Despite Global Pandemic, Journalists Celebrate 2020 Pulitzer Prizes

On May 4, Pulitzer Prize administrator Dana Canedy announced this year’s winners from her living room with some technological help Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-07-02 07:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust celebrates books for the under fives with new prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kassabova wins British Academy's £25k Prize for Global Cultural Understanding

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize Announces Its 2018 Shortlist in ‘Global Understanding’

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian journalist's 'captivating' debut snapped up for HC's global programme

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buckingham Palace celebrates 50 years of Man Booker Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Golden Man Booker Prize Celebrations Open With Buckingham Palace Reception

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Kendrick Lamar’s work has long alluded to other Pulitzer Prize winners

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Greer and Bidart honoured with Pulitzer Prizes

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer Prize for music for 'Damn.'

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weinstein stories that sparked #MeToo win Pulitzer Prize

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Compton's Kendrick Lamar makes history with Pulitzer Prize win

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Pulitzer Prize winner Goodwin to explore presidential lessons in leadership

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray celebrates 250 years with non-fiction prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Wilbur, who twice won Pulitzer Prize for his poetry, dies at 96

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colson Whitehead wins the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for 'The Underground Railroad'

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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