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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Following its premiere, the musical quickly became a cultural phenomenon, earning widespread critical acclaim and sweeping the 2016 Tony Awards with 11 wins, including Best Musical, while also taking home the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Grammy Award.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Tribune reporter Julia Keller won a Pulitzer Prize for her three-part recounting of the tornado’s 10 seconds on the ground.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
David John Chávez is a former chair of the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association, a 2020 O’Neill National Critics Institute fellow, and a two-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2022-23).
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, New York author Alejandro Heredia and Cuban American writer Alisha Fernandez Miranda will join in on the discussion.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Tribune reporter Julia Keller won a Pulitzer Prize for her three-part recounting of the tornado’s 10 seconds on the ground.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
David John Chávez is a former chair of the American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association, a 2020 O’Neill National Critics Institute fellow, and a two-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2022-23).
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, New York author Alejandro Heredia and Cuban American writer Alisha Fernandez Miranda will join in on the discussion.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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