Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)

Drama

Ruined by Lynn Nottage

History

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Company)

Biography or Autobiography

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (Random House)

Poetry

The Shadow of Sirius by W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press)

General Nonfiction

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday)

Music

Double Sextet by Steve Reich (Boosey & Hawkes)

Special Citations

There are no special citations for this time period.

Pulitzer Prize Board

Members

The board overseeing the prizes

Press Releases

List of press releases for 2009 prizes

Journalism

Public Service

Las Vegas Sun, and notably the courageous reporting by Alexandra Berzon

Breaking News Reporting

Staff of The New York Times

Investigative Reporting

David Barstow of The New York Times

Explanatory Reporting

Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of Los Angeles Times

Local Reporting

Detroit Free Press Staff, and notably Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick

Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin of East Valley Tribune, Mesa, AZ

National Reporting

Staff of St. Petersburg Times

International Reporting

Staff of The New York Times

Feature Writing

Lane DeGregory of St. Petersburg Times

Commentary

Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post

Criticism

Holland Cotter of The New York Times

Editorial Writing

Mark Mahoney of The Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY

Editorial Cartooning

Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune

Breaking News Photography

Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald

Feature Photography

Damon Winter of The New York Times