Template:Infobox short story/doc

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Usage[edit]

"{{{name}}}"
Short story by {{{author}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless]]
{{{caption}}}
[[wikisource:{{{wikisource}}}|Text available]] at Wikisource
[[[s:{{{orig_lang_code}}}:{{{native_wikisource}}}|Text available]]] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: {{{orig_lang_code}}} (help) at Wikisource
Original title[{{{title_orig}}}] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: {{{orig_lang_code}}} (help)
Translator{{{translator}}}
Country{{{country}}}
Language{{{language}}}
Genre(s){{{genre}}}
Publication
Published in{{{published_in}}}
Publication type{{{publication_type}}}
Publisher{{{publisher}}}
Media type{{{media_type}}}
Publication date{{{pub_date}}}
Published in English{{{english_pub_date}}}
Pages{{{pages}}}
Chronology
Series{{{series}}}
 
{{{preceded_by_italics}}}
 
{{{followed_by_italics}}}
{{Infobox short story
| name                = 
| image               = <!-- include the [[file:]] and size -->
| caption             = 
| author              = 
| title_orig          = 
| translator          = 
| country             = 
| language            = 
| series              = 
| genre               = 
| published_in        = 
| publication_type    = 
| publisher           = 
| media_type          = 
| pub_date            = 
| english_pub_date    = 
| preceded_by         = 
| followed_by         = 
| preceded_by_italics = 
| followed_by_italics = 
| pages               = 
| wikisource          = 
| native_wikisource   = 
| orig_lang_code      = 
}}

Parameters[edit]

name
title of work
image
image file
caption
image caption
author
name of author
title_orig
if title has been translated, title in original language
translator
name of translator, if applicable
country
home country of author
language
original language of story
series
series the story is a part of, if applicable
genre
genre the story falls into, see below
published_in
what the story was first released in, (e.g. the name of the anthology, magazine, etc.)
publication_type
how the story was first released, e.g. anthology, periodical, etc
publisher
name of publisher responsible for first edition
media_type
the media the story was first released in, e.g. hardback, paperback, magazine, newspaper, online
pub_date
date of first release or publication
english_pub_date
if applicable, date of first publication in English
preceded_by
if applicable, the name of the work preceding the story in a series
followed_by
if applicable, the name of the work following the story in a series
preceded_by_italics
replaces "preceded_by" if the preceding story requires an italic title (e.g. a novel)
followed_by_italics
replaces "followed_by" if the following story requires an italic title (e.g. a novel)
if applicable, a link to the text on Wikisource
pages
how many pages long the work is (prefer 1st edition; specify edition if otherwise)
wikisource
Title of work's page if hosted at English Wikisource. Tracked in Category:Articles that link to Wikisource
native_wikisource
Title of work's page if hosted at a non-English Wikisource.
orig_lang_code
Two digit language code to refer non-English wikisource. Drawn from ISO language codes. Required to make native_wikisource parameter to work.

For genre, see List of literary genres. There are older deprecated aliases for parameters pub_date, published_in and english_pub_date called release_date, released_in and english_release_date.

Please do not make major changes to the infobox without proposing and discussing it on the talk page first.

Example[edit]

"Runaround"
Short story by Isaac Asimov
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction short story
Publication
Published inAstounding Science Fiction
Publication typePeriodical
PublisherStreet & Smith
Media typePrint (Magazine, Hardback & Paperback)
Publication dateMarch 1942
Pages10
Chronology
SeriesRobot series
 
First Law
 
Reason
{{Infobox short story 
| name             = Runaround
| author           = [[Isaac Asimov]]
| country          = United States 
| language         = English
| series           = [[Robot series (Asimov)|''Robot'' series]]
| genre            = [[Science fiction]] [[short story]]
| publication_type = [[Periodical]]
| published_in     = ''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]''
| publisher        = [[Street & Smith]]
| media_type       = Print (Magazine, Hardback & Paperback)
| pub_date         = March 1942
| preceded_by      = [[First Law]]
| followed_by      = [[Reason (Asimov)|Reason]]
| pages            = 10
}}

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