co-written
Made with another
Co-written describes something written jointly by two or more authors.
The term appears in credits and attributions: The screenplay was co-written by the director and her longtime collaborator.
The hyphen distinguishes it from unrelated meanings of "cowritten" and remains standard in edited prose.
Joint creator of text
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- authorshipOrigin of written work
- jointShared by multiple parties
duo · tandem · partnership · contribution · teamwork · brainstorming · feedback · revision
New and unusual
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
paper · thesis · textbook · anthology · memoir · biography · libretto · teleplay
Article author identification
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- shared creditRecognition given jointly
- ghostwriterUncredited hired author
contributor · collaborator · footnote · citation · preface · dedication · copyright · royalties
coauthor
Joint creator of text
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- authorshipOrigin of written work
joint · duo · tandem · partnership · contribution · teamwork · brainstorming · feedback · revision · editing
novel
New and unusual
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- scriptWritten words for performance
- essayShort argumentative prose work
article · paper · thesis · textbook · anthology · memoir · biography · libretto · teleplay · treatment
byline
Article author identification
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- shared creditRecognition given jointly
ghostwriter · contributor · collaborator · footnote · citation · preface · dedication · copyright · royalties · et al