For a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality, Five thousand dollars ($5,000).

Awarded to Angelo B. Henderson of The Wall Street Journal for his portrait of a druggist who is driven to violence by his encounters with armed robbery, illustrating the lasting effects of crime.

Columbia University Provost Jonathan R. Cole (right) presents Angelo B. Henderson with The 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing.

Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Tom Hallman Jr. of The Oregonian, Portland, for his unique profile of a man struggling to recover from a brain injury, and Eric L. Wee of The Washington Post for his moving account of a Washington lawyer whose collection of postcards helps to preserve his memories of a fleetingly happy childhood.