The Pulitzer Prizes
The Pulitzer Prize administration awards prizes across 23 categories in journalism and the arts each year. Learn how to enter.
2024 Pulitzer Prize Winners & Finalists - The Pulitzer Prizes
In recent years the Pulitzer Board has issued citations honoring journalists covering wars in Ukraine and Afghanistan. This year, the Board recognizes the courageous work of journalists and media workers covering the war in Gaza.
History of The Pulitzer Prizes
In writing his 1904 will, which made provision for the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes as an incentive to excellence, Pulitzer specified solely four awards in journalism, four in books and drama, one for education, and five traveling scholarships.
Explore Winners and Finalists by Category - The Pulitzer Prizes
List of current and past Pulitzer categories in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Includes years each category has existed.
Frequently Asked Questions - The Pulitzer Prizes
The Pulitzer Prizes site contains the complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners from 1917 (the first year the Prizes were awarded) to the present. The site also lists nominated finalists from 1980 (the first year finalists were announced) through the present.
Welcome | The Pulitzer Prizes
Welcome to the entry site for The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism! Each spring, Columbia University awards Pulitzer Prizes in 15 journalism categories. The winners are chosen by the Pulitzer Prize Board, which seeks to recognize journalistic excellence in eligible U.S. news organizations.
Fiction - The Pulitzer Prizes
Prize Winners by Year Prize Winners by Category Explore Lists Fiction For distinguished fiction published during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
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From David Broder's coverage of the 1972 presidential election to Anthony Leviero's bombshell reporting on the Truman-MacArthur feud, discover these Pulitzer winners and finalists in the days leading up to the election.
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2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners & Finalists - The Pulitzer Prizes
For her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching. The citation comes with a bequest by the Pulitzer Prize Board of at least $50,000 in support of her mission.