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The 1992 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Feature Writing

Finalist: St. Petersburg Times , by Sheryl James

For her gripping account of the effort to transplant the organs of a dead boy and turn the tragedy of his death into a gift of life for others.

Winners

Prize Winner in Feature Writing in 1992:

Howell Raines

For "Grady's Gift," an account of the author's childhood friendship with his family's black housekeeper and the lasting lessons of their relationship. Feature Writing

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Feature Writing in 1992:

Frank Bruni

For his profile of a child molester that challenged many assumptions about sexual abuse.

The Jury

Pete Weitzel(Chair)

Managing Editor, Miami Herald

Fernando Dovalina

Assistant Managing Editor, Houston Chronicle

James P. Herman

Associate Director of Newsroom Services, Ottaway Papers, Inc., Campbell Hall, N.Y.

Walker Lundy

Editor and Senior Vice President/Editor, St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press

Sandra Petykiewicz

Editor, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot

Winners in Feature Writing

1991

Sheryl James

For a compelling series about a mother who abandoned her newborn child and how it affected her life and those of others.
1990

Dave Curtin

For a gripping account of a family's struggle to recover after its members were severely burned in an explosion that devastated their home.
1988

Jacqui Banaszynski

For her moving series about the life and death of an AIDS victim in a rural farm community.
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1992 Prize Winners

Beat Reporting

Deborah Blum

For her series, "The Monkey Wars," which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research.
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