National Book Award for Biography
The National Book Awards recognize books published by U.S. publishers across annual literary categories, including nonfiction and historical nonfiction categories represented here.
BiographyMajor award
- Winners
- 4
- Finalists
- 41
- Shortlisted
- 0
- Longlisted
- 0
- First year
- 1972
- Latest year
- 1975
- Books
- 45
Deadline
Not yet sourced
Prize amount
Not yet sourced
Criteria / coverage
Source coverage note: Biography records are tracked from National Book Awards source records; eligibility follows the program rules and category archives where available.