National Book Award for Biography and Autobiography
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
- 6
- Finalists
- 24
- Shortlisted
- 0
- Longlisted
- 0
- First year
- 1977
- Latest year
- 1979
- Books
- 30
Deadline
Not yet sourced
Prize amount
Not yet sourced
Criteria / coverage
Source coverage note: Biography and Autobiography records are tracked from National Book Awards source records; eligibility follows the program rules and category archives where available.