For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Five hundred dollars ($500).
The Old Man and the Sea , by Ernest Hemingway (Scribner )
The Jury
The Jury
Roy W. Cowden
Eric P. Kelly
Winners in Fiction
1953 Prize Winners
No author named
For the section of its Sunday newspaper edited by Lester Markel and headed, "Review of the Week," which for seventeen years has brought enlightenment and intelligent commentary to its readers.
Edward D. Kuekes
For "Aftermath."