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News April 1, 2021

Pulitzer Prize Board Postpones Announcement of 2021 Awards

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.

Stories

Creating in the Time of Coronavirus: Tyehimba Jess

How do Pulitzer winners stay creative and pursue varied projects as the Covid pandemic wears on? 'Olio' author and 2017 Poetry winner Tyehimba Jess talked to the Prizes about writing, teaching and assuming a new leadership role at Cave Canem in recent months.

News October 8, 2020

Louise Glück Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 1993 Poetry winner is the first woman to receive the award since 2010 and the first American since fellow Pulitzer winner Bob Dylan in 2016. Read the jury report for 'The Wild Iris,' her Pulitzer-winning collection.