Since 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has awarded honors for excellence in journalism, literature, and musical composition. View the full list of winners, finalists, and their winning works at pulitzer.org.
Journalism
Public Service – The Washington Post
The library has The Washington Post in print available for in-library reading.
Breaking News Reporting – Staff of the Miami Herald
Investigative Reporting – Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington, and Eli Murray of the Tampa Bay Times
Explanatory Reporting – Staff of Quanta Magazine, New York, N.Y., notably Natalie Wolchover
Local Reporting – Madison Hopkins of the Better Government Association and Cecilia Reyes of the Chicago Tribune
National Reporting – Staff of The New York Times
The library has The New York Times in print available for in-library reading as well as digitally for reading in-library and at home.
International Reporting – Staff of The New York Times, notably Azmat Khan, contributing writer
The library has The New York Times in print available for in-library reading as well as digitally for reading in-library and at home.
Feature Writing – Jennifer Senior of The Atlantic
Jennifer Senior was awarded this prize for her work "Twenty Years Gone", available in the August 2021 issue of The Atlantic. This issue is available for in-library reading and can be checked out.
Commentary – Melinda Henneberger of The Kansas City Star
Criticism – Salamishah Tillet, contributing critic at large, The New York Times
The library has The New York Times in print available for in-library reading as well as digitally for reading in-library and at home.
Editorial Writing – Lisa Falkenberg, Michael Lindenberger, Joe Holley, and Luis Carrasco of the Houston Chronicle
Illustrated Reporting and Commentary – Fahmida Azim, Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams, and Walt Hickey of Insider, New York, N.Y.
Breaking News Photography – Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times. Win McNamee, Drew Angerer, Spencer Platt, Samuel Corum, and Jon Cherry of Getty Images.
Feature Photography – Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters
Audio Reporting – Staffs of Futuro Media, New York, N.Y. and PRX, Boston, Mass.
Books, Drama & Music
Fiction Winner – The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen
Fiction Finalists – Monkey Boy by Francisco Goldman and Palmares by Gayl Jones
Drama Winner – Fat Ham by James Ijames
Drama Finalists – Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord by Kristina Wong and Selling Kabul by Sylvia Khoury
History Winner – Covered with Night by Nicole Eustace and Cuba by Ada Ferrer
History Finalists – Until Justice Be Done by Kate Masur
Biography Winner – Chasing Me to My Grave by the late Winfred Rembert as told to Erin I. Kelly
Biography Finalists – Pessoa by Richard Zenith and The Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. Nimura
Poetry Winner – frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss
Poetry Finalists – Refractive Africa by Will Alexander and Yellow Rain by Mai Der Vang
General Nonfiction Winner – Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot
General Nonfiction Finalists – Home, Land, Security by Carla Power and The Family Roe by Joshua Prager
Music Winner – Voiceless Mass by Raven Chacon
Music Finalists – Seven Pillars by Andy Akiho and with eyes the color of time by Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti
Special Citations – The Journalists of Ukraine
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