War Poet: Karl Shapiro's "Tearless Lesson"
As Veterans Day approaches, read the jury report assessing the 1945 Poetry winner's World War II-inspired work.
From the Pulitzer files
"Constructive, Exciting and Edifying": Theodore White's ‘The Making of the President 1960’
On this Election Day, read the political classic's jury report for the first time on Pulitzer.org.
The Many Guises of William Faulkner
Read about two-time Fiction winner William Faulkner's varied career.
'An Underworld Syndicate': Malcolm Johnson's 'On the Waterfront' Articles'
As 'On the Waterfront' celebrates its 65th anniversary, read excerpts from the Pulitzer Prize-winning portfolio that inspired the film.
Pulitzer Goes Back to School
As students across the country kick off the 2020-2021 school year, look back at Pulitzer winners and finalists that delved into education policy and academic life in America.
The Race To Publish the Pentagon Papers
As 'The Post' picks up a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Roy Harris revisits The New York Times' prize-winning reporting on the Pentagon Papers, and it and the Washington Post's push to share the Nixon-era documents with the public.
How Apple Makes iPhones — And Why It Happens Overseas
The New York Times won an Explanatory Reporting prize for 'illustrating the darker side of a changing global economy for workers and consumers' by looking into Apple and other tech companies' business practices.
In memoriam: Sam Shepard (1943-2017)
Read the jury reports on the Prize-winning 'Buried Child' (1978) and two finalists.
Early Poetry jurors struggled to spread the prize around
Harlem Renaissance poets won honorable mention in the 1920s and ’30s — but no prizes.
W.H. Auden and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
A transplant from Great Britain wins the hearts and minds of Pulitzer juries.
