Template:Infobox Writer/doc

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

Do not alter this template without first discussing the changes on the talk page.

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   = 
}}

Parameters

Note: * denotes required fields.

Parameter	Explanation
name *	Insert name of writer.
image	Insert *.jpg image.
imagesize	Insert image width with "px" suffix (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: year, month, day (YYYY-MM-DD).
birth_place	Insert place of birth: town, city, country.
death_date	Insert date of death: year, month, day (YYYY-MM-DD).
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.