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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
Example Sentences
Lahiri’s debut, a rare short story collection to win the Pulitzer Prize, exemplified the wave of South Asian writers who commanded much of the literary landscape in the late ’90s and early aughts.
The Pulitzer Prize for poetry went to Jorie Graham for her collection “The Dream of the Unified Field.”
In those days, thanks to my parents, I also subscribed to the history magazine American Heritage, whose editor was Bruce Catton, while, in my spare time, I feverishly read the Civil War histories for which he won a Pulitzer Prize.
While working for the Wall Street Journal in 1964, Miller won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the financial fraud scandal of commodities trader Tino De Angelis.
“Here There Are Blueberries,” a play by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich that was a 2024 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for drama, tells the tale of this photo album in a stage production that makes the painstaking work of historical inquiry seem like the greatest detective story ever written.
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is thePulitzer 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 thePulitzer 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 thePulitzer 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.
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How is thePulitzer 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 Prize for public service Incredibly proud of the team of writers & editors.
— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger)
"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.
— Dr. Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman)
BREAKING: Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
— The Associated Press (@AP)
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True or False?
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded only to journalists.
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