Since 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has been given to newspapers, magazines, reporters, online journalists, fiction and non-fiction writers, and musical composers for excellence in their respective fields. Founded by newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer (and administered by New York’s Columbia University), the awards are one of the most highly regarded in the world when it comes to honoring the media. Previous recipients of the elusive prize include such names like William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson, and composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
Each winner of the Pulitzer Prize is awarded a certificate and $15,000 honorarium. Victors of the Public Service Pulitzer are given a gold medal. Not all media is considered by Pulitzer. Applicants must enter their specific prize category with an entry fee of $50 per desired category. A single work can only be submitted in a maximum of two categories. After acceptance, 20 separate juries (of 102 jurors in total) deliberate on all 21 award categories. Each jury makes three nominations before the board selects its winners by a 75% majority vote.
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This year, singer-songwriter Kendrick Lamar has become the first rapper to win in the category of music for his groundbreaking album DAMN. The landmark win is a follow up of previous victories at the Grammy Awards (for Best Rap Album of the Year) and the NAACP Image Awards (Outstanding Album). Lamar’s album topped charts in the United States and Canada, and peaked at number two in such countries like Australia, Belgium, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. This marks the very first time that the Pulitzer Prize for music was not awarded to a classical or jazz composition.
Journalist and activist Ronan Farrow was also awarded through The New Yorker, who published his extensive reporting on the #MeToo movement and his exposé of fallen Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Farrow reached out to multiple actresses and had compiled years of research to shed light on sexual abuse in the filmmaking industry. Congratulations to all the talented women and men who won this year! Scroll down to see a complete list of winners…
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FULL LIST OF PULITZER PRIZE 2018 WINNERS
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PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA
Cost of Living by Martyna Majok
PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORY
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea by Jack E. Davis
PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY
Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016 by Frank Bidart
PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman Jr.
PULITZER PRIZE FOR MUSIC
DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar
PULITZER PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Jointly awarded to The New York Times (for reporting led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey) and The New Yorker (for reporting by Ronan Farrow)
PULITZER PRIZE FOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTING
The staff of The Press Democrat
PULITZER PRIZE FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
The staff of The Washington Post
PULITZER PRIZE FOR EXPLANATORY REPORTING
Jointly awarded to the staff of The Arizona Republic and USA Today network
PULITZER PRIZE FOR LOCAL REPORTING
The staff of The Cincinnati Enquirer
PULITZER PRIZE FOR NATIONAL REPORTING
Jointly awarded to the staffs of The New York Times and The Washington Post
PULITZER PRIZE FOR INTERNATIONAL REPORTING
Clare Baldwin, Andrew R.C. Marshall and Manuel Mogata of Reuters
PULITZER PRIZE FOR
Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, freelancing for GQ
PULITZER PRIZE FOR COMMENTARY
John Archibald of the Alabama Media Group
PULITZER PRIZE FOR CRITICISM
Jerry Saltz of New York magazine
PULITZER PRIZE FOR EDITORIAL WRITING
Andie Dominick of The Des Moines Register
PULITZER PRIZE FOR EDITORIAL CARTOONING
Jake Helpern and Michael Sloan, freelancing for The New York Times
PULITZER PRIZE FOR BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Ryan Kelly of The Daily Progress
PULITZER PRIZE FOR FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
The photography staff of Reuters
