# author

The participant contributed original writings to the resource.

The value of this property is expected to be one of the types:\
[schema:Person](https://schema.org/Person)\
[schema:Organization](https://schema.org/Organization)

This property is used on the type:\
[schema:CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork)

[OLAC](http://www.language-archives.org/REC/role.html#author)

Note that it is unlikely that this property would be used in association with [schema:contributor](https://schema.org/contributor), as that Property is defined thus: 'A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event.' and an author would normally be understood as the primary contributor to a work.

[List of participant roles](../readme/participants).
