First write a really great book, get recognized, and you get nominated.
Arguably the most prestigious award someone can win is the Pulitzer Prize.
Paul Zindel [May 15, 1936-March 27, 2003] received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1971. The prize was for his play, 'The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-Moon Marigolds'. That play was his first and most successful play.
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nathaniel (Nat) Fein's photograph of Langley Collyer does not appear to be online (or isn't credited correctly), but purportedly can be viewed in a retrospective book of his work, The Fein Story Behind the Pictures: A Revealing Look at the Famous Images of Pulitzer Prize Photographer Nat Fein by David Nieves (see Related Links).You can read more about the Collyer brothers and view some photographs (although not what you're looking for) on The Bell Curve of Life Blog, also accessible via Related Links, below.
Born in 1948, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author is certainly still alive. And kicking. But he should watch out for those cigarettes!
The famous photo that won a Pulitzer Prize and was distributed to many newspapers was taken by Joe Rosenthal.
Pulitzer Prize
Alice Walker's book, The Color Purple, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983.
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
In 1978, James Alan McPherson became the first African-American author to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction with his novel, Elbow Room.The Pulitzer Prize Board recognized Alex Haley with a Special Citation the year before (1977) for his historical fiction, Roots, but he didn't actually win a Pulitzer Prize.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was created in 1948.
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961 for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for Novels for his book The Grapes of Wrath in 1940.
The last book to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award was "The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2020 and the National Book Award for Fiction in 2019.
Pearl S. Buck won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her novel, The Good Earth.
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007.