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Pulitzer Prize
noun
- one of a group of annual prizes in journalism, literature, music, etc., established by Joseph Pulitzer: administered by Columbia University; first awarded 1917.
Pulitzer prize
noun
- one of a group of prizes established by Joseph Pulitzer and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music
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The sweeping tale about the Vietnam War went on to win the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in fiction and sold over 1 million copies globally.
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, several people find their lives intertwined with trees.
Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Ann Marie Lipinski arrives at the same prognosis for journalism, and Princeton economist Atif Mian worries similarly for structural global debt.
This year, Vice News won its first Pulitzer Prize for an episode of “This American Life” Vice helped create along with the Los Angeles Times.
The series had earned the veteran correspondent a Pulitzer Prize finalist citation and the Times its first Peabody audio award.
Fred Logevall at Cornell won the Pulitzer Prize and is a diplomatic historian; he just started a book on Kennedy.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has followed Frank Bascombe through four novels.
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will implied in an interview that Ebola may be airborne.
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.
Maureen Dowd, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, just sparked up a news doobie.
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What is the Pulitzer Prize?
The Pulitzer Prizes are annual prizes awarded for excellence in journalism, photojournalism, fiction and nonfiction books, drama, poetry, and music. Along with writers and artists, some prizes are also awarded to news publications. They are primarily awarded to U.S. citizens and U.S.-based publications.
The Pulitzer Prize is widely considered one of the most prestigious awards in these fields, especially for U.S. journalism.
The award is sometimes simply called the Pulitzer.
How is Pulitzer pronounced?
The correct pronunciation of Pulitzer is PULL-it-sur (not PYOOL-it-sur).
When is the Pulitzer Prize awarded?
The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners will be announced on May 8.
The Pulitzer Prizes are most commonly announced in May.
More information and context on the Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes were established through the 1904 will of Joseph Pulitzer, an influential Hungarian American journalist and publisher in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The prizes were first awarded in 1917.
Finalists and winners are chosen by the Pulitzer Prize Board and the announcement of the awards is administered by Columbia University. Judges on the prize committee include writers, editors, and publishers.
Though it is awarded in some of the same fields, the Nobel Prize is not affiliated with the Pulitzer Prize.
What are some terms that often get used in discussing the Pulitzer Prize?
How is the Pulitzer Prize discussed in real life?
The Pulitzer Prize is considered a highly prestigious award, especially in the field of U.S. journalism.
The Guardian has won the #Pulitzer Prize for public service Incredibly proud of the team of writers & editors.
— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) April 14, 2014
"Burst of Joy," a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Associated Press photographer Slava Veder, was taken on this date March 17 in 1973 at Travis Air Force Base in California. #OTD pic.twitter.com/lHlIk23t9F
— Dr. Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) March 17, 2021
BREAKING: Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 18, 2016
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