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For the original American play, performed in New York, which shall best represent in marked fashion the educational value and power of the stage, preferably dealing with American life, $1,000.

Our Town , by Thornton Wilder

The Jury

William L. Phelps(Chair)

Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Mary M. Colum

Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Schuyler Watts

Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Winners in Drama

1938 Prize Winners

No author named

A special bronze plaque for its editorial leadership in defense of the freedom of the press in the province of Alberta, Canada.