diff --git a/collection.go b/collection.go
index 42e2202..2f28dbc 100644
--- a/collection.go
+++ b/collection.go
@@ -1,16 +1,47 @@
 package writeas
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
 // Collection represents a collection of posts. Blogs are a type of collection
 // on Write.as.
 type Collection struct {
 	Alias       string `json:"alias"`
 	Title       string `json:"title"`
 	Description string `json:"description"`
 	StyleSheet  string `json:"style_sheet"`
 	Private     bool   `json:"private"`
 	Views       int64  `json:"views"`
 	Domain      string `json:"domain,omitempty"`
 	Email       string `json:"email,omitempty"`
 
 	TotalPosts int `json:"total_posts"`
 }
+
+// GetCollection retrieves a collection, returning the Collection and any error
+// (in user-friendly form) that occurs. See
+// https://writeas.github.io/docs/#retrieve-a-collection
+func (c *Client) GetCollection(alias string) (*Collection, error) {
+	coll := &Collection{}
+	env, err := c.get(fmt.Sprintf("/collections/%s", alias), coll)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var ok bool
+	if coll, ok = env.Data.(*Collection); !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Wrong data returned from API.")
+	}
+	status := env.Code
+
+	if status == http.StatusOK {
+		return coll, nil
+	} else if status == http.StatusNotFound {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Collection not found.")
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Problem getting collection: %s. %v\n", status, err)
+	}
+	return coll, nil
+}
diff --git a/collection_test.go b/collection_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87b447a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collection_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package writeas
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetCollection(t *testing.T) {
+	wac := NewClient()
+
+	res, err := wac.GetCollection("blog")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected fetch results: %+v, err: %v\n", res, err)
+	} else {
+		t.Logf("Post: %+v", res)
+		if res.Title != "write.as" {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected fetch results: %+v\n", res)
+		}
+	}
+}