Pulitzer Prize
noun
Pu·lit·zer Prize
ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 
ˈpyü-
: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer
called also Pulitzer
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Jane Healy, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial editor from The Orlando Sentinel, who helped lead the 2023 panel, died last month at age 77.
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
His 1923 autobiography, From Immigrant to Inventor, won a Pulitzer Prize.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Adams, the director of the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays English by Sanaz Toosi and Primary Trust by Eboni Booth, makes his MTC debut.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2026
His 1992 book The Radicalism of the American Revolution earned him the Pulitzer Prize for History and the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize in 1993.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
His 1923 autobiography, From Immigrant to Inventor, won a Pulitzer Prize.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Adams, the director of the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays English by Sanaz Toosi and Primary Trust by Eboni Booth, makes his MTC debut.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2026
His 1992 book The Radicalism of the American Revolution earned him the Pulitzer Prize for History and the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize in 1993.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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