diff --git a/pinaxcon/proposals/fields.py b/pinaxcon/proposals/fields.py
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+from django import forms
+
+
+class HelpTextWidget(forms.Widget):
+    template_name = "forms/widgets/help_widget.html"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, text=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.text = text
+
+    def render(self, name, value, attrs=None, renderer=None):
+        context = {'text': self.text}
+        return self._render(self.template_name, context, renderer)
+
+
+class HelpTextField(forms.Field):
+    def __init__(self, *args, text=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.required = False
+
+        widget = HelpTextWidget(text=text)
+        widget.is_required = False
+        self.widget = widget
+
+    def clean(self, value):
+        return value
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diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/forms/widgets/help_widget.html b/pinaxcon/templates/forms/widgets/help_widget.html
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+<div>
+  <p>{{ text|safe }}</p>
+</div>
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