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Valerie Waterhouse Wins Inaugural Kitty Kelley Dissertation Fellowship

Valerie Waterhouse has been named the recipient of the inaugural Kitty Kelley Dissertation Fellowship for her research on Malachi Whitaker (1895–1976), a British working-class writer known for her short stories […]

Mary Chapman and Rebecca Roberts Named 2025 Caro Fellowship Recipients

Mary Chapman and Rebecca Roberts are the winners of the 2025 Robert and Ina Caro Travel Fellowships for travel. They will receive $5,000 each for research trips to archives or […]

Shennette Garrett-Scott and Fara Dabhoiwala win 2025 Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowships

Shennette Garrett-Scott and Fara Dabhoiwala are the recipients of the 2025 Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship, awarded for biographical works-in-progress that significantly advance our understanding of the Black experience. The selection […]

Apply for BIO 2024 Fellowships and Prizes

BIO is now accepting applications for its three fellowship programs.   The Frances “Frank” Rollin Fellowship awards $5,000 each to two authors working on a biographical work about an African American […]

Apply for BIO 2023 Fellowships and Prizes

BIO encourages all members to review its four fellowships, now accepting applications for 2023. Please share information about the Rollin Fellowship, the Chip Bishop Fellowship, and the Rowley Prize, which […]

BIO Presents its 2021 Editorial Excellence Award to Bob Bender of Simon & Schuster

Update: The recording of this event is available here. Bob Bender will receive BIO’s 2021 Editorial Excellence Award, presented annually to an outstanding editor of biography, on Thursday, November 18 […]