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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He was also named as the first poet laureate of Santa Fe and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for his book Compass Rose.
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The play is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of Best American Play from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Martyna Majok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, is co-writing the adaptation with Wang.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
The musical, featuring music by Lucy Simon and book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, marks a homecoming for Doyle, who served as artistic director of York Theatre Royal from 1993 to 1997.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The play is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of Best American Play from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Martyna Majok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, is co-writing the adaptation with Wang.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
The musical, featuring music by Lucy Simon and book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, marks a homecoming for Doyle, who served as artistic director of York Theatre Royal from 1993 to 1997.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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