Biography autobiography fiction general nonfiction history poetry drama music special citations and awards v t e. Anthony doerrs all the light we cannot see scribner has been a. The pulitzer prize for fiction is one of the seven american pulitzer prizes that are annually awarded for letters, drama, and music. Pulitzer prize 2015 winners include all the light we. The winners of the 99th pulitzer prizes were announced on monday, april 20. Winners of the pulitzer prize in fiction powells books. Let us all be vigilant in making sure nonpulitzers are excised from this list when those books crop up.
The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for journalism, letters, music and drama. Were proud of our many books that have won the esteemed award. The winners for the 2015 pulitzer prizes were announced yesterday and the big win in the books category the prize for best fiction was perhaps the least surprising book news of. The post and courier for till death do us part, a riveting series that probed why south carolina is among the deadliest states in the union for women and put the. Cover of the pulitzer prize for fiction by anthony doerr. Prize winners and nominated finalists were announced on april 20, 2015. To kill a mockingbird by harper lee, the road by cormac mccarthy, the goldfinch by donna tartt, middlesex by jef. Louis postdispatch photo staff was awarded the 2015 pulitzer prize for breaking news photography for its coverage of the protests in. Often considered the highest literary honor, pulitzer prizes are given for excellence in journalism, music, and literature. The 2015 pulitzer prize winner in fiction was hardly a surprise, however.
Pulitzer prize winners for fiction complete list 19192020. Whether youre looking for resource or recommendation, weve compiled a list of our pulitzer prizewinning books all the way. Full list of 2015 pulitzer prize winners in journalism and the arts pbs. Mike pride, pulitzer prize administrator, said the 22 winners were picked from a pool of 1,200 journalism entries, 1,400 books, 200 music. An interview with writer and teacher megan marshall on the books she reads and likes to read. Congratulations to pulitzer prize winners and nominees. Gregory pardlos digest four way books, was awarded the 2015 pulitzer prize for poetry, for a collection of clearvoiced poems, that are rich with thought, ideas and histories public. It recognizes distinguished fiction by an american author, preferably dealing with american life, published during the preceding calendar year. The pulitzer prize has been awarded by columbia university each spring since 1917. The 2015 pulitzer prizewinning photographs from the post. The 2015 pulitzer prizes were awarded by the pulitzer prize board for work during the 2014 calendar year.