_preview.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+defmodule CodeCorps.Repo.Migrations.CreatePreview do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    create table(:preview) do
+      add :markdown, :text, null: false
+      add :body, :text, null: false
+
+      add :user_id, references(:users, on_delete: :nothing)
+
+      timestamps()
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/controllers/preview_controller_test.exs b/test/controllers/preview_controller_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d5213a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/preview_controller_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+defmodule CodeCorps.PreviewControllerTest do
+  use CodeCorps.ConnCase
+
+  alias CodeCorps.Preview
+
+  setup do
+    conn =
+      %{build_conn | host: "api."}
+      |> put_req_header("accept", "application/vnd.api+json")
+      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/vnd.api+json")
+
+    {:ok, conn: conn}
+  end
+
+  test "creates and renders resource, with body containing markdown rendered to html", %{conn: conn} do
+    conn = post conn, preview_path(conn, :create), %{
+      "meta" => %{},
+      "data" => %{"type" => "preview","attributes" => %{markdown: "A **strong** element"}}
+    }
+
+    json =
+      conn
+      |> json_response(201)
+
+    id =
+      json["data"]["id"]
+      |> String.to_integer
+
+    assert id
+
+    attributes = json["data"]["attributes"]
+
+    assert attributes["body"] == "<p>A <strong>strong</strong> element</p>\n"
+    assert attributes["markdown"] == "A **strong** element"
+
+    preview =
+      Preview
+      |> Repo.get!(id)
+
+    assert preview.body == "<p>A <strong>strong</strong> element</p>\n"
+    assert preview.markdown == "A **strong** element"
+  end
+
+  test "it assigns current user as owner of preview, if available", %{conn: conn} do
+    user = insert_user()
+
+    path = preview_path(conn, :create)
+    payload = %{
+      "meta" => %{},
+      "data" => %{"type" => "preview", "attributes" => %{markdown: "A **strong** element"}}
+    }
+
+    conn =
+      conn
+      |> Guardian.Plug.api_sign_in(user)
+      |> post(path, payload)
+
+    json =
+      conn
+      |> json_response(201)
+
+    id =
+      json["data"]["id"]
+      |> String.to_integer
+
+    preview =
+      Preview
+      |> Repo.get!(id)
+
+    assert preview.user_id == user.id
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/models/preview_test.exs b/test/models/preview_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adcb13dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/models/preview_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+defmodule CodeCorps.PreviewTest do
+  use CodeCorps.ModelCase
+
+  alias CodeCorps.Preview
+
+  test "changeset renders body html from markdown" do
+    changeset = Preview.changeset(%Preview{}, %{markdown: "A **strong** element"}, nil)
+    assert changeset.valid?
+    assert changeset |> get_change(:body) == "<p>A <strong>strong</strong> element</p>\n"
+  end
+
+  test "changeset requires markdown change" do
+    changeset = Preview.changeset(%Preview{}, %{}, nil)
+    refute changeset.valid?
+    assert changeset.errors[:markdown] == {"can't be blank", []}
+  end
+
+  test "assings user_id if present" do
+    user = insert_user
+    changeset = Preview.changeset(%Preview{}, %{markdown: "A **strong** element"}, user)
+    assert changeset.valid?
+    assert Ecto.Changeset.get_change(changeset, :user).data == user
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/controllers/preview_controller.ex b/web/controllers/preview_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44607d46f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/controllers/preview_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+defmodule CodeCorps.PreviewController do
+  use CodeCorps.Web, :controller
+
+  alias CodeCorps.Preview
+  alias JaSerializer.Params
+
+  def create(conn, %{"data" => data = %{"type" => "preview", "attributes" => _project_params}}) do
+    user =
+      conn
+      |> Guardian.Plug.current_resource
+
+    changeset = Preview.changeset(%Preview{}, Params.to_attributes(data), user)
+
+
+
+    case Repo.insert(changeset) do
+      {:ok, preview} ->
+        preview =
+          preview
+          |> Repo.preload([:user])
+
+        conn
+        |> put_status(:created)
+        |> render("show.json-api", data: preview)
+      {:error, changeset} ->
+        conn
+        |> put_status(:unprocessable_entity)
+        |> render(CodeCorps.ChangesetView, "error.json-api", changeset: changeset)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/models/preview.ex b/web/models/preview.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db9451f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/models/preview.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+defmodule CodeCorps.Preview do
+    @moduledoc """
+    Represents an category on Code Corps, e.g. "Society" and "Technology".
+    """
+
+  use CodeCorps.Web, :model
+
+  schema "preview" do
+    field :body, :string
+    field :markdown, :string
+
+    belongs_to :user, CodeCorps.User
+
+    timestamps()
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Builds a changeset based on the `struct` and `params`.
+  """
+  def changeset(struct, params \\ %{}, user) do
+    struct
+    |> cast(params, [:markdown])
+    |> validate_required([:markdown])
+    |> assign_user(user)
+    |> render_markdown_to_html
+  end
+
+  defp render_markdown_to_html(changeset = %Ecto.Changeset{changes: %{markdown: markdown}}) do
+    html =
+      markdown
+      |> Earmark.to_html
+
+    changeset
+    |> put_change(:body, html)
+  end
+  defp render_markdown_to_html(changeset), do: changeset
+
+  defp assign_user(changeset, nil), do: changeset
+  defp assign_user(changeset, user) do
+    changeset
+    |> put_assoc(:user, user)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/router.ex b/web/router.ex
index fc4aec8e3..9a02f67a3 100644
--- a/web/router.ex
+++ b/web/router.ex
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ defmodule CodeCorps.Router do
 
     resources "/projects", ProjectController, except: [:delete]
 
+    resources "/previews", PreviewController, only: [:create]
+
     get "/:slug", SluggedRouteController, :show
     get "/:slug/projects", ProjectController, :index
     get "/:slug/:project_slug", ProjectController, :show
diff --git a/web/views/preview_view.ex b/web/views/preview_view.ex
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aeccaf84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/views/preview_view.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+defmodule CodeCorps.PreviewView do
+  use CodeCorps.Web, :view
+  use JaSerializer.PhoenixView
+
+  attributes [:markdown, :body, :inserted_at, :updated_at]
+
+  has_one :user, serializer: CodeCorps.UserView
+end