diff --git a/src/generate.jl b/src/generate.jl
index 8f8c500..d51405f 100644
--- a/src/generate.jl
+++ b/src/generate.jl
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ function generate(
             println(io, "\n[compat]\njulia = $(repr_version(t.julia_version))")
         end
 
+        # Replace the authors field with the template's authors.
+        if !isempty(t.authors)
+            path = joinpath(pkg_dir, "Project.toml")
+            project = read(path, String)
+            authors = string("[", join(map(repr ∘ strip, split(t.authors, ",")), ", "), "]")
+            write(path, replace(project, r"authors = .*" => "authors = $authors"))
+        end
+
         if git
             # Initialize the repo.
             repo = LibGit2.init(pkg_dir)
diff --git a/src/template.jl b/src/template.jl
index 4c35d43..3c300a7 100644
--- a/src/template.jl
+++ b/src/template.jl
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ struct Template
         # If no author was set, look for one in the global git config.
         if isempty(authors)
             authors = LibGit2.getconfig("user.name", "")
-        elseif isa(authors, Vector)
+            email = LibGit2.getconfig("user.email", "")
+            isempty(email) || (authors *= " <$email>")
+        elseif authors isa Vector
             authors = join(authors, ", ")
         end
 
diff --git a/test/tests.jl b/test/tests.jl
index 74e0e99..4eec9b1 100644
--- a/test/tests.jl
+++ b/test/tests.jl
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ write(test_file, template_text)
 
 @testset "Template creation" begin
     # Checking default field assignments.
-    t = Template(; user=me)
+    t = Template(; authors="foo", user=me)
     @test t.user == me
     @test t.license == "MIT"
-    @test t.authors == LibGit2.getconfig("user.name", "")
+    @test t.authors == "foo"
     @test t.dir == default_dir
     @test t.julia_version == PkgTemplates.default_version()
     @test !t.ssh
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ end
     pkg_dir = replace(default_dir, homedir() => "~")
     ver = PkgTemplates.version_floor(PkgTemplates.default_version())
     buf = IOBuffer()
-    t = Template(; user=me)
+    t = Template(; user=me, authors="foo")
     show(buf, t)
     text = String(take!(buf))
     expected = """
         Template:
           → User: $me
           → Host: github.com
-          → License: MIT ($(LibGit2.getconfig("user.name", "")) $(year(today())))
+          → License: MIT (foo $(year(today())))
           → Package directory: $pkg_dir
           → Minimum Julia version: v$ver
           → SSH remote: No