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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 infobox templates]].

==Usage==
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 <!-- For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. --> 
| name          = <!-- Deleting this line will use the article title as the page name. -->
| image         = 
| image_size    = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| 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      = 
| nationality   = 
| ethnicity     = 
| citizenship   = 
| education     = 
| alma_mater    = 
| period        = 
| genre         = 
| subject       = 
| movement      = 
| notableworks  = 
| spouse        = 
| partner       = 
| children      = 
| relatives     = 
| influences    = 
| influenced    = 
| awards        = 
| signature     = 
| signature_alt = 
| website       = <!-- www.example.com -->
| portaldisp    = 
}}</pre>

==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.
|-
| '''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_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 text]] 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.
|-
| '''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>.
|-
| '''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}}</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}}</small>
::'''''example'''''
:::<small><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950}}</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}}</small>
::'''''example'''''
:::<small>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}, <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950}}</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.]] or ''c.''
::'''''examples'''''
:::<small><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Circa|c.]] <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Death year and age|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|1950}}</small>
:::<small><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Circa|c.]] 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.
|-
| '''nationality'''
| Nationality of person.
|-
| '''ethnicity'''
| Ethnicity 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 <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>). <small><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: 

{{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>}} 
|-
| '''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'''
| Names of other persons, literary movements, and others who have influenced his/her work. If there are numerous entries to this parameter consider separating entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. If there are only a few entries then separate entries using {{Tl|Plainlist}}.
|-
| '''influenced'''
| Names of other persons, literary movements, and others influenced by his/her work.  If there are numerous entries to this parameter consider separating entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. If there are only a few entries then separate entries using {{Tl|Plainlist}}.
|-
| '''awards'''
| Insert any '''notable''' awards the person has won.<br>Consider using the template: {{tlx|awd|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'''
| Alt text for signature. Often this is something like <code>|signature_alt="Jules Romains"</code>, spelling out the signature exactly as it appears in the image.{{Clarify|reason=Better example needed; cf. "Th: Jefferson" example at [[Template:Infobox person]].}}
|-
| '''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> Enter just the url. Do not use syntax such as <nowiki>[http://www.example.com/]</nowiki> or <nowiki>[http://www.example.com Great person]</nowiki>.<br>The proper syntax is: {{highlight|<nowiki>www.example.com</nowiki>}}.
|-
| '''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. -->
|}

==Microformat==
{{UF-hcard-person}}

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

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[[ar:قالب:معلومات كاتب]]
[[ba:Ҡалып:Яҙыусы]] 
[[bg:Шаблон:Писател]]
[[bn:টেমপ্লেট:Infobox writer]] 
[[bs:Šablon:Infokutija pisac]]
[[ca:Plantilla:Infotaula escriptor]]
[[ckb:داڕێژە:زانیاریدانی نووسەر]]
[[da:Skabelon:Infoboks forfatter]]
[[eo:Ŝablono:Informkesto verkisto]]
[[es:Plantilla:Ficha de escritor]]
[[fr:Modèle:Infobox Écrivain]]
[[ko:틀:작가 정보]]
[[hsb:Předłoha:Infokašćik spisowaćel]]
[[hy:Կաղապար:Տեղեկաքարտ Գրող]]
[[ka:თარგი:ინფოდაფა მწერალი]]
[[ky:Калып:Жазуучу]]
[[lv:Veidne:Rakstnieka infokaste]]
[[mk:Шаблон:Инфокутија за писател]]
[[nl:Sjabloon:Infobox auteur]]
[[ja:Template:Infobox 作家]]
[[no:Mal:Infoboks forfatter]]
[[os:Шаблон:Фыссæг]]
[[pl:Szablon:Pisarz infobox]]
[[pt:Predefinição:Info/Escritor]]
[[ru:Шаблон:Писатель]]
[[sk:Šablóna:Infobox Spisovateľ]]
[[fi:Malline:Kirjailija]]
[[sv:Mall:Författare]]
[[tr:Şablon:Yazar bilgi kutusu]]
[[vi:Tiêu bản:Infobox Writer]]
[[uk:Шаблон:Картка:Письменник]]
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