diff --git a/resolvers/__init__.py b/resolvers/__init__.py
index 0e62d2a7..e31ad198 100644
--- a/resolvers/__init__.py
+++ b/resolvers/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from resolvers.author import (
     get_author,
     get_author_follows,
+    get_author_followers,
     get_author_id,
     get_authors_all,
     load_authors_by,
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ from resolvers.follower import (
     unfollow,
     get_topic_followers,
     get_shout_followers,
-    get_author_followers,
 )
 from resolvers.reaction import (
     create_reaction,
diff --git a/resolvers/author.py b/resolvers/author.py
index aa5cb479..e63575f8 100644
--- a/resolvers/author.py
+++ b/resolvers/author.py
@@ -307,3 +307,18 @@ async def create_author(user_id: str, slug: str, name: str = ""):
         session.add(new_author)
         session.commit()
         logger.info(f"author created by webhook {new_author.dict()}")
+
+
+@query.field("get_author_followers")
+async def get_author_followers(_, _info, slug) -> List[Author]:
+    q = select(Author)
+    q = add_author_stat_columns(q)
+
+    aliased_author = aliased(Author)
+    q = (
+        q.join(AuthorFollower, AuthorFollower.follower == Author.id)
+        .join(aliased_author, aliased_author.id == AuthorFollower.author)
+        .where(aliased_author.slug == slug)
+    )
+
+    return await get_authors_from_query(q)
diff --git a/resolvers/follower.py b/resolvers/follower.py
index 76a0b441..11819b64 100644
--- a/resolvers/follower.py
+++ b/resolvers/follower.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from orm.author import Author, AuthorFollower
 from orm.reaction import Reaction
 from orm.shout import Shout, ShoutReactionsFollower
 from orm.topic import Topic, TopicFollower
-from resolvers.author import add_author_stat_columns, get_authors_from_query
 from resolvers.community import community_follow, community_unfollow
 from resolvers.topic import (
     topic_follow,
@@ -238,21 +237,6 @@ async def get_topic_followers(_, _info, slug: str, topic_id: int) -> List[Author
     return await get_topics_from_query(q)
 
 
-@query.field("get_author_followers")
-async def get_author_followers(_, _info, slug) -> List[Author]:
-    q = select(Author)
-    q = add_author_stat_columns(q)
-
-    aliased_author = aliased(Author)
-    q = (
-        q.join(AuthorFollower, AuthorFollower.follower == Author.id)
-        .join(aliased_author, aliased_author.id == AuthorFollower.author)
-        .where(aliased_author.slug == slug)
-    )
-
-    return await get_authors_from_query(q)
-
-
 @query.field("get_shout_followers")
 def get_shout_followers(
     _, _info, slug: str = "", shout_id: int | None = None