For a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing and pictorial effect, Five thousand dollars ($5,000).

Awarded to David Horsey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Columbia University Provost Jonathan R. Cole (left) presents David Horsey with the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.

Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Clay Bennett of The Christian Science Monitor, and Rob Rogers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.