For distinguished criticism, Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).

Awarded to Gail Caldwell of The Boston Globe for her insightful observations on contemporary life and literature.

Columbia University President George Rupp presents Gail Caldwell with the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.

Finalists

Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times for his passionate and public-minded art criticism, and Jerry Saltz of The Village Voice, a New York City weekly, for his fresh and engaging views on contemporary art.