Winners

Letters, Drama, and Music

Novel

His Family by Ernest Poole (Macmillan)

Drama

Why Marry? by Jesse Lynch Williams

History

A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 by James Ford Rhodes (Macmillan)

Biography or Autobiography

Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed by William Cabell Bruce (Putnam)

Poetry

Love Songs by Sara Teasdale

This award was made possible by a special grant from The Poetry Society.

Special Citations

There are no special citations for this time period.

Pulitzer Prize Board

Members

The board overseeing the prizes

Press Releases

No press releases are currently recorded for this year.

Journalism

Public Service

The New York Times

For its public service in publishing in full so many official reports, documents and speeches by European statesmen relating to the progress and conduct of the war.

Reporting

Harold A. Littledale of New York Evening Post

For series of articles exposing abuses in and leading to the reform of the New Jersey State prison.

Editorial Writing

Louisville Courier Journal

For the editorial article, "Vae Victis!" and the editorial, "War Has Its Compensation."

Newspaper History Award

Minna Lewinson and Henry Beetle Hough, students at the School of Journalism, Columbia University

For their history of the services rendered to the public by the American Press during the preceding year. (1918 was the only year in which this particular award was given.)