Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

The Hours by Michael Cunningham (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

Drama

Wit by Margaret Edson

History

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace (Oxford University Press)

Biography or Autobiography

Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg (G.P. Putnam's Sons)

Poetry

Blizzard of One by Mark Strand (Alfred A. Knopf)

General Nonfiction

Annals of the Former World by John McPhee (Farrar)

Music

Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion by Melinda Wagner

Special Citations

Duke Ellington

Pulitzer Prize Board

Members

The board overseeing the prizes

Press Releases

No press releases are currently recorded for this year.

Journalism

Public Service

The Washington Post

Breaking News Reporting

Staff of Hartford (CT) Courant

Investigative Reporting

Staff of The Miami Herald

Explanatory Reporting

Richard Read of The Oregonian, Portland

Beat Reporting

Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik of Los Angeles Times

National Reporting

The New York Times Staff, and notably Jeff Gerth

International Reporting

Staff of The Wall Street Journal

Feature Writing

Angelo B. Henderson of The Wall Street Journal

Commentary

Maureen Dowd of The New York Times

Criticism

Blair Kamin of Chicago Tribune

Editorial Writing

Editorial Board of Daily News, New York, NY

Editorial Cartooning

David Horsey of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Spot News Photography

Photo Staff of Associated Press

Feature Photography

Photo Staff of Associated Press