Pulitzer News

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The Pulitzer Prize Board has decided to make several changes and clarifications in Journalism categories for the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes. The deadline for entry is January 26, 2026 at 11:59 pm Pacific time.

The 2025 class of Pulitzer Prize winners gathered at Columbia University's Low Library on October 30 for a ceremony celebrating the May 5 conferral of their awards.

The 2026 Book competitions (encompassing all eligible titles published in 2025, including those slated for release in the fourth quarter of the year) will close on October 15 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Entrants may now submit work in the Music category. The eligibility deadline is December 31, 2025.

Entrants may now submit eligible work that opened this year in the Drama category. The eligibility deadline is December 31.

The recommended entry deadline for eligible books published between January 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 has been extended to Friday, August 8, 2025. The final deadline for all eligible books (published between January 1 and December 31, 2025) is Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time.

The winners of the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on May 5, 2025 at 3 p.m. EDT.

Columbia University has announced the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board.

In this episode of the Pulitzer on the Road Podcast, 2024 Biography Prize winner Jonathan Eig and 2024 Audio Reporting staff contributor Yohance Lacour discuss what it means to revisit old stories in order to offer new perspectives, the importance of collaboration and the role journalism can still play in helping America heal from the past.