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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Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
The Globe became part of the story, too, with editors receiving death threats and the paper earning a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage in 1975.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Kyle Whitmire is the state political columnist for AL.com and 2023 winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
—Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
The book was researched and written during a particularly trying time in the life of the author, who had already become the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in the wake of her first bestseller, 2010’s The Warmth of Other Suns.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
At this year’s Hay Forum Dallas, Pulitzer Prize winner Hernan Diaz of Argentina will discuss power dynamics within capitalism and its effects on human existence with Jacob Rubin, creative writing chair at Southern Methodist University.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
Kyle Whitmire is the state political columnist for AL.com and the 2023 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
—Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
The following year the series on Southern California’s Latino community was published, and would go on to win the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
—Angel Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
Absolutely no one was surprised when Hernan Diaz's latest novel won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this year.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
The Globe became part of the story, too, with editors receiving death threats and the paper earning a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage in 1975.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Kyle Whitmire is the state political columnist for AL.com and 2023 winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
—Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
The book was researched and written during a particularly trying time in the life of the author, who had already become the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in the wake of her first bestseller, 2010’s The Warmth of Other Suns.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
At this year’s Hay Forum Dallas, Pulitzer Prize winner Hernan Diaz of Argentina will discuss power dynamics within capitalism and its effects on human existence with Jacob Rubin, creative writing chair at Southern Methodist University.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
Kyle Whitmire is the state political columnist for AL.com and the 2023 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
—Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
The following year the series on Southern California’s Latino community was published, and would go on to win the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
—Angel Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
Absolutely no one was surprised when Hernan Diaz's latest novel won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this year.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
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