For the original American play, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life, which shall represent in marked fashion the educational value and power of the stage, Five hundred dollars ($500).
Look Homeward, Angel , by Ketti Frings
The Jury
The Jury
John Mason Brown
John W. Gassner
Winners in Drama
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.