For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Five hundred dollars ($500).
The Caine Mutiny , by Herman Wouk (Doubleday )
The Jury
The Jury
Roy W. Cowden
Eric P. Kelly
Winners in Fiction
1952 Prize Winners
Max Kase
For his exclusive exposures of bribery and other forms of corruption in the popular American sport of basketball, which exposures tended to restore confidence in the game's integrity.
No author named
For the news coverage of the great regional flood of 1951 in Kansas and Northwestern Missouri-a distinguished example of editing and reporting that also gave the advance information that achieved the maximum of public protection.