Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prizes ( PULL-it-sər) are 23 annual American awards for achievements in "journalism, arts and letters", administered by Columbia University in New York City. They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American immigrant and newspaper publisher whose bequest also founded and endowed the Columbia School of Journalism. First awarded in June 1917, they remain among the most prestigious national honors for American journalism. The prizes are awarded each spring following recommendations from the Pulitzer Prize Board, whose voting membership consists mainly of leading journalists and news executives, along with academics and figures in the arts; the dean of the Columbia journalism school and the administrator of the prizes serve as non-voting members.

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Check the official rules of the Pulitzer Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

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