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The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It recognizes distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, published during the preceding calendar year.
Fiction. For distinguished fiction published during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
Mar 30, 2020 · The Pulitzer Prize category for Fiction was established in 1948, replacing the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel category and awarding acclaim and $15,000 dollars to American authors of outstanding fiction. There have been 70 winners of this esteemed award to date, building a glittering hall of fame for an incredible array of novels.
May 8, 2023 · The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded Monday to two class-conscious novels: “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver’s modern recasting of the Dickens classic “David Copperfield,” and Hernan Diaz’s “Trust,” an innovative narrative of wealth and deceit set in 1920s New York.
2024 Prizewinners and finalists, including bios, photos, jurors and work by winners and finalists.
The prizes, originally endowed with a gift of $500,000 from the newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer, are highly esteemed and have been awarded each May since 1917. In his will, Pulitzer prescribed four awards in journalism, four in books and drama, one for education, and five traveling scholarships.
May 6, 2024 · Jayne Anne Phillips won the fiction award for “Night Watch,” while Jonathan Eig and Ilyon Woo shared the biography prize.
Prizewinners and finalists in Novel category, including bios, photos, jurors and work by winners and finalists.
May 9, 2023 · NEW YORK — The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded Monday to two class-conscious novels: " Demon Copperhead," Barbara Kingsolver's modern recasting of the Dickens classic "David...
Jun 11, 2021 · Louise Erdrich won the fiction prize for her novel “The Night Watchman.” Here are the 2021 contenders for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history and biography.
