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Pulitzer Stories

Writings on the winners, finalists, and history of the Pulitzer Prizes

Behind the Scenes at the Pulitzer Prizes

Last week, journalists across the country submitted their and their colleagues' work for 2021 Pulitzer Prize consideration. Now that the entry deadline has passed, the next stage of the competition begins — the jury process. Take a peek behind the curtain to learn how this phase of the competition unfolds.

Books To Read During Quarantine

The Washington Post solicited book choices from Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy and Fiction winner Anthony Doerr, among other luminaries.

Great Reads for Women's History Month

Gloria Steinem, Ronan Farrow, Gail Collins, David Remnick and more choose their favorite Pulitzer-winning books by female authors in celebration of Women's History Month.

Covering COVID-19

A look at the challenges and responsibilities reporters are facing in reporting on the global COVID-19 pandemic, including perspectives from past Pulitzer winners Laurie Garrett and David Oshinsky.

Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years

Today, film producer and Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Revisit the Public Service prize-winning stories by Ronan Farrow of The New Yorker and Jodi Kantor and Meghan Twohey of The New York Times that exposed his behavior and sparked the #MeToo movement.

Marguerite Higgins Hits ‘Red Beach’

Higgins was the only woman among six reporters honored in 1951 for covering the Korean War. The Pulitzer jury noted: 'She is entitled to special consideration by reason of being a woman, since she had to work under unusual dangers.'