Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

No award

Drama

Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes

History

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, by the late Manning Marable

Biography or Autobiography

George F. Kennan: An American Life by John Lewis Gaddis (The Penguin Press)

Poetry

Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith (Graywolf Press)

General Nonfiction

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt (W.W. Norton & Company)

Music

Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts by Kevin Puts (Aperto Press)

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 2012 Prizes

Journalism

Public Service

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Breaking News Reporting

The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News Staff

Investigative Reporting

Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley of the Associated Press

Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong of The Seattle Times

Explanatory Reporting

David Kocieniewski of The New York Times

Local Reporting

Sara Ganim and members of The Patriot-News Staff, Harrisburg, PA

National Reporting

David Wood of The Huffington Post

International Reporting

Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times

Feature Writing

Eli Sanders of The Stranger, a Seattle (Wash.) weekly

Commentary

Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune

Criticism

Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe

Editorial Writing

No award

Editorial Cartooning

Matt Wuerker of POLITICO

Breaking News Photography

Massoud Hossaini of Agence France-Presse

Feature Photography

Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post