For distinguished criticism, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Wall Street Journal , by Manuela Hoelterhoff
For her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Criticism in 1983:
Beth Dunlop
For architectural criticism.
Stephen Schiff
For film criticism.
The Jury
The Jury
Charles S. Rowe(Chair)
Editor, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.
Earl Calloway
Associate Editor, Chicago Defender
Alf Goodykoontz
Executive Editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch and News Leader
Charles McCorkle Hauser
Vice President and Executive Editor, The Journal-Bulletin, Providence, R.I.
Argentina S. Hills
President and Publisher, El Mundo, San Juan, P.R.
Winners in Criticism
Martin Bernheimer
For classical music criticism.
Jonathan Yardley
For his book reviews.
William A. Henry III
For critical writing about television.