Nonfiction Award Calendar 2026–2027
When the Pulitzer, the National Book Award, the Baillie Gifford Prize, the Cundill History Prize and 23 more nonfiction prizes announce their longlists, shortlists and winners.
Dates with a day are confirmed by the prizes themselves. Month-only dates are estimates based on when each prize announced in previous years, and are replaced with the exact date once it's known.
November 2026
Nov 4
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionWinner announced
Nov 18
National Book Award for NonfictionWinner announced
December 2026
Dec 1
Wolfson History PrizeWinner announced
Dec 2
February 2027
Expected
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyShortlist announced
Expected
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestShortlist announced
Expected
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryShortlist announced
Expected
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyShortlist announced
Expected
National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyShortlist announced
Expected
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyShortlist announced
Expected
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlist announced
Expected
PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardShortlist announced
Expected
PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionShortlist announced
March 2027
Expected
Bancroft PrizeWinner announced
Expected
J. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeShortlist announced
Expected
Mark Lynton History PrizeShortlist announced
Expected
National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyWinner announced
Expected
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyWinner announced
Expected
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionWinner announced
Expected
PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardWinner announced
Expected
PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyWinner announced
Expected
PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionWinner announced
Expected
The Plutarch AwardLonglist announced
April 2027
Expected
Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardWinner announced
Expected
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyWinner announced
Expected
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestWinner announced
Expected
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryWinner announced
Expected
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyWinner announced
Expected
The Plutarch AwardShortlist announced
May 2027
Expected
J. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeWinner announced
Expected
Mark Lynton History PrizeWinner announced
Expected
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyWinner announced
Expected
Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionWinner announced
Expected
Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWinner announced
Expected
Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or AutobiographyWinner announced
Expected
The Orwell Prize for Political WritingShortlist announced
Expected
The Plutarch AwardWinner announced
June 2027
Expected
Royal Society Science Book PrizeShortlist announced
Expected
The Orwell Prize for Political WritingWinner announced
July 2027
Expected
Cundill History PrizeLonglist announced
August 2027
Expected
Kirkus Prize for NonfictionShortlist announced
September 2027
Expected
Financial Times and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year AwardShortlist announced
Expected
Royal Society Science Book PrizeWinner announced
Expected
Wolfson History PrizeShortlist announced
October 2027
Expected
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionShortlist announced