Autobiographies That Have Won Major Literary Awards

Maya Angelou's autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1970.

Forrest Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography in 1995 for his memoir, "The Education of Little Tree".

Malcolm X and Alex Haley's autobiography, "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1965.

Tracy Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography in 2003 for his memoir, "Life on Mars".

Ta-Nehisi Coates won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography in 2015 for his memoir, "Between the World and Me".

Frank McCourt won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1997 for his memoir, "Angela's Ashes".

Barack Obama's autobiography, "Dreams from My Father," won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2006.

Tara Westover won the Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography in 2018 for her memoir, "Educated".

J.D. Vance's autobiography, "Hillbilly Elegy," won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography in 2016.

Jeannette Walls won the Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography in 2010 for her memoir, "The Glass Castle".

Mary Karr's autobiography, "The Liars' Club," won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography in 1995.

Tracy Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography in 2002 for his memoir, "Life on Mars".