diff --git a/apps/common/widgets.py b/apps/common/widgets.py
index 3a3aa6c459..66826ba3e2 100644
--- a/apps/common/widgets.py
+++ b/apps/common/widgets.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import os
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django import forms
+from django.forms.util import flatatt
+from django.utils.html import escape, conditional_escape
+from django.utils.encoding import StrAndUnicode, force_unicode
 
 
 class PlainWidget(forms.widgets.Widget):
@@ -63,3 +66,21 @@ def two_state_template(state, famfam_ok_icon=u'tick', famfam_fail_icon=u'cross')
         return mark_safe(u'<span class="famfam active famfam-%s"></span>' % famfam_ok_icon)
     else:
         return mark_safe(u'<span class="famfam active famfam-%s"></span>' % famfam_fail_icon)
+
+
+class TextAreaDiv(forms.widgets.Widget):
+    def __init__(self, attrs=None):
+        # The 'rows' and 'cols' attributes are required for HTML correctness.
+        default_attrs = {'class': 'text_area_div'}
+        #'cols': '40', 'rows': '10'}
+        if attrs:
+            default_attrs.update(attrs)
+        super(TextAreaDiv, self).__init__(default_attrs)
+
+    def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
+        if value is None: value = ''
+        final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, name=name)
+        result = mark_safe(u'<div%s>%s</div>' % (flatatt(final_attrs),
+            conditional_escape(force_unicode(value))))
+            
+        return mark_safe(result.replace('\n', '<br>'))
diff --git a/site_media/css/override.css b/site_media/css/override.css
index 4d8797950e..8283bd0777 100644
--- a/site_media/css/override.css
+++ b/site_media/css/override.css
@@ -21,3 +21,14 @@
 .choice_form {
     min-width: 200px;
 }
+
+.text_area_div {
+    border: 1px solid;
+    height: 200px;
+    overflow: auto;
+    border: 1px solid #E2E2E2;
+    width: 100%;
+    font-size: 1.2em;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 1px 0;
+}