What is the Pulitzer Prize?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

The Pulitzer Prize is a prestigious award that recognizes excellence in journalism, literature, and musical composition. It was established by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher, in 1917, and is now administered by Columbia University in New York City.

There are 21 categories in which the Pulitzer Prize is awarded. The most well-known categories are journalism, literature, and music, with each category having several subcategories. The journalism category includes subcategories such as breaking news, investigative reporting, and editorial writing, while the literature category includes subcategories such as fiction, poetry, and drama.

Winning a Pulitzer Prize is considered one of the highest achievements in these fields, and many award-winning works have gone on to become classics. The prize money for each award is currently $15,000, except for the public service category in journalism, which is awarded a gold medal instead of cash.