The 2022 Book competitions (encompassing all eligible titles published in 2021, including those slated for release in the fourth quarter of the year) will close at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on October 15.
Entrants may now submit eligible work published this year in the Fiction, U.S. History, Biography, Poetry and General Nonfiction categories.
The 105th class of Pulitzer Prize winners in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music were announced at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 11.
From a pioneering science journalist to a vanguard composer, these winners changed America — and the world.
Barry Jenkins' screen adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning novel is set to debut on May 14.
As Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein's PBS documentary series premieres, discover perspectives on the 1953 Fiction winner from other Pulitzer-winning authors.
The Pulitzer Prize Board has decided to postpone the 2021 award winners’ announcement. Originally scheduled for Monday, April 19, 2021, the Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music now will be announced on Friday, June 11, 2021 at 1 p.m.
Pulitzer-winning authors are participating in virtual events across the country during the pandemic. Recordings of their readings and interviews make them widely accessible. Click below for a selection including Jennifer Egan, Andrew Sean Greer, Viet Thanh Nguyen and more.
An indexed reference guide to past Pulitzer winners and finalists has been updated to include the class of 2021 and enhanced navigability.
For consideration in the 2021 Fiction, Poetry, Biography, Nonfiction and History Prize categories, please submit eligible work online by October 1, 2020. This year, all entries must be sent as ebooks. Read below for full details.
