Author-Work relationship types

Writer: Author wrote Work
Links an author to a work they've written. Note: Several authors can be linked to the same work, and naturally an author can be linked to several works.
- Provided story: Author provided story for Work
 Links an author to a work they provided the story for. This used for adaptations and similar, like comics.
- Translator: Author translated Work
 Links an author to a work they have translated from its original language. Note: the translator should be linked to the translated</> work, not the original work.
- Previous Attribution: Author previously had the attribution for Work
 Links an author to a work they've previously been attributed to writing. This is used for mostly historical works, where new research finds that so and such author was not actually the one who wrote it.
- Worked On: Author worked on Work
 Links an Author to a work they have worked on in some miscellaneous way.
- Adaptor: Author adapted Work
 Links an author to a work they have adapted. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation_(arts)">Wikipedia</a> for more information about adaptions. Note: you should also add a work-work "adaptation of" link between the Original Work and the Adapted Work. See <a href="https://bookbrainz.org/relationship-types/work-work">Work page</a>.
- Reviser: Author revised Work
 Links an author to a work they have revised. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_(writing)">Wikipedia</a> for more information about revisions. Note: you should also add a work-work "revision of" link between the Original Work and the Revised Work. See <a href="https://bookbrainz.org/relationship-types/work-work">Work page</a>.
- Reconstructor: Author reconstructed Work
 Links an author to the new work they have reconstructed. Note: you should also add a work-work "reconstruction of" link between the Original Work and the Reconstructed Work. See <a href="https://bookbrainz.org/relationship-types/work-work">Work page</a>.
Artist: Author provided art for Work
Artists are people with roles that encompass all artistic work except writing. See <a href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~what-about-people-who-have-not-written-anything">what-about-people-who-have-not-written-anything</a>. Note: while these are not writers, they are still added with "<a href="https://bookbrainz.org/author/create">add author</a>".
- Photographer: Author provided photographs for Work
 Links a photographer to a work they have provided photography for. Note: you should only add photographers to Works when their photography is intrinsically part of the Work, that is, if the story makes just as much sense without it, you should instead link photographers to the Edition.
- Illustrator: Author illustrated Work
 Links an illustrator to a work they have illustrated. Note: you should only add illustrators to Works when their illustrations are intrinsically part of the work, that is, if the story makes just as much sense without it, you should instead link illustrators to the Edition.
- Penciller: Author pencilled Work
 Links an inker to a work they have inked, ostensibly comics, manga and graphic novels.
- Inker: Author inked Work
 Links an inker to a work they have inked, ostensibly comics, manga and graphic novels.
- Colourist: Author coloured Work
 Links a colourist to a work they have coloured, this is used ostensibly for comics, manga and graphic novels.
- Letterer: Author lettered Work
 Links a letterer to a work they have provided letters for, this is used ostensibly in comics, manga and graphic novels). Example: <a href="https://bookbrainz.org/author/6a41c5d8-96fa-475a-8795-769ac22cf8b4">Abigail Blackman</a>.
Other: Author contributed to Work
Link authors (people) in some other, unspecified or not-yet available relation. Also see <a href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#tutorials/How_to_suggests_changes_aka_JIRA_tickets">How to suggests changes aka JIRA tickets</a> and <a href="https://community.metabrainz.org/c/bookbrainz/">community discussion</a>.
- Commissioner: Author commissioned Work
 Link someone to the work they have commissioned. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_(art)">Wikipedia</a> for more information about Commissions.
Biography: Work is about Author
Links a work to an author that it is about. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography">Wikipedia</a> for more information about biographies. Example: <a href="https://bookbrainz.org/work/ee781ecd-55fb-4e97-b8f7-0cb19c0fa963">Einsteins Dilemma</a> by <a href="https://bookbrainz.org/author/f3c32e2f-a15b-4489-bbb9-ee399cf10d38">Peter Ustinov</a> is about <a href="https://bookbrainz.org/author/43021f4f-4fda-4b32-bbf0-f2601181e32d">Albert Einstein</a>. Note, <href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~what-about-people-who-have-not-written-anything">non-authors might be eligible</a> applies here as well.
Dedication: Work is dedicated to Author
Links a work to an author it contains a dedication to. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedication_(publishing)">Wikipedia</a> for more information about dedications. Note, <href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~what-about-people-who-have-not-written-anything">non-authors might be eligible</a> applies here as well.
Copyright: Author copyright © Work
Links an Author to a work they own the copyright for. Authors don't always own or hold the copyright for their own Work. For example a publishing house can hire writers and maintain copyright on the produced work. Look for the © symbol on the (aptly named) "copyright page".
Licensor: Author licensed Work
Links an Author to a work they have licensed. Book licensing, in the context of author-relationships, refers to the legal permission the Author grants to other parties such as publishers, distributors or translators; to use, reproduce, distribute or adapt their literary work under specific terms, while typically still retaining ownership of that work.