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The 105th class of Pulitzer Prize winners in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music were announced on June 11
About Pulitzer Prize
- Pulitzer Prize, any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University, New York City
- It is awarded for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature and musical composition within the United States.
- It was started by Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher
- The first prizes were given in 1917 for work done in 1916.
- Each year, 22 prizes are awarded.
- This year’s recipients will constitute the 105th class of Pulitzer Prize winners
Award winners-2021
JOURNALISM
- Breaking News Reporting-Staff of Star Tribune
- Investigative Reporting-Matt Rocheleau, Vernal Coleman, Laura Crimaldi, Evan Allen and Brendan McCarthy of The Boston Globe
- Explanatory Reporting-Ed Yong of The Atlantic; Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jaimi Dowdell and Jackie Botts of Reuters
- Local Reporting-Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi of Tampa Bay Times
- National Reporting-Staffs of the Marshall Project, AL.com, IndyStar, and the Invisible Institute
- International Reporting-Megha Rajagopalan, Alison Killing and Christo Buschek of Buzzfeed New
- Feature Writing-Nadja Drost, freelance contributor, The California Sunday Magazine; Mitchell S. Jackson, freelance contributor of Runner’s World
- Commentary-Michael Paul Williams of Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Criticism-Wesley Morris of The New York Times
- Editorial Writing-Robert Greene of Los Angeles Times
- Breaking News Photography-Photography Staff of The Associated Press
- Feature Photography-Emilio Morenatti of The Associated Press
- Audio Reporting-Lisa Hagen, Chris Haxel, Graham Smith and Robert Little of National Public Radio
- Public Service-The New York Times
LITERATURE AND MUSIC
- Drama-The Hot Wing King by Katori Hall
- Fiction-The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (Harper)
- Poetry-Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz (Graywolf Press)
- General Nonfiction-Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino (Atlantic Monthly Press)
- History-Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by Marcia Chatelain
- Biography-The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by the late Les Payne and Tamara Payne (Liveright/ Norton)
- Music: ‘Stride’ by Tania León (Peermusic Classical)
- Special Citation: Darnella Frazier
Source: Indian Express
