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Template:Infobox Short Story

This infobox is for use on articles about short works of prose fiction.

Usage

"{{{name}}}"
Short story by {{{author}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless]]
{{{caption}}}
[[wikisource:{{{wikisource}}}|Text available]] at Wikisource
[[s:en:{{{native_wikisource}}}|Text available]] at English Wikisource
Original title{{{title_orig}}}
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

  • |name= – title of work
  • |type= – the type; only if not a short story
  • |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 this infobox without proposing and discussing it on the talk page first.

Example

"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
}}

See also