Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

March by Geraldine Brooks (Viking)

Drama

No Award.

History

Polio: An American Story by David M. Oshinsky (Oxford University Press)

Biography or Autobiography

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (Alfred A. Knopf)

Poetry

Late Wife by Claudia Emerson (Louisiana State University Press)

General Nonfiction

Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkins (Henry Holt)

Music

Piano Concerto: 'Chiavi in Mano' by Yehudi Wyner (Associated Music Publishers)

Special Citations

Edmund S. Morgan

Thelonious Monk

Pulitzer Prize Board

Members

The board overseeing the prizes

Press Releases

No press releases are currently recorded for this year.

Journalism

Public Service

The Times-Picayune, New Orleans

Sun Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport

Breaking News Reporting

Staff of The Times-Picayune, New Orleans

Investigative Reporting

Susan Schmidt, James V. Grimaldi and R. Jeffrey Smith of The Washington Post

Explanatory Reporting

David Finkel of The Washington Post

Beat Reporting

Dana Priest of The Washington Post

National Reporting

James Risen and Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times

The San Diego Union-Tribune and Copley News Service with notable work by Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer

International Reporting

Joseph Kahn and Jim Yardley of The New York Times

Feature Writing

Jim Sheeler of Rocky Mountain News, Denver

Commentary

Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times

Criticism

Robin Givhan of The Washington Post

Editorial Writing

Rick Attig and Doug Bates of The Oregonian, Portland

Editorial Cartooning

Mike Luckovich of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Breaking News Photography

Staff of The Dallas Morning News

Feature Photography

Todd Heisler of Rocky Mountain News, Denver