Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

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The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography is a prestigious American literary award given annually for an outstanding book-length biography or autobiography by an American author.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pulitzer Prize
literary award
administeredBy Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
awardCriteria distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author
awardedFor outstanding book-length autobiography
outstanding book-length biography
categoryType book award
country United States
eligibility American authors
establishedBy will of Joseph Pulitzer
field literature
firstAwarded 1917
frequency annual
genre autobiography
biography
hasWebsite https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/219
inception 1917
language English
location New York City
mediaType print
namedAfter Joseph Pulitzer
notableFor prestige in American letters
partOf Pulitzer Prizes
presenter Columbia University
Pulitzer Prize Board
scope United States publishing
selectionMethod jury recommendation and board decision
sponsor Pulitzer Prize Board
workLengthRequirement book-length


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