The Washington Post contributor captured the humanity of those affected by famine in Yemen in his 2019 Prize-winning portfolio. He spoke to the Pulitzers about what drew him to the region and his philosophy on covering struggles of civilians in countries of conflict.
Reid's prize-winning opera "p r i s m" makes its digital debut today. She told the Pulitzers: "Through music we can experience things more deeply. It’s almost like the boundaries between us fall away, and the boundaries between the audience and the characters fall away, then we’re all a little closer to understanding lives that aren’t our own."
Capital Gazette Editor Rick Hutzell reflections on the deadly shooting in his newsroom, his beloved lost colleagues and traveling to New York to accept the Pulitzer Prize.
The editor in chief of the South Florida Sun Sentinel recalls Marjory Stoneman Douglas student's 'unabashed clarity of purpose" in reflecting on her teams 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service.
'The Overstory' author told the Pulitzers that he has less time to walk in the woods since winning the prize, but is grateful that his forest story is spreading as a result. "The woods are out walking, even when I can’t get to my walk in the woods," he said.
In the coming weeks, the Pulitzers will be speaking with 2019 winners about their work. In this interview with the Prizes, Gander speaks to balancing the emotional and the cerebral, shares how he got his start as a writer and offers guidance to aspiring poets.
