The Pulitzer Prizes for 1980 were announced on April 14, 1980.[1] A total of 1,550 entries were submitted for prizes in 19 categories of journalism and the arts.[2] Finalists were chosen by expert juries in each category, and winners were then chosen by the 16-member Pulitzer Prize Board, presided over by Clayton Kirkpatrick.[3] For the first time in the Prizes' history, juries were asked to name at least three finalists in each category, and the finalists were announced in addition to the winners.[2][4] Each prize carried a $1,000 award, except for the Public Service prize, which came with a gold medal.[3]
The winner in each category is listed first, in bold, followed by the other finalists.
- ^ "1980 Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, letters". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Peter Kihss (April 15, 1980). "Mailer cops his second Pulitzer". The Spokesman-Review. New York Times – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "16 journalists, educators on Pulitzer board". The Miami Herald. AP. April 15, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Heinz-Dietrich Fischer; Erika J. Fischer (2011). Complete Historical Handbook of the Pulitzer Prize System 1917-2000. Walter de Gruyter. p. 273. ISBN 978-3110939125.