Template:Infobox writer/doc

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
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.



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

All parameters are optional.

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

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", "default": "288px", "description": "Width of an image in pixels" },		"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" },		"ethnicity": { "required": false, "label": "Ethnicity", "type": "string", "description": "The social group that the writer belongs to" },		"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" }