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Membership Types
Active Member
Benefits
- Subscriptions to BIO’s monthly online publications, The Insider and The Biographer’s Craft, along with access to past issues
- Access to BIO’s monthly thematic roundtables on Zoom
- Discount on the annual BIO conference
- Assistance in finding or creating a local BIO group
- Exclusive access to resources, such as a guide to prizes available to biographers
- Eligibility to vote for BIO officers and board members, and serve on BIO committees
Dues
Annual dues are based on a member’s annual writing income from biography:
- Less than $25,000: $60
- Between $25,001 and $50,000: $100
- Between $50,001 and $100,000: $120
- Greater than $100,000: $200
Eligibility
Anyone who has published a biography or is currently engaged in writing, filming, recording, or otherwise producing a biography shall be considered eligible for active membership, subject to verification of information included in his or her membership application.
Affiliate Member
Benefits
- Subscriptions to BIO’s monthly online publications, The Insider and The Biographer’s Craft, along with access to past issues
- Public recognition of financial support in BIO publications and at its conference.
Dues
- $300 a year
Eligibility
Corporations and institutions wishing to provide financial support to BIO.
Student Member
Benefits
- Subscriptions to BIO’s monthly online publications, The Insider and The Biographer’s Craft, along with access to past issues
- Access to BIO’s monthly thematic roundtables on Zoom
- Discount on the annual BIO conference
- Access to members-only areas of the website
Dues
- $30 a year
Eligibility
Any full-time student at a college or university. To sign up as a student, contact Membership Coordinator Lori Izykowski so you can provide proof of your status as a current, full-time student: lori@biographersinternational.org