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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She’ll be joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts and the Grammy-winning chamber trio Time for Three.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The hotel champions writers and other creatives, which traces back to owner Jonathan Plutzik’s father, poet Hyam Plutzik, a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Plohetski was the lead reporter for the Statesman’s groundbreaking coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Written by Gina Gionfriddo and directed by Trip Cullman, Becky Shaw, a 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, begins previews March 18 at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater with an official opening on Monday, April 6.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The hotel champions writers and other creatives, which traces back to owner Jonathan Plutzik’s father, poet Hyam Plutzik, a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Plohetski was the lead reporter for the Statesman’s groundbreaking coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Written by Gina Gionfriddo and directed by Trip Cullman, Becky Shaw, a 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, begins previews March 18 at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater with an official opening on Monday, April 6.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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