The Pulitzer Prize is given to individuals who have excelled in American literature, music composition, magazine, newspaper, and online journalism. It is managed by Columbia University and was created in 1917 by stipulations in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, a newspaper magnate who had amassed a fortune. Each year, prizes are given out in twenty-one categories. Each winner in twenty of the categories is given a certificate and a US$15,000 cash prize (up from a $10,000 prize in 2017).
History
In his will, newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer left money to Columbia University in order to start a journalism programme and create the Pulitzer Prize. $250,000 was allotted for the award and scholarships. He listed “four journalism awards, four literary and dramatic awards, one education award, and four trip scholarships.” The first Pulitzer Prizes were given out after his passing on October 29, 1911, on June 4, 1917. (they are now announced in April).
Colonel Robert R. McCormick, who was in charge of the Chicago Tribune, believed that the Pulitzer Prize was nothing more than a “mutual admiration society” and should not be taken seriously. Consequently, the newspaper refused to submit an entry for the award during McCormick’s leadership until 1961. The Columbia trustees oversaw the awards until 1975.
Nomination Process
Only works that have been specifically entered for consideration by the Pulitzer Prize are taken into account. For each chosen entry category, there is a $75 entrance fee. Entries cannot just be accepted because they are literary or musical; they must fit in at least one of the designated award categories. Regardless of their properties, works may only be put into a maximum of two categories.
The Pulitzer Prize Board chooses 102 jurors annually to serve on 20 distinct juries for the 21 award categories; one jury recommends winners for both photography awards. Except for those for the Public Service, Investigative Reporting, Explanatory Reporting, Feature Writing, and Commentary categories, which have seven members each, juries typically include five members.
Pulitzer Prize Winners 2022
In Book, Drama, and Music category, there are several sub-categories. In 2022, Joshua Cohen was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction category for ‘The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family’; James Ijames in Drama category for ‘Fat Ham’; Nicole Eustace in History category for ‘Covered with night’ as well as, Ada Ferrer for ‘Cuba: An American History’; in Biography category it was awarded to Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South, by the late Winfred Rembert as told to Erin I. Kelly; In poety category it was awarded to frank: sonnets, by Diane Seuss; in General Non-Fiction category to Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City, by Andrea Elliott; and in Music to ‘Voiceless Man’ by Raven Chacon
Joshua Cohen Pulitzer Prize Winner 2022
Indian writers who won this prize include Geeta Anand, Jhumpa Lahiri and Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Pulitzer Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in literature and journalism. It transforms the careers of the authors who receive them. It celebrates good and free literature and journalism from around the world.
BlueRose Publishers, too, have an award called BlueRose Awards for the authors who publish with us. Regardless of their genre, language, or geographic location, the prize aspires to recognise significant literary luminaries in the world of literature. The goal of the BlueRose Book Awards is to honour authors who have consistently worked to improve society.
The goal of BlueRoseONE is to bring together under one roof the many true stories of well-known and up-and-coming authors. This area will provide readers and writers with a platform to explain and investigate the various shades of an author’s journey.
