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The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It recognizes distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, published during the preceding calendar year. As the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (awarded 1918–1947), it was one ...
Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prizes[1] (/ ˈpʊlɪtsər / [2]) are two dozen annual awards given by Columbia University in New York for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters." They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher.
Three prizes. Edward Albee, Drama. Archibald MacLeish, Poetry (2) and Drama. Edwin Arlington Robinson, Poetry (3) Carl Sandburg, Poetry (2) and History. Robert Penn Warren, Poetry (2) and Fiction. Thornton Wilder, Drama (2) and the Novel. Two prizes. Bernard Bailyn, History.
Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are awarded annually for the "Letters, Drama, and Music" category. The award is given to a nonfiction book written by an American author and published during the preceding calendar year that is ineligible for any other Pulitzer Prize.
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually for Letters, Drama, and Music. It was first presented in 1922, and is given for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author, published during the preceding calendar year. Finalists have been announced since 1980, ordinarily two others ...
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction-winning works. These books have won the annual American Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which replaced the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1948. See also Category:Pulitzer Prize for the Novel-winning works (1918–1947). For biographies of the writers, see Category:Pulitzer Prize for the Novel winners and Category ...
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winners. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American novelists. It includes novelists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Writers who have won the American Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (since 1949 ). This award replaced the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel ...
African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was honored by universities, literary organizations, government agencies, and special interest groups. Her honors include a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her book of poetry Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie, a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1973 play Look Away ...