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What does it mean to be a Pulitzer Prize Nominated Finalist? Please see the Terminology list at the bottom of the Search page. |
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Are the Pulitzer Prizes awarded at a ceremony? The Pulitzer Prizes are awarded at a luncheon in late May, about a month after the names of the winners have been announced. The luncheon takes place at Low Library on the Columbia University campus. |
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How can I get a copy of a Pulitzer Prizewinning photo? The Pulitzer Prize office does not retain rights to Pulitzer Prizewinning photographs. To get a copy of a photo, you must either contact the newspaper or the photographer directly. There are a few books containing Pulitzer Prize photos: Moments: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs edited by Hal Buell (1999: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishing); Moments: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs edited by Sheryle and John Leekley (New York: Crown Publishers, 1982) and the catalog for "Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs" exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, DC. |
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How can I get a copy of Kevin Carter's 1994 Pulitzer Prizewinning
photo? Corbis Photos owns the rights to this photograph. |
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Who was the first African-American to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize? Gwendolyn Brooks was awarded the 1950 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for "Annie Allen." |
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Who was Joseph Pulitzer? Please see our History page for a biography of Joseph Pulitzer. |
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How can I get entry information? Either visit our Entry Forms page (you must use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this material) or contact The Pulitzer Prize office via e-mail, regular mail, fax or phone to request forms and information. |
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Must I be a U.S. citizen to apply for a Pulitzer Prize? Only U.S. citizens are eligible to apply for the Prizes in Letters, Drama and Music (with the exception of the History category in Letters where the book must be a history of the United States but the author may be of any nationality). For the Journalism competition, entrants may be of any nationality but work must have appeared in a U.S. newspaper published at least once a week. |
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How do I contact the Pulitzer Prize office? Please see our Resources page for contact information. |
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The timeline does not work for me--how can I access information? If the timeline does not work, use the Year Search query form on the Search Page. |
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How can I read winning articles from before 1995? Photocopies of winning articles from before 1995 are available from Columbia University's Journalism Library for a fee. |
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I did a search on Fiction and found no winners from before 1948--why
is this happening? Before 1948, the Fiction category was called Novel. Try searching for Novel. |
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What do Pulitzer Prizewinners get when they win? There are 21 Pulitzer categories. In 20 of those categories the winners receive a $10,000 cash award and a certificate. Only the winner in the Public Service category of the Journalism competition is awarded a gold medal. The Public Service prize is always awarded to a newspaper, not an individual, although an individual may be named in the citation. |
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Is there a Pulitzer Prize logo? No, there is no logo for The Pulitzer Prize. |
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Where can I read the last few installments of the 1998 Pulitzer Prizewinner
in Feature Writing "Angels & Demons" by Thomas French? They are available on the St. Petersburg Times Website. |
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Who was the only U.S. president to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize? John F. Kennedy was awarded the 1957 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his book "Profiles in Courage". |
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Where can I find information on the Nobel Prizes? The Nobel Prizes are in no way affiliated with The Pulitzer Prizes. Please check the Nobel Prize Web Site for information. |
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How is "Pulitzer" pronounced? The correct pronunciation is "PULL it sir." |
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What are the criteria for the judging of The Pulitzer Prizes? There are no set criteria for the judging of the Prizes. The definitions of each category (see Entry Forms or History page) are the only guidelines. It is left up to the Nominating Juries and The Pulitzer Prize Board to determine exactly what makes a work "distinguished." |
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What are the categories in the Journalism competition? Check this link to the History page. |
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What are the categories in the Letters (books) competition? Check this link to the History page. |
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What is the definition of the Music category? Check this link to the History page. |
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Why in some years was there no award given in a particular category? According to The Plan of Award "If in any year all the competitors in any category shall fall below the standard of excellence fixed by The Pulitzer Prize Board, the amount of such prize or prizes may be withheld." |
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24. Who designed the Pulitzer Prize gold medal? |
