Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Farrar)

Drama

Doubt, a parable by John Patrick Shanley

History

Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer (Oxford University Press)

Biography or Autobiography

de Kooning: An American Master by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan (Alfred A. Knopf)

Poetry

Delights & Shadows by Ted Kooser (Copper Canyon Press)

General Nonfiction

Ghost Wars by Steve Coll (The Penguin Press)

Music

Second Concerto for Orchestra by Steven Stucky (Theodore Presser Company)

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

Los Angeles Times

Breaking News Reporting

Staff of The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ

Investigative Reporting

Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon

Explanatory Reporting

Gareth Cook of The Boston Globe

Beat Reporting

Amy Dockser Marcus of The Wall Street Journal

National Reporting

Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times

International Reporting

Kim Murphy of Los Angeles Times

Dele Olojede of Newsday, Long Island, NY

Feature Writing

Julia Keller of Chicago Tribune

Commentary

Connie Schultz of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland

Criticism

Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal

Editorial Writing

Tom Philp of The Sacramento Bee

Editorial Cartooning

Nick Anderson of The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY

Breaking News Photography

Staff of Associated Press

Feature Photography

Deanne Fitzmaurice of San Francisco Chronicle