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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 {{Tl|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 {{Tl|Infobox person}}; see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Infoboxes/embed|WikiProject Infoboxes/embed]] for guidance on such usage.

== Syntax ==
{{Parameter names example
|embed |honorific_prefix |name |honorific_suffix |image |image_size={{{image_size}}} |image_upright |alt |caption |native_name |native_name_lang |pseudonym |birth_name |birth_date |birth_place |death_date |death_place |resting_place |occupation |language |residence |nationality |citizenship |education |alma_mater |home_town |period |genre={{{genre}}} or {{{genres}}} |subject={{{subject}}} or {{{subjects}}} |movement |notableworks={{{notableworks}}} or {{{notablework}}} |spouse={{{spouse}}} or {{{spouses}}} |partner={{{partner}}} or {{{partners}}} |children |relatives |awards |signature={{{signature}}}<br /> |signature_alt |years_active |module |website={{{website}}} |portaldisp
}}

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.

<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{Infobox writer
| embed            = 
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = 
| 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       = 
| home_town        = 
| 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 -->
}}
</pre>
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== Parameters ==
Please remove any parameters from an article's infobox that are unlikely to be used.

All parameters are optional.

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left" | Parameter
! style="text-align: left" | Explanation
|-
| <span style="background:DarkOliveGreen;color:white">'''name'''</span>
| 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: '''<ins>Do not</ins>''' 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 {{highlight|abc.jpg}}, {{highlight|xyz.png}}, {{highlight|123.gif}}, etc. Do not use syntax such as <nowiki>[[File:abc.jpg]]</nowiki> or <nowiki>[[File:abc.jpg|200px]]</nowiki><br />
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%).
|-
| '''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 {{tl|Plainlist}}
|-
| '''native_name_lang'''
| A [[language tag]], e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{tl|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 <nowiki><br /></nowiki>.
|-
| '''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.<br />

For a living person consider using:
:{{tlx|Birth date and age|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}}

Otherwise use:
:{{tlx|Birth date|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}}.

In either case, add {{para|df|yes}} to show date as [[WP:DATES#Full date formatting|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: '''<ins>Do not</ins>''' 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 <span style="background:silver">silver</span>.

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:
:{{Tlx|Death date and age|yr died|mo died|da died|yr born|mo born|da born}}

Add {{para|df|yes}} to show date as [[WP:DATES#Full date formatting|day before month]]; otherwise format is month before day.

::'''''example'''''
:::<small><nowiki>{{Death date and age|</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}|{{CURRENTMONTH}}|{{CURRENTDAY}}|1950|12|31|df=yes<nowiki>}}</nowiki></small>

::'''''output display results'''''
:::<small>{{Death date and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|{{CURRENTMONTH}}|{{CURRENTDAY}}|1950|12|31|df=yes}}</small>

*When only the birth and death years are known, use:
:<small><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Death year and age|year died|year born<nowiki>}}</nowiki></small>
::'''''example'''''
:::<small><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950<nowiki>}}</nowiki></small>
::'''''output display results'''''
:::<small>{{Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950}}</small>

*When only the birth month, birth year and death year are known, use:
:<small>birth month, <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Death year and age|year died|year born<nowiki>}}</nowiki></small>
::'''''example'''''
:::<small>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}, <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950<nowiki>}}</nowiki></small>
::'''''output display results'''''
:::<small>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}, {{Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950}}</small>

*When only the death year is known, use:
:<small>death year</small>
::'''''example'''''
:::<small>{{CURRENTYEAR}}</small>
::'''''output display results'''''
:::<small>{{CURRENTYEAR}}</small>

*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 <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Circa|c.<nowiki>]]</nowiki> or ''c.''
::'''''examples'''''
:::<small><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Circa|c.<nowiki>]]</nowiki> <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950<nowiki>}}</nowiki></small>
:::<small><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Circa|c.<nowiki>]]</nowiki> year died</small>
::'''''output display results'''''
:::<small>[[Circa|c.]] {{Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950}}</small>
:::<small>[[Circa|c.]] {{CURRENTYEAR}}</small>
|-
| '''death_place'''
| Insert the persons place of death if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: '''<ins>Do not</ins>''' 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 <nowiki><br /></nowiki>.
|-
| '''language'''
| Language of published writings.
|-
| '''residence'''
| Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birthplace. [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Icons#Avoid flag icons in infoboxes|Do not use a flag template]].
|-
| '''nationality'''
| Nationality of person.
|-
| '''citizenship'''
| Citizenship of person.
|-
| '''education'''
| 
|-
| '''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.
|-
| '''home_town'''
| The place where the person was raised and matured, if different from birth place and residence.
|-
| '''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 <nowiki><br /></nowiki>.
|-
| '''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 <nowiki><br /></nowiki>.
|-
| '''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 <nowiki><br /></nowiki>.
|-
| '''notableworks'''
| Names of '''notable''' works ([[WP:NN]]). Separate entries with a line break (<nowiki><br /></nowiki>). <br />

<small>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:</small>

<small>{{highlight|<nowiki><!-- Please do not add notable works to this article. See talk page as mutual consensus could not be achieved on this article. --></nowiki>}}</small>
|-
| '''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 {{Tl|Plainlist}}.
|-
| '''partner'''
| Name of long-term unmarried partner(s) (''e.g.'', [[domestic partner]]). Separate multiple entries using {{Tl|Plainlist}}.
|-
| '''children'''
| Number of children (''e.g.'', 3), or list of children names. Separate entries using {{Tl|Plainlist}}.
|-
| '''relatives'''
| Names of parents, siblings or other relatives. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (father, sister, uncle, etc.). Separate entries using {{Tl|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.<br />Consider using the template: {{tlx|Awards|award|year|title|role}}<br />Separate entries using {{Tl|Plainlist}}. Note: '''<ins>Do not</ins>''' add icons or other images.
|-
| '''signature'''
| An image of the person's signature. Image is displayed at a width of 128px, same format as {{Tl|Infobox person}}, {{Tl|Infobox officeholder}} and {{Tl|Infobox philosopher}}.
|-
| '''signature_alt'''
| [[WP:Alternative text for images|Alternative text]] for signature. Write out the signature exactly as it appears in the image, including punctuation. For [[WP:ACCESSIBILITY|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. '''<ins>Do not</ins>''' 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==.<br />Use {{T|URL}} as in <nowiki>{{URL|Example.com}}</nowiki>. 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.

::::::[[File:Portal-puzzle.svg|frameless|upright=0.11|link=|alt=]] [[Portal:Literature|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:

{{highlight|<nowiki><!-- Please do not use this parameter in this article. See talk page as mutual consensus could not be achieved on this article. --></nowiki>}}
|-
<!-- removed, very few articles used this parameter | '''footnotes'''
| Insert any miscellaneous information here. -->
|}

== Use as a child template ==
The '''embed''' parameter is used when embedding this infobox into another.

{{Infobox person module documentation |template=Infobox writer |parameter=embed |example_parameter1=genre}}

== TemplateData ==
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{{TemplateData header|noheader=1}}
<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": ""
		},
		"alma_mater": {
			"required": false,
			"label": "Alma mater",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "University or school that writer attended"
		},
		"home_town": {
			"required": false,
			"label": "Home town",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Place where the person was raised and matured"
		},
		"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>
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== Microformat ==
{{UF-hcard-person}}

== Tracking categories ==
* {{Category link with count|Biography template using pronunciation}}
* {{Category link with count|Pages using Infobox writer with unknown parameters}}

== See also ==
* {{tl|Infobox person}}

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