Template:Infobox Writer/doc

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

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[edit] Usage

This infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article.

{{Infobox Writer
| name        = 
| image       = 
| imagesize   = 
| caption     = 
| pseudonym   = 
| birth_date  = 
| birth_place = 
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| occupation  = 
| nationality = 
| period      = 
| genre       = 
| subject     = 
| movement    = 
| debut_works = 
| influences  = 
| influenced  = 
| signature   = 
| website     = 
| footnotes   = 
}}

[edit] Parameters

Note: * denotes required fields.

Parameter Explanation
name * Insert name of writer.
image Insert *.jpg image.
imagesize Insert image width (defaults to 200px if left empty).
caption Insert photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.
pseudonym Insert any of the writer's aliases or pen names.
birth_date * Insert date of birth: month, day, year.
birth_place Insert place of birth: town, city, country.
death_date Insert date of death: month, day, year.
death_place Insert place of death: town, city, country.
occupation * Insert the type of writer: novelist, short story writer, journalist, etc.
nationality Insert nationality of writer.
period Insert the dates from first publication to last publication.
genre Insert all genres that the writer wrote in. (fiction writers only)
subject Insert all subjects that the writer wrote about. (non-fiction writers only)
movement Insert the literary movement associated with or involving the writer.
debut_works Insert first published work. If listing multiple formats, such as debut short story, debut novel, etc., bold the format names and separate entries with line breaks (<br />)
influences Insert the names of writers who influenced his/her work.
influenced Insert the names of writers who were influenced by his/her work.
signature Insert an image of the writer's signature.
website Insert the writer's official website.
footnotes Insert any miscellaneous information here.


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