diff --git a/converters/sphinx_transformer.py b/converters/sphinx_transformer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba7893a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/converters/sphinx_transformer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+"""
+Module that allows custom Sphinx parameters to be set on the notebook and
+on the 'other' object passed into Jinja.
+"""
+
+# Used to find Sphinx package location
+import sphinx
+import os.path
+
+# Used to determine python version
+import sys
+
+# Used to set the default date to today's date 
+from datetime import date 
+
+# Configurable traitlets
+from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, Bool
+
+# Needed to override transformer
+from converters.transformers import (ConfigurableTransformers)
+
+class SphinxTransformer(ConfigurableTransformers):
+    """
+    Sphinx utility transformer.
+
+    This transformer is used to set variables needed by the latex to build
+    Sphinx stylized templates.
+    """
+    
+    interactive = Bool(True, config=True, help="""
+    Allows you to define whether or not the Sphinx exporter will prompt
+    you for input during the conversion process.  If this is set to false,
+    the author, version, release, date, and chapterstyle traits should
+    be set.
+    """)
+    
+    author = Unicode("Unknown Author", config=True, help="Author name")
+    
+    version = Unicode("", config=True, help="""Version number
+    You can leave this blank if you do not want to render a version number.
+    Example: "1.0.0"
+    """)
+    
+    release = Unicode("", config=True, help="""Release name
+    You can leave this blank if you do not want to render a release name.
+    Example: "Rough Draft"
+    """)
+    
+    publishdate = Unicode("", config=True, help="""Publish date
+    This is the date to render on the document as the publish date.
+    Leave this blank to default to todays date.  
+    Example: "June 12, 1990"
+    """)
+    
+    chapterstyle = Unicode("Bjarne", config=True, help="""Sphinx chapter style
+    This is the style to use for the chapter headers in the document.
+    You may choose one of the following:
+        "Bjarne"    (default)
+        "Lenny"
+        "Glenn"
+        "Conny"
+        "Rejne"
+        "Sonny"    (used for international documents)
+    """)
+    
+    
+    def __call__(self, nb, other):
+        """
+        Sphinx transformation to apply on each notebook.
+
+        Since we are not interested in any additional manipulation on a cell
+        by cell basis, we do not  call the base implementation.
+        """
+
+        if self.interactive:
+            
+            # Prompt the user for additional meta data that doesn't exist currently
+            # but would be usefull for Sphinx.
+            nb.metadata["author"] = self._prompt_author()
+            nb.metadata["version"] = self._prompt_version()
+            nb.metadata["release"] = self._prompt_release()
+            nb.metadata["date"] = self._prompt_date()
+            
+            # Prompt the user for the document style.
+            other["sphinx_chapterstyle"] = self._prompt_chapter_title_style()
+        else:
+            
+            # Try to use the traitlets.
+            nb.metadata["author"] = self.author
+            nb.metadata["version"] = self.version
+            nb.metadata["release"] = self.release
+            
+            if len(self.publishdate.strip()) == 0:
+                nb.metadata["date"] = date.today().strftime("%B %-d, %Y")
+            else:
+                nb.metadata["date"] = self.publishdate
+                
+            other["sphinx_chapterstyle"] = self.chapterstyle
+            
+        # Find and pass in the path to the Sphinx dependencies.
+        other["sphinx_texinputs"] = os.path.abspath(sphinx.__file__ + "/../texinputs")
+        
+        # End
+        return nb, other
+    
+    def _prompt_author(self):
+        return  self._input("Author name: ")
+    
+    def _prompt_version(self):
+        return  self._input("Version (ie ""1.0.0""): ")
+    
+    def _prompt_release(self):
+        return  self._input("Release Name (ie ""Rough draft""): ")
+    
+    def _prompt_date(self):
+        default_date = date.today().strftime("%B %-d, %Y")
+        user_date = self._input("Date (deafults to \"" + default_date + "\"): ")
+        if len(user_date.strip()) == 0:
+            user_date = default_date
+        return user_date
+    
+    def _prompt_chapter_title_style(self):
+        
+        # Dictionary of available Sphinx styles
+        styles = {1: "Bjarne",
+                  2: "Lenny",
+                  3: "Glenn",
+                  4: "Conny",
+                  5: "Rejne",
+                  6: "Sonny"}
+        default_style = 1
+        
+        # Build the menu that will be displayed to the user with
+        # all of the options available. 
+        style_prompt = ""
+        for key, value in styles.iteritems():
+            style_prompt += "%d %s" % (key, value)
+            if key == default_style:
+                style_prompt += " (default)"
+            elif value == "Sonny":
+                style_prompt += " (for international documents)"
+            style_prompt += "\n"
+        
+        # Continue to ask the user for a style until an appropriate
+        # one is specified.
+        response = -1
+        while (0 > response or response > 6):
+            try:
+                text_response = self._input(style_prompt)
+                
+                # Use default option if no input.
+                if len(text_response.strip()) == 0:
+                    response = 1
+                else:
+                    response = int(text_response)
+            except:
+                print("Error: Value must be a number between 1 and 6, leave blank for default\n")
+        return styles[response]
+          
+    def _input(self, prompt_text):
+        """
+        Prompt the user for input.
+        
+        The input command will change depending on the version of python
+        installed.  To maintain support for 2 and earlier, we must use
+        raw_input in that case.  Else use input.
+        """
+        
+        # Try to get the python version.  This command is only available in
+        # python 2 and later, so it's important that we catch the exception
+        # if the command isn't found.
+        try:
+            majorversion = sys.version_info[0]
+        except:
+            majorversion = 1
+            
+        # Use the correct function to prompt the user for input depending on 
+        # what python version the code is running in.
+        if majorversion >= 3:
+            return input(prompt_text) 
+        else:
+            return raw_input(prompt_text)
diff --git a/nbconvert2.py b/nbconvert2.py
index 6bb0da5..3f4864b 100755
--- a/nbconvert2.py
+++ b/nbconvert2.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from IPython.config.loader import ConfigFileNotFound
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, Bool
 
 from converters.transformers import (ExtractFigureTransformer)
+from converters.sphinx_transformer import (SphinxTransformer)
 
 from converters.config import GlobalConfigurable
 
@@ -105,7 +106,13 @@ class NbconvertApp(Application):
         """Convert a notebook in one step"""
         ipynb_file = (self.extra_args or [None])[2]
 
-        C = ConverterTemplate(config=self.config)
+        # If you are writting a custom transformer, append it to the dictionary
+        # below.
+        userpreprocessors = {}
+        userpreprocessors["SphinxTransformer"] = SphinxTransformer(config=self.config) # Sphinx templates
+        
+        # Create the converter
+        C = ConverterTemplate(config=self.config, preprocessors=userpreprocessors)
 
         output, resources = C.from_filename(ipynb_file)
         if self.stdout :
diff --git a/profile/latex_sphinx_base.nbcv b/profile/latex_sphinx_base.nbcv
index 9fd9219..693a76c 100644
--- a/profile/latex_sphinx_base.nbcv
+++ b/profile/latex_sphinx_base.nbcv
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 c = get_config()
 
-#Inherit
+# Inherit
 load_subconfig('latex_base.nbcv')
 
-#Overrides
+# Overrides
 c.ConverterTemplate.template_file='latex_sphinx_base'
 c.NbconvertApp.write = True
+
+#TODO: assign from c.ConverterTemplate.pre_transformer_order
+Transformers = ['haspyout_transformer'] 
+Transformers.append('SphinxTransformer') # Add Sphinx transformer
+c.ConverterTemplate.pre_transformer_order = Transformers
+
diff --git a/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_base.tplx b/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_base.tplx
index 26d120c..59fe839 100644
--- a/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_base.tplx
+++ b/templates/tex/latex_sphinx_base.tplx
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 ((*- extends 'latex_base.tplx' -*))
 
 ((* block header *))
+
 % Header, overrides base
-    
+
     % Make sure that the sphinx doc style knows who it inherits from.
     \def\sphinxdocclass{(((parentdocumentclass)))}
-
+    
     % Declare the document class
-    \documentclass[letterpaper,10pt,english]{sphinx(((documentclass)))}
+    \documentclass[letterpaper,10pt,english]{((( resources.sphinx_texinputs )))/sphinx(((documentclass)))}
     
     % Imports    
     \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
@@ -26,18 +27,18 @@
     \usepackage{babel}
     \usepackage{times}
     \usepackage{import}
-    \usepackage[Bjarne]{fncychap}
+    \usepackage[((( resources.sphinx_chapterstyle )))]{((( resources.sphinx_texinputs )))/fncychap}
     \usepackage{longtable}
-    \usepackage{sphinx}
+    \usepackage{((( resources.sphinx_texinputs )))/sphinx}
     \usepackage{multirow}
 
     % Document level variables
     \title{((( nb.metadata.name )))} 
-    \date{\today}
-    \release{} 
-    \author{Unknown Author}
+    \date{((( nb.metadata.date )))}
+    \release{((( nb.metadata.version )))} 
+    \author{((( nb.metadata.author )))}
     \newcommand{\sphinxlogo}{}
-    \renewcommand{\releasename}{Release} 
+    \renewcommand{\releasename}{((( nb.metadata.release )))} 
     \makeindex