For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Five hundred dollars ($500).
A Death In The Family , by James Agee (McDowell, Obolensky )
The Jury
The Jury
Robert Gorham Davis
John K. Hutchens
Winners in Fiction
1958 Prize Winners
Douglas Southall Freeman with John Alexander Carroll and Mary Wells Ashworth
Volume VII was finished by Carroll and Ashworth following Freeman's death in 1953. However, the $500 Prize was given to Freeman's estate.
Bruce M. Shanks
For "The Thinker," published on August 10, 1957, depicting the dilemma of union membership when confronted by racketeering leaders in some labor unions.
Harry S. Ashmore
For the forcefulness, dispassionate analysis and clarity of his editorials on the school integration conflict in Little Rock.