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

Usage

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"{{{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

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  • |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

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"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

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