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| 3 | The Pulitzer Prizes were founded in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American who immigrated to the United States in 1864 and rose from poverty to become a newspaper magnate, publishing the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' (still the daily paper of |
| 4 | UsefulNotes/StLouis, Missouri) and ''New York World''. In his will Pulitzer specified, among other things, "four awards in journalism, four in letters and drama, one in education". The Pulitzer Prize today is given in 21 different categories, most of which still pertain to journalism, reporting, and non-fiction writing. This wiki will list the Pulitzer Prizes in three creative arts categories: drama (namely, [[{{Theatre}} theater]]), fiction, and {{poetry}}. The Pulitzer Prizes are given exclusively to [[{{Eagleland}} Americans]], and the creative works they honor are preferred to be ones dealing with American life. The prizes are administered by Columbia University. |
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| 6 | On occasion prizes which have been awarded by the relevant committee have been rejected by the full Pulitzer board. Novels which were approved by the committee for Fiction but rejected by the Pulitzer board include ''Literature/ForWhomTheBellTolls'' (1941) and ''Literature/GravitysRainbow'' (1974). Creator/ArtSpiegelman gave the graphic novel format a major shot of credibility when ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'' won a special category prize. And while it's not listed below, it's fun to know that newspaper reporter Janet Cooke had to give back her 1981 Pulitzer for feature news writing after it was revealed that her story ("Jimmy's World", about an eight-year-old heroin addict) was a complete fabrication. |
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| 8 | When Pulitzers are mentioned in fictional works, they are often used to get an InformedAbility across, to let the audience know that the character is a great writer or IntrepidReporter. |
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| 10 | !![[{{Theatre}} Drama]] |
| 11 | * 1918: ''Theatre/WhyMarry'' by Jesse Lynch Williams |
| 12 | * 1919: no award |
| 13 | * 1920: ''Theatre/BeyondTheHorizon'' by Creator/EugeneONeill |
| 14 | * 1921: ''Literature/MissLuluBett''by Zona Gale |
| 15 | * 1922: ''Theatre/AnnaChristie'' by Eugene O'Neill |
| 16 | * 1923: ''Theatre/{{Icebound}}'' by Owen Davis |
| 17 | * 1924: ''Theatre/HellBentFerHeaven'' by Hatcher Hughes |
| 18 | * 1925: ''Theatre/TheyKnewWhatTheyWanted'' by Sidney Howard |
| 19 | * 1926: ''Theatre/CraigsWife'' by George Kelly |
| 20 | * 1927: ''Theatre/InAbrahamsBosom'' by Paul Green |
| 21 | * 1928: ''Theatre/StrangeInterlude'' by Eugene O'Neill |
| 22 | * 1929: ''Theatre/StreetScene'' by Elmer Rice |
| 23 | * 1930: ''Theatre/TheGreenPastures'' by Marc Connelly |
| 24 | * 1931: ''Theatre/AlisonsHouse'' by Susan Glaspell |
| 25 | * 1932: ''Theatre/OfTheeISing'' by George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, and Ira Gershwin |
| 26 | * 1933: ''Theatre/BothYourHouses'' by Maxwell Anderson |
| 27 | * 1934: ''Theatre/MenInWhite'' by Sidney Kingsley |
| 28 | * 1935: ''Theatre/TheOldMaid'' by Zoë Akins |
| 29 | * 1936: ''Theatre/IdiotsDelight'' by Robert E. Sherwood |
| 30 | * 1937: ''Theatre/YouCantTakeItWithYou'' by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman |
| 31 | * 1938: ''Theatre/OurTown'' by Creator/ThorntonWilder |
| 32 | * 1939: ''Theatre/AbeLincolnInIllinois'' by Robert E. Sherwood |
| 33 | * 1940: ''Theatre/TheTimeOfYourLife'' by William Saroyan |
| 34 | * 1941: ''Theatre/ThereShallBeNoNight'' by Robert E. Sherwood |
| 35 | * 1942: no award |
| 36 | * 1943: ''Theatre/TheSkinOfOurTeeth'' by Thornton Wilder |
| 37 | * 1944: no award |
| 38 | * 1945: ''Theatre/{{Harvey}}'' by Mary Coyle Chase |
| 39 | * 1946: ''Theatre/StateOfTheUnion'' by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay |
| 40 | * 1947: no award |
| 41 | * 1948: ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' by Creator/TennesseeWilliams |
| 42 | * 1949: ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'' by Creator/ArthurMiller |
| 43 | * 1950: ''Theatre/SouthPacific'' by [[Creator/RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II]], and Joshua Logan |
| 44 | * 1951: no award |
| 45 | * 1952: ''Theatre/TheShrike'' by Joseph Kramm |
| 46 | * 1953: ''Theatre/{{Picnic}}'' by William Inge |
| 47 | * 1954: ''Theatre/TheTeahouseOfTheAugustMoon'' by John Patrick |
| 48 | * 1955: ''Theatre/CatOnAHotTinRoof'' by Tennessee Williams |
| 49 | * 1956: ''Theatre/TheDiaryOfAnneFrank'' by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich |
| 50 | * 1957: ''Theatre/LongDaysJourneyIntoNight'' by Eugene O'Neill |
| 51 | * 1958: ''Theatre/LookHomewardAngel'' by Ketti Frings |
| 52 | * 1959: ''Theatre/{{JB}}'' by Archibald [=MacLeish=] |
| 53 | * 1960: ''Theatre/{{Fiorello}}'' by Jerome Weidman, George Abbott, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick |
| 54 | * 1961: ''Theatre/AllTheWayHome'' by Tad Mosel |
| 55 | * 1962: ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'' by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows |
| 56 | * 1963: no award |
| 57 | * 1964: no award |
| 58 | * 1965: ''Theatre/TheSubjectWasRoses'' by Frank D. Gilroy |
| 59 | * 1966: no award |
| 60 | * 1967: ''Theatre/{{A Delicate Balance|1967}}'' by Edward Albee |
| 61 | * 1968: no award |
| 62 | * 1969: ''Theatre/TheGreatWhiteHope'' by Howard Sackler |
| 63 | * 1970: ''Theatre/NoPlaceToBeSomebody'' by Charles Gordone |
| 64 | * 1971: ''Theatre/TheEffectOfGammaRaysOnManInTheMoonMarigolds'' by Paul Zindel |
| 65 | * 1972: no award |
| 66 | * 1973: ''Theatre/ThatChampionshipSeason'' by Jason Miller |
| 67 | * 1974: no award |
| 68 | * 1975: ''Theatre/{{Seascape}}'' by Edward Albee |
| 69 | * 1976: ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' by Michael Bennett, Nicholas Dante, James Kirkwood Jr., Music/MarvinHamlisch, and Edward Kleban |
| 70 | * 1977: ''Theatre/TheShadowBox'' by Michael Cristofer |
| 71 | * 1978: ''Theatre/TheGinGame'' by Donald L. Coburn |
| 72 | * 1979: ''Theatre/BuriedChild'' by Sam Shepard |
| 73 | * 1980: ''Theatre/TalleysFolly'' by Lanford Wilson |
| 74 | * 1981: ''Theatre/CrimesOfTheHeart'' by Beth Henley |
| 75 | * 1982: ''Theatre/ASoldiersPlay'' by Charles Fuller |
| 76 | * 1983: ''Theatre/NightMother'' by Marsha Norman |
| 77 | * 1984: ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'' by Creator/DavidMamet |
| 78 | * 1985: ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge'' by James Lapine and Music/StephenSondheim |
| 79 | * 1986: no award |
| 80 | * 1987: ''Theatre/{{Fences}}'' by August Wilson |
| 81 | * 1988: ''Theatre/DrivingMissDaisy'' by Alfred Uhry |
| 82 | * 1989: ''Theatre/TheHeidiChronicles'' by Wendy Wasserstein |
| 83 | * 1990: ''Theatre/ThePianoLesson'' by August Wilson |
| 84 | * 1991: ''Theatre/LostInYonkers'' by Creator/NeilSimon |
| 85 | * 1992: ''Theatre/TheKentuckyCycle'' by Robert Schenkkan |
| 86 | * 1993: ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica: Millennium Approaches'' by Creator/TonyKushner |
| 87 | * 1994: ''Theatre/ThreeTallWomen'' by Edward Albee |
| 88 | * 1995: ''Theatre/TheYoungManFromAtlanta'' by Horton Foote |
| 89 | * 1996: ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'' by Jonathan Larson (posthumous win) |
| 90 | * 1997: no award |
| 91 | * 1998: ''Theatre/HowILearnedToDrive'' by Paula Vogel |
| 92 | * 1999: ''Theatre/{{Wit}}'' by Margaret Edson |
| 93 | * 2000: ''Theatre/DinnerWithFriends'' by Donald Margulies |
| 94 | * 2001: ''Theatre/{{Proof|2000}}'' by David Auburn |
| 95 | * 2002: ''Theatre/TopdogUnderdog'' by Suzan-Lori Parks |
| 96 | * 2003: ''Theatre/AnnaInTheTropics'' by Nilo Cruz |
| 97 | * 2004: ''Theatre/IAmMyOwnWife'' by Doug Wright |
| 98 | * 2005: ''Theatre/{{Doubt}}: A Parable'' by John Patrick Shanley |
| 99 | * 2006: no award |
| 100 | * 2007: ''Theatre/RabbitHole'' by David Lindsay-Abaire |
| 101 | * 2008: ''Theatre/AugustOsageCounty'' by Creator/TracyLetts |
| 102 | * 2009: ''Theatre/{{Ruined}}'' by Lynn Nottage |
| 103 | * 2010: ''Theatre/NextToNormal'' by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey |
| 104 | * 2011: ''Theatre/ClybournePark'' by Bruce Norris |
| 105 | * 2012: ''Theatre/WaterByTheSpoonful'' by Quiara Alegría Hudes |
| 106 | * 2013: ''Theatre/{{Disgraced}}'' by Ayad Akhtar |
| 107 | * 2014: ''Theatre/TheFlick'' by Annie Baker |
| 108 | * 2015: ''Theatre/BetweenRiversideAndCrazy'' by Stephen Adly Guirgis |
| 109 | * 2016: ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' by Creator/LinManuelMiranda |
| 110 | * 2017: ''Theatre/{{Sweat}}'' by Lynn Nottage |
| 111 | * 2018: ''Theatre/CostOfLiving'' by Martyna Majok |
| 112 | * 2019: ''Theatre/{{Fairview|2018}}'' by Jackie Sibblies Drury |
| 113 | * 2020: ''Theatre/AStrangeLoop'' by Michael R. Jackson |
| 114 | * 2021: ''The Hot Wing King'' by Katori Hall |
| 115 | * 2022: ''Theatre/FatHam'' by James Ijames |
| 116 | * 2023: ''English'' by Sanaz Toossi |
| 117 | * 2024: ''Primary Trust'' by Eboni Booth |
| 118 | |
| 119 | !!{{Literature}} |
| 120 | * 1918: ''Literature/HisFamily'' by Ernest Poole |
| 121 | * 1919: ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons'' by Booth Tarkington |
| 122 | * 1920: no award given |
| 123 | * 1921: ''Literature/TheAgeOfInnocence'' by Creator/EdithWharton |
| 124 | * 1922: ''Literature/AliceAdams'' by Booth Tarkington |
| 125 | * 1923: ''Literature/OneOfOurs'' by Willa Cather |
| 126 | * 1924: ''Literature/TheAbleMcLaughlins'' by Margaret Wilson |
| 127 | * 1925: ''Literature/SoBig'' by Edna Ferber |
| 128 | * 1926: ''Literature/{{Arrowsmith}}'' by Creator/SinclairLewis (declined prize) |
| 129 | * 1927: ''Literature/EarlyAutumn'' by Louis Bromfield |
| 130 | * 1928: ''Literature/TheBridgeOfSanLuisRey'' by Thornton Wilder |
| 131 | * 1929: ''Literature/ScarletSisterMary'' by Julia Peterkin |
| 132 | * 1930: ''Literature/LaughingBoy'' by Oliver La Farge |
| 133 | * 1931: ''Literature/YearsOfGrace'' by Margaret Ayer Barnes |
| 134 | * 1932: ''Literature/TheGoodEarth'' by Creator/PearlSBuck |
| 135 | * 1933: ''The Store'' by Thomas Sigismund Stribling |
| 136 | * 1934: ''Literature/LambInHisBosom'' by Caroline Miller |
| 137 | * 1935: ''Literature/NowInNovember'' by Josephine Winslow Johnson |
| 138 | * 1936: ''Honey in the Horn'' by Harold L. Davis |
| 139 | * 1937: ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind'' by Margaret Mitchell |
| 140 | * 1938: ''Literature/TheLateGeorgeApley'' by John Phillips Marquand |
| 141 | * 1939: ''Literature/TheYearling'' by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| 142 | * 1940: ''Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath'' by Creator/JohnSteinbeck |
| 143 | * 1941: no award given |
| 144 | * 1942: ''Film/InThisOurLife'' by Ellen Glasgow |
| 145 | * 1943: ''Literature/DragonsTeeth'' by Upton Sinclair |
| 146 | * 1944: ''Journey in the Dark'' by Martin Flavin |
| 147 | * 1945: ''Literature/ABellForAdano'' by John Hersey |
| 148 | * 1946: no award given |
| 149 | * 1947: ''Literature/AllTheKingsMen'' by Robert Penn Warren |
| 150 | * 1948: ''Literature/TalesOfTheSouthPacific'' by Creator/JamesMichener |
| 151 | * 1949: ''Literature/GuardOfHonor'' by James Gould Cozzens |
| 152 | * 1950: ''Literature/TheWayWest'' by A. B. Guthrie Jr. |
| 153 | * 1951: ''Literature/{{The Town|1950}}'' by Conrad Richter |
| 154 | * 1952: ''Literature/TheCaineMutiny'' by Herman Wouk |
| 155 | * 1953: ''Literature/TheOldManAndTheSea'' by Creator/ErnestHemingway |
| 156 | * 1954: No award given |
| 157 | * 1955: ''Literature/AFable'' by Creator/WilliamFaulkner |
| 158 | * 1956: ''Literature/{{Andersonville}}'' by [=MacKinlay=] Kantor |
| 159 | * 1957: No award given |
| 160 | * 1958: ''Literature/ADeathInTheFamily'' by James Agee (posthumous win) |
| 161 | * 1959: ''The Travels of Jaimie [=McPheeters=]'' by Robert Lewis Taylor |
| 162 | * 1960: ''Film/AdviseAndConsent'' by Allen Drury |
| 163 | * 1961: ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' by Harper Lee |
| 164 | * 1962: ''Literature/TheEdgeOfSadness'' by Edwin O'Connor |
| 165 | * 1963: ''Literature/TheReivers'' by William Faulkner (posthumous win) |
| 166 | * 1964: No award given |
| 167 | * 1965: ''Literature/TheKeepersOfTheHouse'' by Shirley Ann Grau |
| 168 | * 1966: ''Literature/TheCollectedStoriesOfKatherineAnnePorter'' by Katherine Anne Porter |
| 169 | * 1967: ''Literature/TheFixer'' by Bernard Malamud |
| 170 | * 1968: ''Literature/TheConfessionsOfNatTurner'' by William Styron |
| 171 | * 1969: ''Literature/HouseMadeOfDawn'' by N. Scott Momaday |
| 172 | * 1970: ''Literature/TheCollectedStoriesOfJeanStafford'' by Jean Stafford |
| 173 | * 1971: No award given |
| 174 | * 1972: ''Literature/AngleOfRepose'' by Wallace Stegner |
| 175 | * 1973: ''Literature/TheOptimistsDaughter'' by Eudora Welty |
| 176 | * 1974: No award given |
| 177 | * 1975: ''Literature/TheKillerAngels'' by Michael Shaara |
| 178 | * 1976: ''Literature/HumboldtsGift'' by Saul Bellow |
| 179 | * 1977: No award given |
| 180 | * 1978: ''Literature/ElbowRoom'' by James Alan [=McPherson=] |
| 181 | * 1979: ''Literature/TheStoriesOfJohnCheever'' by John Cheever |
| 182 | * 1980: ''Literature/TheExecutionersSong'' by Creator/NormanMailer |
| 183 | * 1981: ''Literature/AConfederacyOfDunces'' by John Kennedy Toole (posthumous win) |
| 184 | * 1982: ''Literature/RabbitIsRich'' by Creator/JohnUpdike |
| 185 | * 1983: ''Literature/TheColorPurple'' by Creator/AliceWalker |
| 186 | * 1984: ''Literature/{{Ironweed}}'' by William Kennedy |
| 187 | * 1985: ''Literature/{{Foreign Affairs|1984}}'' by Alison Lurie |
| 188 | * 1986: ''Literature/LonesomeDove'' by Larry [=McMurtry=] |
| 189 | * 1987: ''Literature/ASummonsToMemphis'' by Peter Taylor |
| 190 | * 1988: ''Literature/{{Beloved}}'' by Creator/ToniMorrison |
| 191 | * 1989: ''Literature/BreathingLessons'' by Anne Tyler |
| 192 | * 1990: ''Literature/TheMamboKingsPlaySongsOfLove'' by Oscar Hijuelos |
| 193 | * 1991: ''Literature/RabbitAtRest'' by John Updike |
| 194 | * 1992: ''Literature/AThousandAcres'' by Jane Smiley |
| 195 | * 1993: ''Literature/AGoodScentFromAStrangeMountain'' by Robert Olen Butler |
| 196 | * 1994: ''Literature/TheShippingNews'' by E. Annie Proulx |
| 197 | * 1995: ''Literature/TheStoneDiaries'' by Carol Shields |
| 198 | * 1996: ''Literature/{{Independence Day|1995}}'' by Richard Ford |
| 199 | * 1997: ''Literature/MartinDressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer'' by Steven Millhauser |
| 200 | * 1998: ''Literature/AmericanPastoral'' by Creator/PhilipRoth |
| 201 | * 1999: ''Literature/TheHours'' by Michael Cunningham |
| 202 | * 2000: ''Literature/InterpreterOfMaladies'' by Jhumpa Lahiri |
| 203 | * 2001: ''Literature/TheAmazingAdventuresOfKavalierAndClay'' by Michael Chabon |
| 204 | * 2002: ''Literature/EmpireFalls'' by Richard Russo |
| 205 | * 2003: ''Literature/{{Middlesex}}'' by Jeffrey Eugenides |
| 206 | * 2004: ''Literature/TheKnownWorld'' by Edward P. Jones |
| 207 | * 2005: ''Literature/{{Gilead}}'' by Marilynne Robinson |
| 208 | * 2006: ''Literature/{{March}}'' by Geraldine Brooks |
| 209 | * 2007: ''Literature/TheRoad'' by Creator/CormacMcCarthy |
| 210 | * 2008: ''Literature/TheBriefWondrousLifeOfOscarWao'' by Junot Díaz |
| 211 | * 2009: ''Literature/OliveKitteridge'' by Elizabeth Strout |
| 212 | * 2010: ''Literature/{{Tinkers}}'' by Paul Harding |
| 213 | * 2011: ''Literature/AVisitFromTheGoonSquad'' by Jennifer Egan |
| 214 | * 2012: No award given |
| 215 | * 2013: ''Literature/TheOrphanMastersSon'' by Adam Johnson |
| 216 | * 2014: ''Literature/TheGoldfinch'' by Creator/DonnaTartt |
| 217 | * 2015: ''Literature/AllTheLightWeCannotSee'' by Anthony Doerr |
| 218 | * 2016: ''Literature/TheSympathizer'' by Viet Thahn Nguyen |
| 219 | * 2017: ''Literature/TheUndergroundRailroad'' by Creator/ColsonWhitehead |
| 220 | * 2018: ''Literature/{{Less}}'' by Andrew Sean Greer |
| 221 | * 2019: ''Literature/TheOverstory'' by Richard Powers |
| 222 | * 2020: ''Literature/TheNickelBoys'' by Colson Whitehead |
| 223 | * 2021: ''Literature/TheNightWatchman'' by Louise Erdrich |
| 224 | * 2022: ''Literature/TheNetanyahus'' by Joshua Cohen |
| 225 | * 2023: |
| 226 | ** ''Literature/DemonCopperhead'' by Barbara Kingsolver |
| 227 | ** ''Trust'' by Hernan Diaz |
| 228 | * 2024: ''Literature/NightWatch'' by Jayne Anne Phillips |
| 229 | |
| 230 | !!{{Poetry}} |
| 231 | * 1922: ''Literature/{{Collected Poems|1921}}'' by Edwin Arlington Robinson |
| 232 | * 1923: ''The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver: A Few Figs from Thistles: Eight Sonnets in American Poetry, 1922. A Miscellany'' by Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| 233 | * 1924: ''Literature/NewHampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes'' by Creator/RobertFrost |
| 234 | * 1925: ''The Man Who Died Twice'' by Edwin Arlington Robinson |
| 235 | * 1926: ''What's O'Clock'' by Amy Lowell |
| 236 | * 1927: ''Fiddler's Farewell'' by Leonora Speyer |
| 237 | * 1928: ''Tristram'' by Edwin Arlington Robinson |
| 238 | * 1929: ''John Brown's Body'' by Stephen Vincent Benét |
| 239 | * 1930: ''Selected Poems'' by Conrad Aiken |
| 240 | * 1931: ''Literature/{{Collected Poems|1930}}'' by Robert Frost |
| 241 | * 1932: ''The Flowering Stone'' by George Dillon |
| 242 | * 1933: ''Conquistador'' by Archibald [=MacLeish=] |
| 243 | * 1934: ''Collected Verse'' by Robert Hillyer |
| 244 | * 1935: ''Bright Ambush'' by Audrey Wurdemann |
| 245 | * 1936: ''Strange Holiness'' by Robert P. T. Coffin |
| 246 | * 1937: ''Literature/AFurtherRange'' by Robert Frost |
| 247 | * 1938: ''Cold Morning Sky'' by Marya Zaturenska |
| 248 | * 1939: ''Selected Poems'' by John Gould Fletcher |
| 249 | * 1940: ''Collected Poems'' by Mark Van Doren |
| 250 | * 1941: ''Sunderland Capture'' by Leonard Bacon |
| 251 | * 1942: ''The Dust Which Is God'' by William Rose Benét |
| 252 | * 1943: ''A Witness Tree'' by Robert Frost |
| 253 | * 1944: ''Western Star'' by Stephen Vincent Benét |
| 254 | * 1945: ''V-Letter and Other Poems'' by Karl Shapiro |
| 255 | * 1946: no award given |
| 256 | * 1947: ''Lord Weary's Castle'' by Robert Lowell |
| 257 | * 1948: ''The Age of Anxiety'' by Creator/WHAuden |
| 258 | * 1949: ''Terror and Decorum'' by Peter Viereck |
| 259 | * 1950: ''Annie Allen'' by Gwendolyn Brooks |
| 260 | * 1951: ''Complete Poems'' by Creator/CarlSandburg |
| 261 | * 1952: ''Collected Poems'' by Marianne Moore |
| 262 | * 1953: ''Collected Poems 1917–1952'' by Archibald [=MacLeish=] |
| 263 | * 1954: ''The Waking'' by Theodore Roethke |
| 264 | * 1955: ''Collected Poems'' by Wallace Stevens |
| 265 | * 1956: ''Poems - North & South'' by Elizabeth Bishop |
| 266 | * 1957: ''Things of This World'' by Richard Wilbur |
| 267 | * 1958: ''Promises: Poems 1954-1956'' by Robert Penn Warren |
| 268 | * 1959: ''Selected Poems 1928-1958'' by Stanley Kunitz |
| 269 | * 1960: ''Heart's Needle'' by W. D. Snodgrass |
| 270 | * 1961: ''Times Three: Selected Verse from Three Decades'' by Phyllis [=McGinley=] |
| 271 | * 1962: ''Poems'' by Alan Dugan |
| 272 | * 1963: ''Pictures from Brueghel'' by Creator/WilliamCarlosWilliams |
| 273 | * 1964: ''At the End of the Open Road'' by Louis Simpson |
| 274 | * 1965: ''77 Dream Songs'' by John Berryman |
| 275 | * 1966: ''Selected Poems'' by Richard Eberhart |
| 276 | * 1967: ''Literature/LiveOrDie'' by Creator/AnneSexton |
| 277 | * 1968: ''The Hard Hours'' by Anthony Hecht |
| 278 | * 1969: ''Of Being Numerous'' by George Oppen |
| 279 | * 1970: ''Untitled Subjects'' by Richard Howard |
| 280 | * 1971: ''The Carrier of Ladders'' by William S. Merwin |
| 281 | * 1972: ''Collected Poems'' by James Wright |
| 282 | * 1973: ''Up Country'' by Maxine Kumin |
| 283 | * 1974: ''The Dolphin'' by Robert Lowell |
| 284 | * 1975: ''Turtle Island'' by Gary Snyder |
| 285 | * 1976: ''Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror'' by John Ashbery |
| 286 | * 1977: ''Divine Comedies'' by James Merrill |
| 287 | * 1978: ''Collected Poems'' by Howard Nemerov |
| 288 | * 1979: ''Now and Then'' by Robert Penn Warren |
| 289 | * 1980: ''Selected Poems'' by Donald Justice |
| 290 | * 1981: ''The Morning of the Poem'' by James Schuyler |
| 291 | * 1982: ''The Collected Poems'' by Creator/SylviaPlath |
| 292 | * 1983: ''Selected Poems'' by Galway Kinnell |
| 293 | * 1984: ''American Primitive'' by Mary Oliver |
| 294 | * 1985: ''Yin'' by Carolyn Kizer |
| 295 | * 1986: ''The Flying Change'' by Henry S. Taylor |
| 296 | * 1987: ''Thomas and Beulah'' by Rita Dove |
| 297 | * 1988: ''Partial Accounts: New and Selected Poems'' by William Meredith |
| 298 | * 1989: ''New and Collected Poems'' by Richard Wilbur |
| 299 | * 1990: ''The World Doesn't End'' by Charles Simic |
| 300 | * 1991: ''Near Changes'' by Mona Van Duyn |
| 301 | * 1992: ''Selected Poems'' by James Tate |
| 302 | * 1993: ''The Wild Iris'' by Creator/LouiseGluck |
| 303 | * 1994: ''Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems'' by Yusef Komunyakaa |
| 304 | * 1995: ''The Simple Truth'' by Philip Levine |
| 305 | * 1996: ''The Dream of the Unified Field'' by Jorie Graham |
| 306 | * 1997: ''Alive Together: New and Selected Poems'' by Lisel Mueller |
| 307 | * 1998: ''Black Zodiac'' by Charles Wright |
| 308 | * 1999: ''Blizzard of One'' by Mark Strand |
| 309 | * 2000: ''Repair'' by C. K. Williams |
| 310 | * 2001: ''Different Hours'' by Stephen Dunn |
| 311 | * 2002: ''Practical Gods'' by Carl Dennis |
| 312 | * 2003: ''Moy Sand and Gravel'' by Paul Muldoon |
| 313 | * 2004: ''Walking to Martha's Vineyard'' by Franz Wright |
| 314 | * 2005: ''Delights & Shadows'' by Ted Kooser |
| 315 | * 2006: ''Late Wife'' by Claudia Emerson |
| 316 | * 2007: ''Native Guard'' by Natasha Trethewey |
| 317 | * 2008: |
| 318 | ** ''Time and Materials'' by Robert Hass |
| 319 | ** ''Failure'' by Philip Schultz |
| 320 | * 2009: ''The Shadow of Sirius'' by W. S. Merwin |
| 321 | * 2010: ''Versed'' by Rae Armantrout |
| 322 | * 2011: ''The Best of It: New and Selected Poems'' by Kay Ryan |
| 323 | * 2012: ''Life on Mars'' by Tracy K. Smith |
| 324 | * 2013: ''Stag's Leap'' by Sharon Olds |
| 325 | * 2014: ''3 Sections'' by Vijay Seshadri |
| 326 | * 2015: ''Digest'' by Gregory Pardio |
| 327 | * 2016: ''Ozone Journal'' by Peter Balakian |
| 328 | * 2017: ''Olio'' by Tyehimba Jess |
| 329 | * 2018: ''Half-light'' by Frank Bidart |
| 330 | * 2019: ''Be With'' by Forrest Gander |
| 331 | * 2020: ''The Tradition'' by Jericho Brown |
| 332 | * 2021: ''Post-Colonial Love Poem'' by Natalie Diaz |
| 333 | * 2022: ''frank: sonnets'' by Diane Seuss |
| 334 | * 2023: ''Then the War'' by Carl Phillips |
| 335 | * 2024: ''Tripas: Poems'' by Brandon Som |
| 336 | |
| 337 | !!Other Pulizer Prize winners with TV Tropes pages |
| 338 | |
| 339 | * 1945: ''Appalachian Spring'' by Music/AaronCopland (Music) |
| 340 | * 1945: Creator/BillMauldin (Editorial Cartooning) |
| 341 | * 1957: ''Profiles in Courage'' by UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy (Biography or Autobiography) |
| 342 | * 1975: Creator/RogerEbert (Criticism) |
| 343 | * 1975: ''Literature/ThePowerBroker'' by Robert Caro (Biography or Autobiography) |
| 344 | * 1976: ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'' by Gary Trudeau (Editorial Cartooning) |
| 345 | * 1978: ''The Dragons of Eden'' by Creator/CarlSagan (General Non-fiction) |
| 346 | * 1979: ''Literature/GodelEscherBachAnEternalGoldenBraid'' by Douglas Hofstadter (General Non-fiction) |
| 347 | * 1987: ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'' by Berke Breathed (Editorial Cartooning) |
| 348 | * 1997: ''Literature/AngelasAshes'' by Frank [=McCourt=] (Biography or Autobiography) |
| 349 | * 1998: ''Literature/GunsGermsAndSteel'' by Jared Diamond (General Non-fiction) |
| 350 | * 2007: ''Sound Grammar'' by Music/OrnetteColeman (Music) |
| 351 | * 2014: ''The Sixth Extinction'' by Elizabeth Kolbert (General Non-fiction) |
| 352 | * 2018: ''DAMN.'' by Music/KendrickLamar (Music) |
| 353 | * 2020: ''Radio/ThisAmericanLife'' (Audio Reporting) |
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| 356 | !!In-Universe Examples: |
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| 360 | [[folder:Comedy]] |
| 361 | * A Creator/StevenWright joke: |
| 362 | --> "Imagine Pulitzer Prizefighting. Just two writers beating the shit out of each other." |
| 363 | [[/folder]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 366 | * Peter Parker (ComicBook/SpiderMan) won a photography Pulitzer for his book ''Webs''. |
| 367 | [[/folder]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | [[folder:Film]] |
| 370 | * The backstory to ''Film/SupermanReturns'' reveals that ComicBook/LoisLane won a Pulitzer for her feature "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman". |
| 371 | * ''Film/ManOfSteel'' has Lois mention that she's a Pulitzer winning reporter. Her boss retorts "Then act like it!" |
| 372 | * ''Film/ShockCorridor'' is about a reporter who gets himself committed to an insane asylum so he can report from the inside, expressly to win a Pulitzer. |
| 373 | * In the film version of ''Literature/ElmerGantry'', the cynical reporter trailing Sister Sharon's revival campaign is described as a Pulitzer winner. |
| 374 | * ''Film/DieHard2'' includes Thornburgh, the dirtbag reporter, gloating that his coverage of the story will win him a Pulitzer. |
| 375 | * In ''Film/DeadAgain'', Gray Baker is said to have received Pulitzer Prize recognition for his reporting (the wording of the statement is unclear whether he was a winner of one of the journalism prizes or just a finalist). |
| 376 | [[/folder]] |
| 377 | |
| 378 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 379 | * In ''Literature/HumboldtsGift'', Humboldt pours scorn on Charlie the narrator and Charlie's two Pulitzer Prizes, one for nonfiction and one for theater. Humboldt is envious of Charlie's success.[[note]]Ironically, ''Humboldt's Gift'' won a Pulitzer.[[/note]] |
| 380 | -->'''Humboldt''': The Pulitzer is for the birds--for the pullets. It's just a dummy newspaper publicity award given by crooks and illiterates. |
| 381 | * ''Literature/TheMoreauFactor'' is about a journalist who once won a Pulitzer but has fallen into hard times and alcohol abuse. |
| 382 | [[/folder]] |
| 383 | |
| 384 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 385 | * In the first-season finale of ''Series/CovertAffairs'', CIA agent Henry tells Liza the reporter that he wants to get her a Pulitzer. |
| 386 | * In ''Series/{{Leverage}}'''s season three episode "The Inside Job" Nate convinces a local reporter to enter a potential hazmat situation by saying she seems like someone who would like to win a Pulitzer over a local Emmy. |
| 387 | * In ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "The Bard", hack writer Julius Moomer dreams of becoming an "eminent, well-known, highly popular, beloved Wurlitzer prize-winner".[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Wurlitzer is a company that makes vending machines, jukeboxes and musical instruments.]][[/note]] A little girl corrects him. |
| 388 | * ''Series/TheWire: In Season 5, Tom Klebanow and James Whiting, Managing Editor and Executive Editor, respectively, of ''The Baltimore Sun'', are obsessed with winning a Pulitzer. To this end, they eagerly accept everything that Scott Templeton writes--which would be fine, kinda, except that Scott Templeton is BrilliantButLazy in the worst way possible, at first willing to make up and doctor quotes to make deadline and eventually fabricating stories out of whole cloth. Despite Gus Haynes' persistent protestations pointing out some of the most obvious signs that Templeton's a fake, Klebanow and Whiting stick by Templeton--and [[KarmaHoudini in the end he wins them their precious Pulitzer]]. |
| 389 | * On ''Series/Supergirl2015'' James "Jimmy" Olson won a Pulitzer for his iconic photo of a flying Superman. He tries to downplay it by explaining that he only won the award because it was one of the first photos taken of Superman and that Superman actually posed for that photo rather than it being taken spontaneously. Nevertheless, the photo is quite stunning and it is easy to see why it would be considered an iconic representation of Superman. |
| 390 | [[/folder]] |
| 391 | |
| 392 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 393 | * One episode of ''WebVideo/TheHire'' has a photographer winning the Pulitzer for his photos exposing the crimes of a corrupt government. |
| 394 | [[/folder]] |
| 395 | |
| 396 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 397 | * Jay Sherman of ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'' was specified as a Pulitzer Prize winner. The episode "Eyes on the Prize" features Jay getting nominated and going to the Pulitzer ceremony. (See also the example listed for ''The Simpsons'' below.) |
| 398 | --> '''Jimmy Breslin''': Tonight, we will honor the greatest writers in America with a modest 9x12 certificate and a check for three thousand dollars. Three thousand dollars?! Stephen King makes that for writing "Boo" on a cocktail napkin! |
| 399 | * On the episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' that featured a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'' ("A Star Is Burns"), Jay is identified as a Pulitzer recipient. Jay says that he and Eudora Welty are the only Pulitzer recipients to also win a burping contest. |
| 400 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Fourth Grade" revealed that Mr. Garrison won "the gay Pulitzer Prize" for his first novel--much to Mr. Garrison's consternation, as he [[TransparentCloset refuses to admit he's gay]]. |
| 401 | [[/folder]] |
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