pulitzer prize notes

who began the awarding of prizes for journalism?

joseph pulitzer

when did he establish the “prize” in his will?

1904

what year did he die and how?

1912, on his yacht

what two papers did pulitzer own?

new york world & st louis post-dispatch

what was his purpose in starting the prize?

to incentivize excellence

what did the winner get in the beginning?

$500 and a medal

how did he leave room for changes as progress in journalism which would come after his death?

advisory board

which three papers have won the most prizes in journalism?

new york times, wall st. journal, washington post

when are the pulitzer prizes announced each year?

april

who determines the winner?

columbia university journalism department

fiction winner 1948

tales of the south pacific- michener

fiction winner 1961

to kill a mockingbird- lee

fiction winner 1983

the color purple- walker

fiction winner 1988

beloved- morrison

1st male winner 1918

his family- poole

1st female winner 1921

the age of innocence- wharton

which president won the award for “profiles in courage”

john f kennedy

who won in 1940 for “Grapes of Wrath”

john steinbeck

who refused the award, why?

sinclair lewis, did not believe in a contest that ranked one writer higher than another

how many awards are given out now?

23

what does the winner receive now?

$15,000, certificate, travel + study abroad

who was denied the pulitzer in 1941, why?

ernest hemingway, morally unacceptable

when did hemingway receive a pulitzer? what was it for?

1953, the old man and the sea

what fiction novel won for 2022?

the netanyahus by joshua cohen

what non-fiction book won for 2022?

invisible child by andrea elliott