Types of autobiography pdf

How Many Types of Autobiography Are There?

There are many types of autobiography written for different purposes such as memory, religious experience, etc.

Autobiographies are a subgenre of biographies. The difference between autobiography vs. biography is that a biography is written by someone else, whereas an autobiography is written by the subject themselves. 

There are 6 types of autobiography that you can choose, depending upon what you want to include in your autobiography.

1. Full autobiography
   
2. Memoir
   
3. Personal essay 
   
4. Confession
   
5. Psychological illness
   
6. Overcoming adversity 
   

Refer to the following section for a brief description of each type of autobiography.

Full Autobiography

This type of autobiography revolves around a complete life story from birth to the present time. Authors choose to write a full autobiography if their entire life is di