diff --git a/src/import/activities.py b/src/import/activities.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f8d16c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/import/activities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""
+Activities for the import Temporal workflow
+"""
+import dataclasses
+import os
+import zipfile
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from temporalio import activity
+
+from article import Article
+from test_import import import_bulk
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class UnzipFileConfiguration:
+    """
+    Data class to hold the configuration for the unzip_file function.
+    """
+    zip_path: str
+    data_path: str
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class ParseFileArguments:
+    """
+    Data class containing configuration for the parse_file function.
+    """
+    names: list[str]
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class SaveBulkArguments:
+    """
+    Data class containing configuration for the save_bulk function.
+    """
+    articles: list[dict]
+
+
+
+
+@activity.defn
+async def unzip_file(configuration: UnzipFileConfiguration) -> str:
+    """
+    Unzip a file and return the contents of its files.
+    :param configuration:
+    :return: The location of the unzipped files
+    """
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(configuration.zip_path, "r") as zip_ref:
+        zip_name = Path(configuration.zip_path).stem
+        unzip_dir = f"{configuration.data_path}/{zip_name}"
+        Path(unzip_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        zip_ref.extractall(unzip_dir)
+    return unzip_dir
+
+
+@activity.defn
+async def parse_file(args: ParseFileArguments) -> list[dict]:
+    """
+    Parse file contents. We're not sure what is in the files so this is an action.
+    :param args:
+    :return:
+    """
+    # return Article.from_file(args.name)
+    tmp = []
+    for file in args.names:
+        tmp.append(Article.from_file(file).to_dict())
+    return tmp
+
+
+@activity.defn
+async def save_bulk(args: SaveBulkArguments):
+    """
+    Save a bulk of articles to elasticsearch
+    :param args:
+    :return:
+    """
+    import_bulk(args.articles)
diff --git a/src/import/article.py b/src/import/article.py
index 71570b3..fb1b3b1 100644
--- a/src/import/article.py
+++ b/src/import/article.py
@@ -49,43 +49,51 @@ def set_from(self, from_raw):
         :param from_raw: Raw string containing the 'from' name and email
         :return:
         """
-        if '<' in from_raw:
-            # Format "First Last <email@address.com>"
-            from_parts = from_raw.split('<')
-            self.from_email = from_parts[-1].strip('> ')
-            self.from_name = '<'.join(from_parts[:-1]).strip(' ')
-        elif '(' in from_raw:
-            # Format: "email@address.com (First Last)"
-            from_parts = from_raw.split('(')
-            self.from_name = from_parts[-1].strip(') ')
-            self.from_email = '('.join(from_parts[:-1]).strip(' ')
-        else:
-            # Format: "email@address.com"
-            self.from_name = 'No name given'
-            self.from_email = from_raw
+        try:
+            if '<' in from_raw:
+                # Format "First Last <email@address.com>"
+                from_parts = from_raw.split('<')
+                self.from_email = from_parts[-1].strip('> ')
+                self.from_name = '<'.join(from_parts[:-1]).strip(' ')
+            elif '(' in from_raw:
+                # Format: "email@address.com (First Last)"
+                from_parts = from_raw.split('(')
+                self.from_name = from_parts[-1].strip(') ')
+                self.from_email = '('.join(from_parts[:-1]).strip(' ')
+            else:
+                # Format: "email@address.com"
+                self.from_name = 'No name given'
+                self.from_email = from_raw
+        except TypeError as e:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Could not parse from: '{from_raw}'. Article: {self.article_id}"
+            ) from e
 
     def to_dict(self):
         """
         Get a dictionary representation of the article.
         :return:
         """
-        return {
-            'id': self.article_id,
-            'path': self.headers['path'],
-            'folder': self.headers['location'],
-            'from_name': self.from_name,
-            'from_email': self.from_email,
-            'newsgroups': self.headers['newsgroups'],
-            'subject': self.headers['subject'],
-            'message_id': self.headers['subject'],
-            'date': self.date.isoformat(),
-            'year': self.date.year,
-            'x_gateway': self.headers['x_gateway'],
-            'lines': self.headers['lines'],
-            'xref': self.headers['xref'],
-            'references': self.references,
-            'body': self.body,
-        }
+        try:
+            return {
+                'id': self.article_id,
+                'path': self.headers['path'],
+                # 'folder': self.headers['location'],
+                'from_name': self.from_name,
+                'from_email': self.from_email,
+                'newsgroups': self.headers['newsgroups'],
+                'subject': self.headers['subject'],
+                'message_id': self.headers['subject'],
+                'date': self.date.isoformat(),
+                'year': self.date.year,
+                'x_gateway': self.headers['x_gateway'],
+                'lines': self.headers['lines'],
+                'xref': self.headers['xref'],
+                'references': self.references,
+                'body': self.body,
+            }
+        except TypeError as e:
+            raise Exception(f"Failed to serialize article '{self.article_id}'") from e
 
     def to_json(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/import/import_workflow.py b/src/import/import_workflow.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a69963c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/import/import_workflow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+"""
+This file defines a workflow for using Temporal for importing archives.
+"""
+import asyncio
+import dataclasses
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from temporalio import workflow
+from temporalio.workflow import ParentClosePolicy
+
+with (workflow.unsafe.imports_passed_through()):
+    from activities import ParseFileArguments, SaveBulkArguments, UnzipFileConfiguration,parse_file, save_bulk, unzip_file
+    from pathlib import Path
+    import os
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class ImportConfiguration:
+    """
+    Data class for storing configuration parameters for import.
+    """
+    zip_path: str
+    data_path: str
+    bulk_size: int
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class ImportArticlesConfiguration:
+    """
+    Data clas for storing configuration parameters for import.
+    """
+    filenames: list[str]
+    index: int
+
+
+@workflow.defn
+class ImportArchive:
+    """
+    Import workflow
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def split_bulk(total: list, size: int) -> list:
+        """
+        Split bulk articles into chunks.
+        :param total: complete set of items
+        :param size: size of chunks
+        :return: A list of lists, chunks of size :size: from :total:
+        """
+        for i in range(0, len(total), size):
+            yield total[i:i + size]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def files_in_dir(dirname: str) -> list[str]:
+        """
+        Import files from a directory.
+        :param dirname:
+        :return:
+        """
+        files = list(Path(dirname).rglob("*"))
+        articles = []
+        for file in files:
+            if not os.path.isfile(file):
+                continue
+            articles.append(file.as_posix())
+        return articles
+
+    @workflow.run
+    async def run(self, configuration: ImportConfiguration) -> None:
+        """
+        Execute the workflow
+        :param configuration:
+        :return:
+        """
+        # First we get the file contents from the zip
+        files_location = await workflow.execute_activity(
+            unzip_file,
+            UnzipFileConfiguration(
+                zip_path=configuration.zip_path,
+                data_path=configuration.data_path,
+            ),
+            start_to_close_timeout=timedelta(minutes=5),
+        )
+
+        files = ImportArchive.files_in_dir(files_location)
+
+        generator = self.split_bulk(list(files), configuration.bulk_size)
+
+        threads = []
+        i = 0
+        for chunk in generator:
+            threads.append(workflow.execute_child_workflow(
+                ImportArticles.run,
+                ImportArticlesConfiguration(filenames=chunk, index=i),
+                id=f"import_{configuration.zip_path}_{i}",
+                parent_close_policy=ParentClosePolicy.ABANDON
+            ))
+            i += 1
+
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*threads)
+
+@workflow.defn
+class ImportArticles:
+    """
+    Child workflow for importing a bulk
+    """
+    @workflow.run
+    async def run(self, configuration: ImportArticlesConfiguration):
+        """
+
+        :param configuration:
+        :return:
+        """
+        args = ParseFileArguments(names=configuration.filenames)
+        articles = await workflow.execute_activity(
+            parse_file,
+            args,
+            start_to_close_timeout=timedelta(minutes=15),
+            activity_id=f"parse_{configuration.index}",
+        )
+
+        await workflow.execute_activity(
+            save_bulk,
+            SaveBulkArguments(articles=articles),
+            start_to_close_timeout=timedelta(minutes=15),
+            activity_id=f"save_{configuration.index}",
+        )
diff --git a/src/import/run_import_workflow.py b/src/import/run_import_workflow.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1343a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/import/run_import_workflow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+"""
+Start the import workflow.
+"""
+import asyncio
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from temporalio.client import Client
+
+import import_workflow
+
+
+async def main():
+    """
+    Create a workflow in Temporal.
+    :return:
+    """
+    client = await Client.connect("localhost:7233")
+
+    zipfiles = Path("data").rglob("*.zip")
+
+    threads = []
+
+    for file in zipfiles:
+        args = import_workflow.ImportConfiguration(
+            zip_path=file.as_posix(),
+            data_path="data",
+            bulk_size=10,
+        )
+
+        file_base = file.stem
+
+        threads.append(client.execute_workflow(
+            import_workflow.ImportArchive.run,
+            args,
+            id=f"import-{file_base}",
+            task_queue='occassio-import',
+        ))
+
+    asyncio.gather(*threads)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/src/import/test_import.py b/src/import/test_import.py
index eed68d5..c46941e 100755
--- a/src/import/test_import.py
+++ b/src/import/test_import.py
@@ -96,26 +96,34 @@ def split_bulk(total, size):
 
 def process_bulk(filenames):
     """
-    Process a bulk of filenames
+    Process a bulk of filenames into articles
     :param filenames:
     :return:
     """
     articles = []
     for filename in filenames:
         try:
-            articles.append(Article.from_file(filename))
+            articles.append(Article.from_file(filename).to_dict())
         # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
         except Exception as e:
             # pylint: enable=broad-exception-caught
             print(f"Failed to parse file '{filename}'")
             print(e)
+    import_bulk(articles)
 
+
+def import_bulk(articles: list[dict]) -> None:
+    """
+    Post a bulk of articles to Elasticsearch
+    :param articles:
+    :return:
+    """
     client = Elasticsearch("http://localhost:9200")
     bulk = [
         {
             "_index": "articles",
-            "_id": article.id,
-            "_source": article.to_json(),
+            "_id": article['id'],
+            "_source": article,
         }
         for article in articles
     ]
diff --git a/src/import/worker.py b/src/import/worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..952afac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/import/worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import asyncio
+
+from temporalio.client import Client
+from temporalio.worker import Worker
+
+from import_workflow import ImportArchive, ImportArticles
+from activities import unzip_file, parse_file, save_bulk
+
+
+async def main():
+    client = await Client.connect("localhost:7233")
+    worker = Worker(
+        client,
+        task_queue='occassio-import',
+        workflows=[ImportArchive, ImportArticles],
+        activities=[unzip_file, parse_file, save_bulk],
+    )
+    await worker.run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())