Template:Infobox writer

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Infobox writer may be used to summarize information about a person who is a writer/author (includes screenwriters).

If the writer-specific fields here are not needed, consider using the more general {{Infobox person}}; other infoboxes there can be found in Category:People and person infobox templates.

This template may also be used as a module (or sub-template) of {{Infobox person}}; see WikiProject Infoboxes/embed for guidance on such usage.

Syntax

{{{honorific_prefix}}} {{{name}}} {{{honorific_suffix}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Native name	{{{native_name}}}
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Resting place	{{{resting_place}}}
Pen name	{{{pseudonym}}}
Occupation	{{{occupation}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Residence	{{{residence}}}
Nationality	{{{nationality}}}
Citizenship	{{{citizenship}}}
Education	{{{education}}}
Alma mater	{{{alma_mater}}}
Period	{{{period}}}
Genre	{{{genre}}} or {{{genres}}}
Subject	{{{subject}}} or {{{subjects}}}
Literary movement	{{{movement}}}
Notable works	{{{notableworks}}} or {{{notablework}}}
Notable awards	{{{awards}}}
Years active	{{{years_active}}}
Spouse	{{{spouse}}} or {{{spouses}}}
Partner	{{{partner}}} or {{{partners}}}
Children	{{{children}}}
Relatives	{{{relatives}}}
Signature	[[File:{{{signature}}} |frameless|upright=0.72|alt={{{signature_alt}}}]]
{{{module}}}
Website
{{{website}}}
Literature portal

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. All fields are optional. Any unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted.

{{Infobox writer
| name             = 
| embed            = 
| honorific_prefix = 
| honorific_suffix = 
| image            = 
| image_size       = 
| image_upright    = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| pseudonym        = 
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_place      = 
| death_date       = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| death_place      = 
| resting_place    = 
| occupation       = 
| language         = 
| residence        = 
| nationality      = 
| citizenship      = 
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = 
| period           = 
| genre            = <!-- or: | genres = -->
| subject          = <!-- or: | subjects = -->
| movement         = 
| notableworks     = <!-- or: | notablework = -->
| spouse           = <!-- or: | spouses = -->
| partner          = <!-- or: | partners = -->
| children         = 
| relatives        = 
| awards           = 
| signature        = 
| signature_alt    = 
| years_active     = 
| module           = 
| website          = <!-- {{URL|example.org}} -->
| portaldisp       = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc; or omit -->
}}

Parameters

Please remove any parameters from an article's infobox that are unlikely to be used.

All parameters are optional.

Parameter	Explanation
name	Insert name of the person. Use the common name, typically name of article. If omitted it defaults to the name of the article; if present but blank, the header is omitted. Note: Do not add icons or other images.
embed	Set to 'yes' if embedded in another infobox template.
honorific_prefix	Honorifics that go before the name, e.g. "Lady", "Sir"
honorific_suffix	Honorifics that go after the name, e.g. "MBE"
image	Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]] Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g., promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted. See WP:NONFREE.
image_upright	Scales the image thumbnail from its default size by the given factor. Values less than 1 scale the image down (0.9 = 90%) and values greater than 1 scale the image up (1.15 = 115%). Note: Parameter not supported as of April 2017.
image_size	Size to display image: 200px (set width), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to 200px if empty or omitted.
alt	The [alt attribute]] for the image, for readers who cannot see the image. See WP:ALT.
caption	Caption for the image. Try to include the date the image was created.
native_name	Name in local language. If more than one, separate using {{Plainlist}}
native_name_lang	A language tag, e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} inside native_name instead
pseudonym	Any of the person's aliases or pen names. Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br />.
nickname	Nickname(s) other than pen names.
birth_name	Insert person's name at birth (or christening if name at birth is unavailable).
birth_date	Insert the person's birth date if known as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate. For a living person consider using: {{Birth date and age|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}} Otherwise use: {{Birth date|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}}. In either case, add |df=yes to show date as day before month; otherwise format is month before day.
birth_place	Insert the person's place of birth if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: Do not add flag icons to the birthplace. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags).
death_date	Note: Using this field will also change the background display color of the name at the top of the infobox to silver. If the person is still living, leave this parameter blank. Insert the persons date of death if known as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate. When the full birth date and death date are known, use the following: {{Death date and age|yr died|mo died|da died|yr born|mo born|da born}} Add |df=yes to show date as day before month; otherwise format is month before day. example {{Death date and age|2024|04|20|1950|12|31|df=yes}} output display results 20 April 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 73) When only the birth and death years are known, use: {{Death year and age|year died|year born}} example {{Death year and age|2024|1950}} output display results 2024 (aged 73–74) When only the birth month, birth year and death year are known, use: birth month, {{Death year and age|year died|year born}} example April, {{Death year and age|2024|1950}} output display results April, 2024 (aged 73–74) When only the death year is known, use: death year example 2024 output display results 2024 When the date of death is unknown, but the person is certainly now dead use the following (case is insensitive): example unknown output display results date of death unknown When the date of death is unknown, and it is preferable not to display anything and just change the background display color of the infobox. Enter the following (case is insensitive): example died output display results nothing will be displayed. When the date of death is only known approximately. Preface the entry with a wikilink [[Circa|c.]] or c. examples [[Circa|c.]] {{Death year and age|2024|1950}} [[Circa|c.]] year died output display results c. 2024 (aged 73–74) c. 2024
death_place	Insert the persons place of death if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: Do not add flag icons to the deathplace. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags).
resting_place	Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.
occupation	Insert the type of person: novelist, short story person, journalist, etc. Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br />.
language	Language of published writings.
residence	Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birthplace. Do not use a flag template.
nationality	Nationality of person.
citizenship	Citizenship of person.
education	The degree(s) obtained by the person.
alma_mater	The alma mater, or college or universities where the person studied. If more than one, indicate ones where they obtained their degree(s) or graduated from.
period	Dates from first publication to last publication.
genre	All genres that the person wrote in. (fiction persons) Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br />.
subject	All subjects that the person wrote about. (non-fiction persons) Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br />.
movement	Insert the literary movement associated with or involving the person. Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br />.
notableworks	Names of notable works (WP:NN). Separate entries with a line break (<br />). If there is a dispute between editors over what is or is not a notable work, it should be brought up on the article's talk page. If no consensus can be developed for a particular person, the notableworks parameter should be marked with: <!-- Please do not add notable works to this article. See talk page as mutual consensus could not be achieved on this article. -->
spouse	Name of spouse(s), followed by years of marriage. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current spouse and Name (1970–1999) for former spouse(s). Separate entries using {{Plainlist}}.
partner	Name of long-term unmarried partner(s) (e.g., domestic partner). Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}.
children	Number of children (e.g., 3), or list of children names. Separate entries using {{Plainlist}}.
relatives	Names of parents, siblings or other relatives. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (father, sister, uncle, etc.). Separate entries using {{Plainlist}}.
influences	No longer supported. Please move cited/citable instances into prose.
influenced	No longer supported. Please move cited/citable instances into prose.
awards	Insert any notable awards the person has won. Consider using the template: {{Awards|award|year|title|role}} Separate entries using {{Plainlist}}. Note: Do not add icons or other images.
signature	An image of the person's signature. Image is displayed at a width of 128px, same format as {{Infobox person}}, {{Infobox officeholder}} and {{Infobox philosopher}}.
signature_alt	Alternative text for signature. Write out the signature exactly as it appears in the image, including punctuation. For accessibility.
years_active	Date range in years during which the subject was active in their principal occupation(s) and/or other activity for which they are notable. Use the format 1950–2000, or 1970–present if still active (note the use of an en dash, not hyphen). If no dates of birth and/or death are known for the subject, only a floruit date range, as is common with ancient subjects, this parameter can be used for it. If approximate (circa) dates are known for either or both, put them in the birth_date and death_date parameters.
module	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.
website	If the person has an official website enter it here. Do not enter unofficial, blogs or fan websites. Only one official website is allowed. If the person has more than one official website, only the most prominent should be listed in the infobox. All other websites should be listed in the article under ==External links==. Use {{URL}} as in {{URL|Example.com}}. Do not include the www. part, unless the server requires it. Use camel case capitalization to make multiword domain names easier to read.
portaldisp	This is an optional parameter to display the literature portal link at the bottom of the infobox. Leaving this parameter blank will cause the literature portal link not to display. Setting this parameter to yes or y (case is insensitive) will display the literature portal link. Literature portal If there is a dispute between editors over whether this parameter should be used in the article, it should be brought up on the article's talk page. If no consensus can be developed for a particular person, the portaldisp parameter should be marked with: <!-- Please do not use this parameter in this article. See talk page as mutual consensus could not be achieved on this article. -->

Use as a child template

The embed parameter is used when embedding this infobox into another.

This infobox may be used to create a genre-specific section within {{Infobox person}} (or similar biographical infobox templates) for cases where a person may be notable in more than one field; a generic example is shown below. For guidance on usage, see Wikipedia:Infobox modules. Also see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes.

{{Infobox person
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox writer | embed=yes
  | genre = 
  | parameter-2 = 
  | parameter-3 = 
  | parameter-4 = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox writer

<templatedata> { "params": { "name": { "required": false, "label": "Name", "type": "string", "description": "Name of the writer. If not provided, page name is used." }, "embed": { "label": "Embedded", "description": "Set to 'yes' if embedded in another infobox template.", "type": "string", "required": false }, "honorific_prefix": { "required": false, "label": "Honorific (prefix)", "type": "string", "description": "Honorifics that go before the name, e.g. 'Lady', 'Sir', 'Dr'." }, "honorific_suffix": { "required": false, "label": "Honorific (suffix)", "type": "string", "description": "Honorifics that go after the name, e.g. 'MBE'." }, "native_name": { "required": false, "label": "Native name", "type": "string", "description": "Name of the writer in his native languages(s)." }, "native_name_lang": { "required": false, "label": "Native name language", "type": "string", "description": "A language tag e.g. 'fr' for French." }, "image": { "required": false, "label": "Image", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "Image of the writer" }, "image_size": { "required": false, "label": "Image size", "type": "string", "description": "Width of an image in pixels", "aliases": ["imagesize"] }, "image_upright": { "required": false, "label": "Image upright", "type": "string", "description": "Width of an image in ratio", }, "alt": { "required": false, "label": "Image alternative text", "type": "string", "description": "Alt text to display if the image specified by image_name does not display for whatever reason" }, "caption": { "required": false, "label": "Image caption", "type": "string", "description": "Caption for the image." }, "pseudonym": { "required": false, "label": "Pseudonym", "type": "string", "description": "Name used by the artist(artist name)" }, "birth_name": { "required": false, "label": "Birth name", "type": "string", "description": "Nomenclature at the time of birth" }, "birth_date": { "required": false, "label": "Birth date", "type": "line", "description": "Date of birth and age of writer" }, "birth_place": { "required": false, "label": "Birth place", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's place of birth" }, "death_date": { "required": false, "label": "Death date", "type": "line", "description": "Date of death of writer" }, "death_place": { "required": false, "label": "Death place", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's place of death" }, "resting_place": { "required": false, "label": "Resting place", "type": "string", "description": "Place of writer's grave or ash scattering" }, "occupation": { "required": false, "label": "Occupation", "type": "string", "description": "Occupation of writer" }, "language": { "required": false, "label": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "Language of published writings" }, "nationality": { "required": false, "label": "Nationality", "type": "string", "description": "Nationality of writer" }, "citizenship": { "required": false, "label": "Citizenship", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's country of citizenship" }, "education": { "required": false, "label": "Education", "type": "string", "description": "Degree obtained by writer" }, "alma_mater": { "required": false, "label": "Alma mater", "type": "string", "description": "University or school that writer attended" }, "period": { "required": false, "label": "Period", "type": "line", "description": "Dates from first publication to last publication" }, "genre": { "required": false, "label": "Genre", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's category of art. Separate entries with commas" }, "subject": { "required": false, "label": "Subject", "type": "string", "description": "Subject of writings" }, "movement": { "required": false, "label": "Movement", "type": "string", "description": "Literary movement associated with the writer" }, "notableworks": { "required": false, "label": "Notable works", "type": "string", "description": "Notable works of writer" }, "spouse": { "required": false, "label": "Spouse", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's spouse(s)" }, "partner": { "required": false, "label": "Partner", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's partner(s)" }, "children": { "required": false, "label": "Children", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's children" }, "relatives": { "required": false, "label": "Relatives", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's relatives" }, "awards": { "required": false, "label": "Awards", "type": "string", "description": "Awards won by writer" }, "signature": { "required": false, "label": "Signature", "type": "wiki-page-name", "description": "File name of signature" }, "signature_alt": { "required": false, "label": "Signature (alternative)", "type": "string", "description": "Alt text to display if the image specified by signature does not display for whatever reason" }, "years_active": { "description": "Date range in years during which the subject was active in their principal occupation(s) and/or other activity for which they are notable. Use the format 1950–2000, or 1970–present if still active (note the use of an en dash, not hyphen). If no dates of birth and/or death are known for the subject, only a floruit date range, as is common with ancient subjects, this parameter can be used for it. If approximate (circa) dates are known for either or both, put them in the birth_date and death_date parameters.", "label": "Years Active", "type": "string", "required": false }, "module": { "required": false, "label": "Module", "type": "string", "description": "Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one" }, "website": { "required": false, "label": "Website", "type": "string", "description": "Writer's website" }, "portaldisp": { "required": false, "label": "Portal link", "type": "string", "description": "This is an optional parameter to display the literature portal link at the bottom of the infobox. Set this parameter to yes or y for enabling the portal link." } }, "format": "block" } </templatedata>

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking categories

• Category:Biography template using pronunciation (0)
• Category:Biography template using bare URL in Web site parameter (0)
• Category:Pages using Infobox writer with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{Infobox person}}

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