Winners

Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener (Macmillan)

Drama

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

History

Across the Wide Missouri by Bernard Devoto (Houghton)

Biography or Autobiography

Forgotten First Citizen: John Bigelow by Margaret Clapp (Little)

Poetry

The Age of Anxiety by W. H. Auden (Random)

Music

Symphony, No. 3 by Walter Piston

First performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston, January, 1948.

Special Citations

Special Awards and Citations - Journalism

Dr. Frank Diehl Fackenthal

A scroll indicating appreciation of Dr. Fackenthal's interest and service during the past years.

Pulitzer Prize Board

Members

The board overseeing the prizes

Press Releases

No press releases are currently recorded for this year.

Journalism

Public Service

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For the coverage of the Centralia, Illinois, mine disaster and the follow-up which resulted in impressive reforms in mine safety laws and regulations.

Local Reporting

George E. Goodwin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

For his story of the Telfair County vote fraud, published in 1947.

National Reporting

Nat S. Finney of Minneapolis Tribune

For his stories on the plan of the Truman administration to impose secrecy about the ordinary affairs of federal civilian agencies in peacetime.

Bert Andrews of New York Herald Tribune

For his articles on "A State Department Security Case" published in I947.

International Reporting

Paul W. Ward of The Baltimore Sun

For his series of articles published in 1947 on "Life in the Soviet Union."

Editorial Writing

Virginius Dabney of Richmond Times-Dispatch

For distinguished editorial writing during the year.

Editorial Cartooning

Reuben L. Goldberg of New York Sun

For "Peace Today."

Photography

Frank Cushing of Boston Traveler

For his photo, "Boy Gunman and Hostage."