Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize
Current: 2024 Pulitzer Prize
Obverse and reverse sides of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service gold medal, designed by Daniel Chester French in 1917
Awarded forExcellence in newspaper journalism, literary achievements, musical composition
CountryUnited States
Presented byColumbia University
First awarded1917; 107 years ago (1917)
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The Pulitzer Prizes[1] (/ˈpʊlɪtsər/[2]) are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters." They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher.[3]

Prizes in 2024 were awarded in these categories, with three finalists named for each:[4]

  • Audio Reporting
  • Biography
  • Breaking News Reporting
  • Breaking News Photography
  • Commentary
  • Criticism
  • Drama
  • Editorial Writing
  • Explanatory Reporting
  • Feature Photography
  • Feature Writing
  • Fiction
  • General Nonfiction
  • History
  • Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
  • International Reporting
  • Investigative Reporting
  • Local Reporting
  • Memoir or Autobiography
  • Music
  • National Reporting
  • Poetry
  • Public Service

Each winner receives a certificate and $15,000 in cash,[5] except in the Public Service category, where a gold medal is awarded.[6][7]

  1. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  2. ^ "FAQ". The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University. Retrieved April 15, 2019. 24. How is 'Pulitzer' pronounced? The correct pronunciation is 'PULL it sir.'
    The pronunciation /ˈpjuːlɪtsər/ PEW-lit-sər, even if considered mistaken, is quite common, and included in the major British and American dictionaries.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Pulitzer Prize Board Announces New Book Category". Pulitzer.
  5. ^ "Pulitzer Board raises prize award to $15,000". The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Topping, Seymour (2008). "Administration". The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University. Retrieved January 31, 2013. Updated 2013 by Sig Gissler.
  7. ^ "The Medal". The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University. Retrieved January 31, 2013.