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For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Five hundred dollars ($500).

The Town , by Conrad Richter (Knopf )

The Jury

David Appel

Joseph Henry Jackson

Winners in Fiction

1951 Prize Winners

Arthur Krock

The Advisory Board on the Pulitzer Prizes as a policy does not make any award to an individual member of the Board. In 1951, the Board decided that the outstanding instance of National Reporting done in 1950 was the exclusive interview with President Truman obtained by Arthur Krock of The New York Times, while Mr. Krock was a Board member. The Board therefore made no award in the National Reporting category.