Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

Tinkers by Paul Harding (Bellevue Literary Press)

Drama

Next to Normal, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey

History

Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed (The Penguin Press)

Biography or Autobiography

The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles (Alfred A. Knopf)

Poetry

Versed by Rae Armantrout (Wesleyan University Press)

General Nonfiction

The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman (Doubleday)

Music

Violin Concerto by Jennifer Higdon (Lawdon Press)

Special Citations

Hank Williams

Pulitzer Prize Board

Members

The board overseeing the prizes

Press Releases

List of press releases for 2010 Prizes

Journalism

Public Service

Bristol (VA) Herald Courier

Breaking News Reporting

Staff of The Seattle Times

Investigative Reporting

Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman of Philadelphia Daily News

Sheri Fink of ProPublica, in collaboration with The New York Times Magazine

Explanatory Reporting

Michael Moss and members of The New York Times Staff

Local Reporting

Raquel Rutledge of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

National Reporting

Matt Richtel and members of The New York Times Staff

International Reporting

Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post

Feature Writing

Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post

Commentary

Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post

Criticism

Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post

Editorial Writing

Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson and William McKenzie of The Dallas Morning News

Editorial Cartooning

Mark Fiore, self syndicated, appearing on SFGate.com

Breaking News Photography

Mary Chind of The Des Moines Register

Feature Photography

Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post