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Given by Columbia University in the City of New York

Other Names: Pulitzer Preis (German)
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The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in show more New York City.

There are six categories in letters and drama:

Fiction – for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.

Drama – for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life.

History – for a distinguished book on the history of the United States.

Biography or Autobiography – for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author.
Poetry – for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author.
General Non-Fiction – for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category.
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Stages:
All, Winner (627), Finalist (560), Nominee (8)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2022 (1), 2021 (1), 2020 (3), 2019 (3), 2018 (3), 2017 (2), 2016 (3), 2015 (3), 2014 (3), 2013 (3), 2012 (3), 2011 (1), 2010 (4), 2009 (1), 2008 (3), 2007 (3), 2006 (3), 2005 (3), 2004 (3), 2003 (3), 2002 (3), 2001 (3), 2000 (3), 1999 (3), 1998 (3), 1997 (3), 1996 (3), 1995 (3), 1994 (3), 1993 (3), 1992 (5), 1991 (3), 1990 (2), 1989 (3), 1988 (3), 1987 (3), 1985 (3), 1984 (3), 1983 (2), 1982 (1), 1981 (1), 1980 (1), 1979 (1), 1978 (1), 1977 (1), 1976 (1), 1975 (1), 1973 (1), 1971 (1), 1970 (1), 1969 (1), 1967 (1), 1965 (1), 1962 (1), 1961 (1), 1960 (1), 1959 (1), 1958 (1), 1957 (1), 1956 (1), 1955 (1), 1954 (1), 1953 (1), 1952 (1), 1950 (1), 1949 (1), 1948 (1), 1946 (1), 1945 (1), 1943 (1), 1941 (1), 1940 (1), 1939 (1), 1938 (1), 1937 (1), 1936 (1), 1935 (1), 1934 (1), 1933 (1), 1932 (1), 1931 (1), 1930 (1), 1929 (1), 1928 (1), 1927 (1), 1926 (1), 1925 (1), 1924 (1), 1923 (1), 1922 (1), 1921 (1), 1920 (1), 1918 (1)
Announced:
2024-05-06: Winner2024 Upcoming

Winner 90

WorkYear
Fat Ham by James Ijames2022
A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson2020
Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury2019
Cost of Living (TCG Edition) by Martyna Majok2018
Sweat (TCG Edition) by Lynn Nottage2017
Hamilton: An American Musical: Original 2015 Broadway Cast Recording by Lin-Manuel Miranda2016
Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis2015
The Flick by Annie Baker2014
Disgraced: A Play by Ayad Akhtar2013
Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes2012
Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris2011
Next to Normal by Brian Yorkey2010
Ruined by Lynn Nottage2009
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts2008
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire2007
Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley2005
I Am My Own Wife: A Play by Doug Wright2004
Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz2003
Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks2002
Proof: A Play by David Auburn2001
Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies2000
Wit: A Play by Margaret Edson1999
How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel1998
Rent: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical by Jonathan Larson1996
The Young Man from Atlanta by Horton Foote1995
Three Tall Women by Edward Albee1994
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner1993
The Kentucky Cycle by Robert Schenkkan1992
Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon1991
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson1990
The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein1989
Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry1988
Fences by August Wilson1987
Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim1985
Glengarry Glen Ross: A Play by David Mamet1984
'night, Mother: A Play by Marsha Norman1983
A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller1982
Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley1981
Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson1980
Buried Child by Sam Shepard1979
The Gin Game by D. L. Coburn1978
The Shadow Box: A Drama in Two Acts by Michael Cristofer1977
A Chorus Line: The Complete Book of the Musical by James Kirkwood1976
Seascape: A Play in Two Acts by Edward Albee1975
That Championship Season by Jason Miller1973
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel1971
No Place to Be Somebody: A Black-Black Comedy by Charles Gordone1970
The Great White Hope: A Drama in Three Acts by Howard Sackler1969
A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee1967
The Subject Was Roses by Frank D. Gilroy1965
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying by Abe Burrows1962
All the Way Home by Tad Mosel1961
Fiorello! by Jerry Bock1960
J.B.: A Play in Verse by Archibald MacLeish1959
Look Homeward, Angel by Ketti Frings1958
Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill1957
The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play in Two Acts by Frances Goodrich1956
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams1955
The Teahouse of the August Moon: A Play by John Patrick1954
Picnic by William Inge1953
The Shrike by Joseph Kramm1952
South Pacific [libretto] by Richard Rodgers1950
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller1949
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams1948
State of the Union by Russel Crouse1946
Harvey [play] by Mary Chase1945
The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder1943
There Shall Be No Night by Robert E. Sherwood1941
The Time of Your Life: A Comedy in Three Acts by William Saroyan1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois: A Play in Twelve Scenes by Robert E. Sherwood1939
Our Town by Thornton Wilder1938
You Can't Take It With You by Moss Hart1937
Idiot's Delight by Robert E. Sherwood1936
The Old Maid by Zoë Akins1935
Men in White: A Play in Three Acts by Sidney Kingsley1934
Both Your Houses: A Play in Three Acts by Maxwell Anderson1933
Of Thee I Sing by George S. Kaufman1932
Alison's House: A Play in Three Acts by Susan Glaspell1931
The Green Pastures by Marc Connelly1930
Street Scene: A Play in Three Acts by Elmer L. Rice1929
Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill1928
In Abraham's Bosom by Paul Green1927
Craig's Wife by George Kelly1926
They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard1925
Hell-bent fer heaven, a play in three acts by Hatcher Hughes1924
Icebound; a play by Owen Davis1923
Anna Christie by Eugene O'Neill1922
Miss Lulu Bett: A Play by Zona Gale1921
Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O'Neill1920
Why Marry? by Jesse Lynch Williams1918

Finalist 73

WorkYear
Stew by Zora Howard2021
Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery2020
Soft Power by David Henry Hwang2020
Dance Nation (Oberon Modern Plays) by Clare Barron2019
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck2019
Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins2018
The Minutes (TCG Edition) by Tracy Letts2018
The Wolves by Sarah Delappe2017
Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins2016
The Humans (Revised TCG Edition) by Stephen Karam2016
Marjorie Prime (performance of Sept. 24, 2014) by Jordan Harrison2015
Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Suzan-Lori Parks2015
The (Curious Case of The) Watson Intelligence by Madeleine George2014
Fun Home (Samuel French Acting Edition) by Lisa Kron2014
Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionfriddo2013
4,000 Miles by Amy Herzog2013
Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz2012
Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam2012
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz2010
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv Joseph2010
In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) by Sarah Ruhl2010
Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang2008
Dying City by Christopher Shinn2008
Bulrusher by Eisa Davis2007
Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue - Acting Edition by Quiara Alegría Hudes2007
Miss Witherspoon by Christopher Durang2006
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow: An Instant Message With Excitable Music by Rolin Jones2006
Red Light Winter: A Play by Adam Rapp2006
Thom Pain (Based on Nothing) by Will Eno2005
The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl2005
Man from Nebraska: A Play by Tracy Letts2004
Omnium Gatherum (A Play) by Theresa Rebeck2004
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee2003
Take Me Out: A Play by Richard Greenberg2003
The Glory of Living: A Play by Rebecca Gilman2002
Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith2002
The Play About The Baby by Edward Albee2001
Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan2001
In the Blood - Acting Edition by Suzan-Lori Parks2000
King Hedley II by August Wilson2000
Side Man by Warren Leight1999
Running man by Diedre Murray1999
Freedomland by Amy Freed1998
Three Days of Rain: A Play by Richard Greenberg1998
Pride's Crossing by Tina Howe1997
Collected Stories by Donald Margulies1997
The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry1997
A Fair Country by Jon Robin Baitz1996
Old Wicked Songs by Jon Marans1996
The Cryptogram by David Mamet1995
Seven Guitars by August Wilson1995
Keely and Du by Jane Martin1994
A Perfect Ganesh by Terrence McNally1994
The Destiny of Me by Larry Kramer1993
Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith1993
Miss Evers' Boys by David Feldshuh1992
Conversations with My Father by Herb Gardner1992
Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies1992
Two Trains Running by August Wilson1992
Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare1991
Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas1991
Love Letters by A. R. Gurney1990
M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang1989
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson1989
Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian1988
Boys' Life by Howard Korder1988
A Walk in the Woods: A Play in Two Acts by Lee Blessing1987
Broadway Bound by Neil Simon1987
The Gospel at Colonus by Lee Breuer1985
The Dining Room by A. R. Gurney1985
Painting Churches by Tina Howe1984
Fool for Love by Sam Shepard1984
True West by Sam Shepard1983

Descriptions

The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

There are six categories in letters and drama:

Fiction – for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.

Drama – for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life.

History – for a distinguished book on the history of the United States.

Biography or Autobiography – for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author.
Poetry – for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author.
General Non-Fiction – for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. (English, Member-written)
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Hungarian-American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City. According to the administrators of the Pulitzer Prize the correct pronunciation of the name should sound like the verb pull, as in "Pull it, sir".

Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of these, each winner receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal, which always goes to a newspaper, although an individual may be named in the citation (Spanish, Member-written)

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