The 1917 Pulitzer Prizes were the very first to be presented. There were only four categories - the others that had been specified in Joseph Pulitzer's bequest were phased in over the next few years.
Journalism Awards
- Editorial Writing:
- New York Tribune, for an editorial article on the first anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania, (no author named).
- Reporting:
- Herbert Bayard Swope, New York World, for articles which appeared October 10, October 15 and from November 4 daily to November 22, 1916, inclusive, entitled, "Inside the German Empire."
Letters and Drama Awards
- Biography or Autobiography:
- Laura E. Richards and Maud Howe Elliott assisted by Florence Howe Hall, Julia Ward Howe (Houghton).
- History:
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